Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2015
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind warning at Nov 10, 2015, 3:01 PM MST for 4 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Nov 11, 2015, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 10 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 10, 2015, 3:01 PM MST (22:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 11, 2015, 5:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Nov 11, 2015, 2:53 PM MST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Prowers County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 222 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2900 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
187 WWUS75 KPUB 102201 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 301 PM MST TUE NOV 10 2015 COZ095>099-110615- /O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0001.151111T1200Z-151112T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0001.151111T1200Z-151112T0000Z/ WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY- LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR... SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 301 PM MST TUE NOV 10 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL COLORADO FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...BRINGING HIGH WINDS TO MUCH OF SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR FROM EARLY MORNING INTO MID AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY. * WIND...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 GUSTING TO 65 MPH. * IMPACT...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADS... INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 50 AND 96. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DUST MAY DROP VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO ON AREA ROADWAYS. POWER DISRUPTIONS MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE. LOOSE OUTDOOR LAWN FURNITURE...SUCH AS CHAIRS AND TABLES...COULD BECOME AIRBORNE AND DAMAGED. TAKE PRECAUTION TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS TO DEVELOP. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH...ARE ANTICIPATED. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. THE HIGH WIND WATCH MAY BE UPGRADED TO HIGH WIND WARNING IF THE THREAT BECOMES MORE CERTAIN. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
4 follow-up statements
002 WWUS75 KPUB 110136 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 636 PM MST TUE NOV 10 2015 COZ095>099-111200- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0001.151111T1200Z-151112T0000Z/ WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY- LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR... SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 636 PM MST TUE NOV 10 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATION...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL BRING HIGH WINDS TO REGION FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO MID AFTERNOON. * WIND...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 GUSTING TO 65 MPH. * IMPACT...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADS...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 50 AND 96. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SNOW MAY DROP VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. POWER DISRUPTIONS AND TREE DAMAGE COULD OCCUR. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE MAY BE LOFTED THROUGH THE AIR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS...DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS WILL BE AT LEAST 58 MPH. BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST OR SNOW. HAVE BACKUP POWER SUPPLIES AVAILABLE IN THE EVENT OF A POWER OUTAGE. STAY AWAY FROM OLD OR DECAYED TREES. STORE OR SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID TRAVEL DURING THE TIME OF THE HIGH WINDS. REMAIN IN YOUR HOME OR OTHER SUITABLE SHELTER UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
561 WWUS75 KPUB 111100 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 400 AM MST WED NOV 11 2015 COZ095>099-111900- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0001.151111T1200Z-151112T0000Z/ WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY- LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR... SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 400 AM MST WED NOV 11 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL BRING HIGH WINDS TO REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED FROM THIS MORNING INTO THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. * WIND...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 GUSTING TO 65 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACT...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADS...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 50 AND 96. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SNOW MAY DROP VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. POWER DISRUPTIONS AND TREE DAMAGE COULD OCCUR. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE MAY BE LOFTED THROUGH THE AIR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS...DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS WILL BE AT LEAST 58 MPH. BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST OR SNOW. HAVE BACKUP POWER SUPPLIES AVAILABLE IN THE EVENT OF A POWER OUTAGE. STAY AWAY FROM OLD OR DECAYED TREES. STORE OR SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID TRAVEL DURING THE TIME OF THE HIGH WINDS. REMAIN IN YOUR HOME OR OTHER SUITABLE SHELTER UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
979 WWUS75 KPUB 111847 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1147 AM MST WED NOV 11 2015 COZ095>099-120000- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151112T0000Z/ WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY- LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR... SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 1147 AM MST WED NOV 11 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL BRING HIGH WINDS TO THE REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. * WIND...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 GUSTING TO 60. * IMPACT...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADS...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 50 AND 96. POWER DISRUPTIONS AND TREE DAMAGE COULD OCCUR. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE MAY BE LOFTED THROUGH THE AIR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS...DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS WILL BE AT LEAST 58 MPH. && $$
761 WWUS75 KPUB 112153 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 253 PM MST WED NOV 11 2015 COZ095>099-112300- /O.CAN.KPUB.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151112T0000Z/ WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY- LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR... SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 253 PM MST WED NOV 11 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING...AND THE THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. $$
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.