Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 27, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Oct 16, 2016, 2:51 PM MDT for 18 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Oct 17, 2016, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 12 hr. 5 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
- Oct 16, 2016, 2:51 PM MDT (20:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 17, 2016, 9:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 17, 2016, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 12 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, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont 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, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 9:45 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 89 | 1 N Pikes Peak, CO | MESONET STATION PIKES PEAK SUMMIT /PIKES/. |
| Oct 17, 10:21 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Ese Hoehne, CO | ASOS STATION TRINIDAD AIRPORT /TAD/. |
| Oct 17, 10:40 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 6 S Colorado City, CO | MESONET STATION 6 SSE COLORADO CITY /CO029/. |
| Oct 17, 1:15 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 5 Ene Pinon, CO | AWOS STATION CHEYENNE MTN AIR STN /CWN/. |
| Oct 17, 1:15 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 6 Ssw Colorado Springs, CO | AWOS STATION CHEYENNE MTN AIR STN /CWN/. |
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 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 243 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
- 3622 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
696 WWUS85 KPUB 162051 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 251 PM MDT SUN OCT 16 2016 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 224 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT COUNTY...TELLER COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...WET MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS... ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR 9 AM UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 224 THROUGH 237... WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT COUNTY...TELLER COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...WET MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS... COZ221-222-224>237-171300- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0017.161017T1700Z-161018T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0027.161017T1500Z-161018T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-161017T0300Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE INCLUDING PIKES PEAK AND FLORISSANT FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT- FREMONT COUNTY INCLUDING CANON CITY/HOWARD/TEXAS CREEK- SAN LUIS VALLEY INCLUDING ALAMOSA/DEL NORTE/FORT GARLAND/SAGUACHE- SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE INCLUDING SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS/WET MOUNTAINS/LA VETA PASS- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING MONUMENT AND BLACK FOREST- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING FORT CARSON AND COLORADO SPRINGS-PUEBLO COUNTY INCLUDING PUEBLO- HUERFANO COUNTY INCLUDING WALSENBURG- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND THATCHER- CROWLEY COUNTY INCLUDING ORDWAY- OTERO COUNTY INCLUDING LA JUNTA AND WESTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING PINON CANYON- KIOWA COUNTY INCLUDING EADS-BENT COUNTY INCLUDING LAS ANIMAS- PROWERS COUNTY INCLUDING LAMAR- BACA COUNTY INCLUDING SPRINGFIELD AND EASTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS- 251 PM MDT SUN OCT 16 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232... 233...234...235...236 AND 237... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232... 233...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 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MONDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225... 226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235... 236 AND 237. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 80 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER PEAKS AND EAST FACING SLOPES TONIGHT AND MONDAY. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG AND WEST OF THE SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR OF WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD...AND GUSTS UP TO 30 TO 40 MPH ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS ON MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE LIKELY WITH RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD POSSIBLE. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
318 WWUS85 KPUB 170239 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 839 PM MDT SUN OCT 16 2016 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MDT MONDAY TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR EXISTING DRY CONDITIONS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 224 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT COUNTY...TELLER COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...WET MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS... ...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR EXISTING DRY CONDITIONS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 224 THROUGH 237... COZ221-222-224>237-171845- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-161017T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0027.161017T1500Z-161018T0300Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE INCLUDING PIKES PEAK AND FLORISSANT FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT- FREMONT COUNTY INCLUDING CANON CITY/HOWARD/TEXAS CREEK- SAN LUIS VALLEY INCLUDING ALAMOSA/DEL NORTE/FORT GARLAND/SAGUACHE- SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE INCLUDING SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS/WET MOUNTAINS/LA VETA PASS- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING MONUMENT AND BLACK FOREST- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING FORT CARSON AND COLORADO SPRINGS-PUEBLO COUNTY INCLUDING PUEBLO- HUERFANO COUNTY INCLUDING WALSENBURG- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND THATCHER- CROWLEY COUNTY INCLUDING ORDWAY- OTERO COUNTY INCLUDING LA JUNTA AND WESTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING PINON CANYON- KIOWA COUNTY INCLUDING EADS-BENT COUNTY INCLUDING LAS ANIMAS- PROWERS COUNTY INCLUDING LAMAR- BACA COUNTY INCLUDING SPRINGFIELD AND EASTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS- 839 PM MDT SUN OCT 16 2016 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MDT MONDAY TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR EXISTING DRY CONDITIONS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225... 226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... ...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR EXISTING DRY CONDITIONS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225...226...227...228 ...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225... 226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235... 236 AND 237. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 70 MPH AT TIMES. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE LIKELY WITH RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD POSSIBLE. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF EXISTING DRY CONDITIONS...STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
