Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2015
High Wind Warning 6, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind warning at Dec 19, 2015, 8:17 PM MST for 11 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 8 hr. 1 report 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
- Dec 19, 2015, 8:17 PM MST (03:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2015, 3:55 AM MST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 1:33 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 82 | Pikes Peak, 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, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 262 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
- 3697 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
544 WWUS75 KPUB 200317 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 817 PM MST SAT DEC 19 2015 COZ072>075-078>082-087-088-201330- /O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0002.151220T0600Z-151220T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0006.151220T0317Z-151220T2200Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...WALSENBURG... TRINIDAD 817 PM MST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...TELLER COUNTY AND PIKES PEAK AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF EXTREME WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY TO THE WEST OF INTERSTATE 25... THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...WET MOUNTAINS...WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND SPANISH PEAKS REGION. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG JET STREAM WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING QUICK MOVING TROUGH ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS FROM TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * WIND...FOR THE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH AT TIMES...FOR THE LEE SLOPES...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACT...POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25. 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. && $$ COZ084-085-201330- /O.EXT.KPUB.HW.A.0002.151220T1000Z-151220T2200Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS 817 PM MST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MST SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY BELOW 7500 FEET AND SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY BELOW 7400 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG JET STREAM WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING QUICK MOVING TROUGH ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS AT TIMES FROM LATER TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT TIMES...PRIMARILY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. * IMPACT...POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
2 follow-up statements
623 WWUS75 KPUB 200604 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1104 PM MST SAT DEC 19 2015 COZ072>075-078>082-087-088-201415- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151220T2200Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...WALSENBURG... TRINIDAD 1104 PM MST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST SUNDAY... * LOCATION...TELLER COUNTY AND PIKES PEAK AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF EXTREME WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY TO THE WEST OF INTERSTATE 25... THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...WET MOUNTAINS...WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND SPANISH PEAKS REGION. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG JET STREAM WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING QUICK MOVING TROUGH ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS FROM TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * WIND...FOR THE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH AT TIMES...FOR THE LEE SLOPES... SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACT...POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25. 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. && $$ COZ084-085-201415- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0002.151220T1000Z-151220T2200Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS 1104 PM MST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MST SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY BELOW 7500 FEET AND SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY BELOW 7400 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG JET STREAM WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING QUICK MOVING TROUGH ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS AT TIMES FROM LATER TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT TIMES...PRIMARILY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. * IMPACT...POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
522 WWUS75 KPUB 201055 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 355 AM MST SUN DEC 20 2015 COZ072>075-078>082-087-088-201200- /O.CAN.KPUB.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151220T2200Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...WALSENBURG... TRINIDAD 355 AM MST SUN DEC 20 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS TODAY ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO EXCEED HIGH WIND CRITERIA. HOWEVER...IT WILL STILL BE WINDY. PEAK GUSTS MAY STILL REACH 70 MPH AT TIMES ON THE SUMMIT OF PIKES PEAK...AND ALONG THE CREST OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS. ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. $$ COZ084-085-201200- /O.CAN.KPUB.HW.A.0002.000000T0000Z-151220T2200Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS 355 AM MST SUN DEC 20 2015 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. WIND SPEEDS REACHING HIGH WIND CRITERIA ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TODAY. HOWEVER...IT WILL STILL BE WINDY WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH POSSIBLE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2:48 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Chaffee, Lake, Saguache | 13 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.