Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2015
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind warning at Nov 16, 2015, 5:12 PM MST for 7 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Nov 17, 2015, 12:00 AM MST. It was in force for 11 hr. 22 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 16, 2015, 5:12 PM MST (00:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 17, 2015, 12:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2015, 11:00 AM MST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Bent County, CO, Crowley County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:15 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 12:06 AM MST | SNOW 9 | 6 E Monument, CO | BEGAN AT NOON. 4 INCHES FELL IN LAST 6 HOURS. |
| Nov 17, 12:47 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 S Peterson Afb, CO | |
| Nov 17, 4:50 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 4 W Lamar, CO | |
| Nov 17, 4:54 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 3 E Falcon, CO | |
| Nov 17, 4:58 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Schriever Afb, CO | |
| Nov 17, 6:17 AM MST | SNOW 10 | 5 Ne Air Force Academy, CO | SNOW DRIFTS OF 2.5 TO 4 FEET. |
| Nov 17, 6:17 AM MST | BLIZZARD | 5 Ne Air Force Academy, CO | SNOW DRIFTS OF 2.5 TO 4 FEET. |
| Nov 17, 6:27 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 3 E Falcon, CO | SNOW ON GROUND RANGED FROM ZERO TO 2.5 FOOT DRIFTS. |
| Nov 17, 6:56 AM MST | SNOW 1.5 | 3 Wsw Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Nov 17, 7:05 AM MST | SNOW 7.3 | 2 W Rye, CO | FELL OVER PAST 12 HOURS. |
| Nov 17, 7:15 AM MST | SNOW 16 | 6 E Monument, CO | 7 INCHES FELL SINCE MIDNIGHT. |
| Nov 17, 7:59 AM MST | SNOW 10 | 2 N Black Forest, CO | |
| Nov 17, 8:27 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 4 Ne Blende, CO | |
| Nov 17, 9:30 AM MST | SNOW 8 | 5 Ne Manitou Springs, CO | |
| Nov 17, 9:44 AM MST | SNOW 2 | 4 N Peterson Afb, CO | |
| Nov 17, 9:56 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 4 S Cheraw, CO | |
| Nov 17, 9:58 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 W Fountain, CO | |
| Nov 17, 10:03 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 1 S Beulah, CO | 0.32 INCHES WATER EQUIVALENT. |
| Nov 17, 10:03 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 1 S Beulah, CO | |
| Nov 17, 10:20 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 4 S Cheraw, CO | |
| Nov 17, 10:30 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 78 | 17 Nw Two Buttes, CO | GOBBLERS KNOB CDOT |
| Nov 17, 10:37 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | 2 W Monument, CO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 729 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
967 WWUS75 KPUB 170012 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 512 PM MST MON NOV 16 2015 COZ085-086-089-093-095-097-170815- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0002.151117T0700Z-151117T1800Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS... LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...EADS...LAS ANIMAS 512 PM MST MON NOV 16 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM MST TUESDAY. * LOCATION...SOUTHERN EL PASO...PUEBLO...OTERO...CROWLEY...BENT AND WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY INCLUDING COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO AND LA JUNTA. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS TONIGHT BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WIND...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * 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. IN ADDITION...SNOW WILL PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
765 WWUS75 KPUB 170804 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 104 AM MST TUE NOV 17 2015 COZ085-086-089-093-095-097-171615- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151117T1800Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS... LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...EADS...LAS ANIMAS 104 AM MST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... * LOCATION...SOUTHERN EL PASO...PUEBLO...OTERO...CROWLEY...BENT AND WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY INCLUDING COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO AND LA JUNTA. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS TONIGHT BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WIND...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. * IMPACT...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADS...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 50 AND 96. POWER DISRUPTIONS AND TREE DAMAGE COULD OCCUR. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE MAY BE LOFTED THROUGH THE AIR. IN ADDITION...SNOW WILL PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW ACROSS EL PASO COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
074 WWUS75 KPUB 171359 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 659 AM MST TUE NOV 17 2015 COZ096-098-171800- /O.EXA.KPUB.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151117T1800Z/ EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- INCLUDING...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAMAR 659 AM MST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...EASTERN KIOWA AND PROWERS COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. * 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. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ085-086-089-093-095-097-171800- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151117T1800Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS... LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...EADS...LAS ANIMAS 659 AM MST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... * LOCATION...SOUTHERN EL PASO...PUEBLO...OTERO...CROWLEY...BENT AND WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY INCLUDING COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO AND LA JUNTA. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. * IMPACT...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADS...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 50 AND 96. POWER DISRUPTIONS AND TREE DAMAGE COULD OCCUR. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE MAY BE LOFTED THROUGH THE AIR. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITY ACROSS EL PASO COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
821 WWUS75 KPUB 171825 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1125 AM MST TUE NOV 17 2015 COZ085-086-172100- /O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151117T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0003.151117T1825Z-151117T2100Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO 1125 AM MST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CONTINUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...SOUTHERN EL PASO AND PUEBLO COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE COLORADO SPRINGS AND PUEBLO AREAS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING LATE. * WIND...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. * 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. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY LOWER VISIBILITY ACROSS EL PASO COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ089-093-095-097-180000- /O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151117T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0003.151117T1825Z-151118T0000Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD... EADS...LAS ANIMAS 1125 AM MST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CONTINUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...CROWLEY...OTERO...WESTERN KIOWA AND BENT COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE LA JUNTA AREA. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING LATE. * WIND...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. * IMPACT...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADS...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 50 AND 96. POWER DISRUPTIONS AND TREE DAMAGE COULD OCCUR. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE MAY BE LOFTED THROUGH THE AIR. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY LOWER VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ COZ096-098-171930- /O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151117T1800Z/ EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- INCLUDING...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAMAR 1125 AM MST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN EXPIRED AND REPLACED BY A BLIZZARD WARNING THROUGH 5 PM MST. PLEASE REFER TO THE BLIZZARD WARNING THAT IS IN EFFECT FOR FURTHER DETAILS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 5:01 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Prowers | 12 min |
| Nov 16, 9:02 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Crowley, Otero | 20 hr |
| Nov 17, 11:17 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Baca, Kiowa, Prowers | 9 hr |
| Nov 17, 11:25 AM MST | High Wind Warning | PUB | Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Kiowa, Otero, Pueblo | 6 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Colorado, 2015Every high wind warning in 2015
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.