Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind warning at Nov 17, 2016, 4:04 AM MST for Baca County, Huerfano County, Las Animas County, Colorado. It took effect at Nov 17, 2016, 10:00 AM MST. It was in force for 8 hr. 15 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 17, 2016, 4:04 AM MST (11:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 17, 2016, 10:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2016, 6:00 PM MST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Baca County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:07 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, 10:20 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Ne Aguilar, CO | MESONET STATION 1 ENE AGUILAR /CO031/. |
| Nov 17, 10:30 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 45 | Aguilar, CO | MESONET STATION AGUILAR /E2802/. |
| Nov 17, 10:45 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 18 | 1 Wnw Trinidad, CO | MESONET STATION TRINIDAD /TRNDD/. |
| Nov 17, 10:52 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 5 S La Veta Pass, CO | AWOS STATION LA VETA PASS /VTP/. |
| Nov 17, 11:30 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 35 | 1 Wnw Trinidad, CO | MESONET STATION TRINIDAD /D2978/. |
| Nov 17, 11:40 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 6 S Colorado City, CO | MESONET STATION 6 SSE COLORADO CITY /CO029/. |
| Nov 17, 11:55 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 3 Ese Hoehne, CO | ASOS STATION TRINIDAD AIRPORT /TAD/. |
| Nov 17, 11:56 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | 8 Nw Gardner, CO | MESONET STATION 8 NW GARDNER /BMOC2/. |
| Nov 17, 12:10 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 9 Nnw Walsenburg, CO | MESONET STATION 9 NNW WALSENBURG /CO030/. |
| Nov 17, 12:23 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 32 | 4 E Thatcher, CO | MESONET STATION 4 E THATCHER /CCEC2/. |
| Nov 17, 12:26 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 37 | 6 Ese Weston, CO | MESONET STATION 6 ESE WESTON /CUHC2/. |
| Nov 17, 12:51 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 45 | 9 S Springfield, CO | ASOS STATION 8 S SPRINGFIELD /SPD/. |
| Nov 17, 1:05 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 45 | 7 Nne La Veta, CO | MESONET STATION 6 NNE LA VETA /C5482/. |
| Nov 17, 1:54 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | 5 S La Veta Pass, CO | AWOS STATION LA VETA PASS /VTP/. |
| Nov 17, 1:54 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | 6 S La Veta Pass, CO | AWOS STATION LA VETA PASS /VTP/. |
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, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 276 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
- 4109 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -15 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
666 WWUS75 KPUB 171104 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 404 AM MST THU NOV 17 2016 COZ087-088-094-099-171915- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0005.161117T1700Z-161118T0100Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...BRANSON...KIM...SPRINGFIELD... WALSH 404 AM MST THU NOV 17 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...AND BACA COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS A POTENT STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. * WIND...WEST 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACT...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES AND STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE LIKELY ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
108 WWUS75 KPUB 171818 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1118 AM MST THU NOV 17 2016 COZ087-088-094-099-180100- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161118T0100Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...BRANSON...KIM...SPRINGFIELD... WALSH 1118 AM MST THU NOV 17 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...AND BACA COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS A POTENT STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. * WIND...WEST 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH. * IMPACT...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AND STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE LIKELY ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
737 WWUS75 KPUB 172200 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 300 PM MST THU NOV 17 2016 COZ087-088-094-099-180100- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161118T0100Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...BRANSON...KIM...SPRINGFIELD... WALSH 300 PM MST THU NOV 17 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...AND BACA COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS A POTENT STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. * WIND...WEST 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH. * IMPACT...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AND STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE LIKELY ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 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. && $$
107 WWUS75 KPUB 180045 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 545 PM MST THU NOV 17 2016 COZ087-088-094-099-180145- /O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161118T0100Z/ WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...BRANSON...KIM...SPRINGFIELD... WALSH 545 PM MST THU NOV 17 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND THEY ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW WARNING LEVELS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. CONSEQUENTLY, THE HIGH WIND WARNING THAT HAS BEEN IN EFFECT WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 3:58 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Chaffee, Lake, Saguache | 19 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.