800 WWUS85 KPUB 171002 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 402 AM MDT MON OCT 17 2016 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR EXISTING DRY CONDITIONS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 224 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT COUNTY...TELLER COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...WET MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS... COZ221-222-224>237-180215- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0027.161017T1500Z-161018T0300Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE INCLUDING PIKES PEAK AND FLORISSANT FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT- FREMONT COUNTY INCLUDING CANON CITY/HOWARD/TEXAS CREEK- SAN LUIS VALLEY INCLUDING ALAMOSA/DEL NORTE/FORT GARLAND/SAGUACHE- SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE INCLUDING SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS/WET MOUNTAINS/LA VETA PASS- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING MONUMENT AND BLACK FOREST- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING FORT CARSON AND COLORADO SPRINGS-PUEBLO COUNTY INCLUDING PUEBLO- HUERFANO COUNTY INCLUDING WALSENBURG- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND THATCHER- CROWLEY COUNTY INCLUDING ORDWAY- OTERO COUNTY INCLUDING LA JUNTA AND WESTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING PINON CANYON- KIOWA COUNTY INCLUDING EADS-BENT COUNTY INCLUDING LAS ANIMAS- PROWERS COUNTY INCLUDING LAMAR- BACA COUNTY INCLUDING SPRINGFIELD AND EASTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS- 402 AM MDT MON OCT 17 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR EXISTING DRY CONDITIONS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222... 224...225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234... 235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225... 226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235... 236 AND 237. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE LIKELY WITH RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD POSSIBLE. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF EXISTING DRY CONDITIONS...STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
741 WWUS85 KPUB 172049 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 249 PM MDT MON OCT 17 2016 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 224 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT COUNTY...TELLER COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...WET MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS... COZ221-222-224>237-180300- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-161018T0300Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE INCLUDING PIKES PEAK AND FLORISSANT FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT- FREMONT COUNTY INCLUDING CANON CITY/HOWARD/TEXAS CREEK- SAN LUIS VALLEY INCLUDING ALAMOSA/DEL NORTE/FORT GARLAND/SAGUACHE- SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE INCLUDING SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS/WET MOUNTAINS/LA VETA PASS- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING MONUMENT AND BLACK FOREST- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING FORT CARSON AND COLORADO SPRINGS-PUEBLO COUNTY INCLUDING PUEBLO- HUERFANO COUNTY INCLUDING WALSENBURG- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND THATCHER- CROWLEY COUNTY INCLUDING ORDWAY- OTERO COUNTY INCLUDING LA JUNTA AND WESTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING PINON CANYON- KIOWA COUNTY INCLUDING EADS-BENT COUNTY INCLUDING LAS ANIMAS- PROWERS COUNTY INCLUDING LAMAR- BACA COUNTY INCLUDING SPRINGFIELD AND EASTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS- 249 PM MDT MON OCT 17 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232... 233...234...235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225... 226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235... 236 AND 237. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. WINDS SHIFTING FROM THE NORTH ACROSS THE PLAINS AT 15 TO 30 MPH BEHIND A DRY COLD FRONT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE LIKELY WITH RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF EXISTING DRY CONDITIONS...STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
742 WWUS85 KPUB 180257 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 857 PM MDT MON OCT 17 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING EXPIRES AT 9 PM MDT... COZ221-222-224>237-180400- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-161018T0300Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE INCLUDING PIKES PEAK AND FLORISSANT FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT- FREMONT COUNTY INCLUDING CANON CITY/HOWARD/TEXAS CREEK- SAN LUIS VALLEY INCLUDING ALAMOSA/DEL NORTE/FORT GARLAND/SAGUACHE- SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE INCLUDING SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS/WET MOUNTAINS/LA VETA PASS- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING MONUMENT AND BLACK FOREST- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING FORT CARSON AND COLORADO SPRINGS-PUEBLO COUNTY INCLUDING PUEBLO- HUERFANO COUNTY INCLUDING WALSENBURG- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND THATCHER- CROWLEY COUNTY INCLUDING ORDWAY- OTERO COUNTY INCLUDING LA JUNTA AND WESTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING PINON CANYON- KIOWA COUNTY INCLUDING EADS-BENT COUNTY INCLUDING LAS ANIMAS- PROWERS COUNTY INCLUDING LAMAR- BACA COUNTY INCLUDING SPRINGFIELD AND EASTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS- 857 PM MDT MON OCT 17 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225...226...227...228...229... 230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAS IMPROVED TO ABOVE 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE AREA...AND WINDS WERE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2:38 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 24 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.