Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2015
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Mar 31, 2015, 1:00 PM MDT for 15 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Apr 1, 2015, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Mar 31, 2015, 1:00 PM MDT (19:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 1, 2015, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2015, 6:57 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Crowley County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:05 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, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 248 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
- 3538 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
642 WWUS85 KPUB 311900 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 100 PM MDT TUE MAR 31 2015 ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FROM NOON TO 7 PM WEDNESDAY FOR FIRE ZONES 224 AND 226 THROUGH 233...INCLUDING THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...EL PASO...PUEBLO... EASTERN HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY AND OTERO COUNTIES... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FROM NOON TO 7 PM WEDNESDAY FOR FIRE ZONES 234 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES... COZ224-226>233-011100- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0002.150401T1800Z-150402T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0003.150401T1800Z-150402T0100Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 100 PM MDT TUE MAR 31 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...226... 227...228...229...230...231...232 AND 233... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FROM NOON TO 7 PM WEDNESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...226...227...228... 229...230...231...232 AND 233. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 GUSTING TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ COZ234>237-011100- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0003.150401T1800Z-150402T0100Z/ KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 100 PM MDT TUE MAR 31 2015 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 234...235...236 AND 237... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 234...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 GUSTING TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
3 follow-up statements
315 WWUS85 KPUB 010947 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 347 AM MDT WED APR 1 2015 ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FROM NOON TO 7 PM WEDNESDAY FOR FIRE ZONES 224 AND 226 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...EL PASO...PUEBLO... EASTERN HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...OTERO...KIOWA...BENT... PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FROM NOON TO SIX PM THURSDAY FOR FIRE ZONE 224...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... COZ234>237-020100- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0003.150401T1800Z-150402T0100Z/ /O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0003.150401T1800Z-150402T0100Z/ KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 347 AM MDT WED APR 1 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 234...235...236 AND 237... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 234...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ COZ224-020200- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0004.150402T1800Z-150403T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0003.150401T1800Z-150402T0100Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 347 AM MDT WED APR 1 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ COZ226>233-020100- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0003.150401T1800Z-150402T0100Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 347 AM MDT WED APR 1 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228...229...230...231...232 AND 233... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228...229... 230...231...232 AND 233. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
522 WWUS85 KPUB 011850 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1250 PM MDT WED APR 1 2015 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FROM NOON TO 7 PM TODAY FOR FIRE ZONES 224 AND 226 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...EL PASO...PUEBLO... EASTERN HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...OTERO...KIOWA...BENT... PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES... ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FROM NOON TO 6 PM THURSDAY FOR FIRE ZONES 224...230 AND 233 WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTY... COZ224-021100- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0004.150402T1800Z-150403T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0004.150402T1800Z-150403T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150402T0100Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 1250 PM MDT WED APR 1 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. THIS REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ COZ230-233-021100- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0004.150402T1800Z-150403T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150402T0100Z/ WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 1250 PM MDT WED APR 1 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 230 AND 233... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 230 AND 233... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 230 AND 233. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ COZ226>229-231-232-234>237-020100- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150402T0100Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY- BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 1250 PM MDT WED APR 1 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228...229...231...232...234...235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228...229... 231...232...234...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
419 WWUS85 KPUB 020057 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 657 PM MDT WED APR 1 2015 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FROM NOON TO 6 PM THURSDAY FOR FIRE ZONES 224... 230 AND 233 WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTY... COZ224-230-233-021700- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150402T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0004.150402T1800Z-150403T0000Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 657 PM MDT WED APR 1 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 230 AND 233... ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 230 AND 233 HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ALLOWED THE RED FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...230 AND 233. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ COZ226>229-231-232-234>237-020200- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150402T0100Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY- BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 657 PM MDT WED APR 1 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228...229...231... 232...234...235...236 AND 237 HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ALLOWED THE RED FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 3:14 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano and 5 more | 10 hr |
| Mar 31, 1:00 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 15 hr |
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.