Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2017
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this high wind warning at Jan 8, 2017, 11:24 AM MST for 11 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jan 8, 2017, 11:00 PM MST. It was in force for 16 hr. 60 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
- Jan 8, 2017, 11:24 AM MST (18:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 8, 2017, 11:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2017, 3:00 PM MST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Counties Arapahoe County, CO, Boulder County, CO, Broomfield County, CO, Clear Creek County, CO, Douglas County, CO, Elbert County, CO, Gilpin County, CO, Jefferson County, CO, Larimer County, CO, Park County, CO, Weld County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 12:07 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Floyd Hill, CO | MESONET STATION FLOYD HILL /CO071/. |
| Jan 9, 12:10 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 2 Ese Allenspark, CO | MESONET STATION 1 ESE ALLENSPARK /AU944/. |
| Jan 9, 12:28 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 2 Ssw Crescent Village, CO | MESONET STATION 2 SSW CRESCENT VILLAGE /D9321/. |
| Jan 9, 1:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 1 E Red Feather Lakes, CO | MESONET STATION RED FEATHER LAKES /E0957/. |
| Jan 9, 1:17 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 2 S White Ranch Open S, CO | MESONET STATION 2 S WHITE RANCH OPEN S /E1799/. |
| Jan 9, 1:17 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 2 Nw Genesee, CO | MESONET STATION 2 NW GENESEE /CO065/. |
| Jan 9, 1:23 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 S Cheesman Reservoir, CO | MESONET STATION 1 S CHEESMAN RESERVOIR /CHRC2/. |
| Jan 9, 1:48 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 3 E Gold Hill, CO | MESONET STATION 3 E GOLD HILL /E4338/. |
| Jan 9, 2:15 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 3 Ese Tiny Town, CO | MESONET STATION 2 ESE TINY TOWN /AP713/. |
| Jan 9, 2:24 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Red Feather Lakes, CO | MESONET STATION RED FEATHER LAKES /RFRC2/. |
| Jan 9, 2:28 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 76 | 2 Nnw Glen Haven, CO | MESONET STATION 1 NW GLEN HAVEN /E4490/. |
| Jan 9, 2:32 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 3 Wnw Mishowaka, CO | MESONET STATION 2 WNW MISHOWAKA /E0853/. |
| Jan 9, 2:38 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 2 Nw Rocky Flats, CO | MESONET STATION 2 WNW ROCKY FLATS /NWTC/. |
| Jan 9, 2:57 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 2 Ssw Roxborough Park, CO | MESONET STATION 2 SSW ROXBOROUGH PARK /CTPC2/. |
| Jan 9, 2:58 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 2 Wnw Brookvale, CO | MESONET STATION 2 W BROOKVALE /CEKC2/. |
| Jan 9, 3:05 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 79 | 3 N Eldorado Springs, CO | NCAR MESA LAB |
| Jan 9, 3:05 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 79 | 3 Nw Marshall, CO | NCAR MESA LAB. |
| Jan 9, 3:18 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 1 Wsw Applewood, CO | MESONET STATION 1 WSW APPLEWOOD /SRRL/. |
| Jan 9, 3:21 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 88 | 2 Ene Marshall, CO | 53 MPH. |
| Jan 9, 3:21 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 88 | 2 Ene Marshall, CO | 53 MPH SUSTAINED. |
| Jan 9, 3:21 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 88 | 3 Wsw Louisville, CO | 53 MPH |
| Jan 9, 3:26 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 2 Wsw Gunbarrel, CO | MESONET STATION 2 WSW GUNBARREL /D0417/. |
| Jan 9, 4:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | 3 Sw Rocky Flats, CO | MESONET STATION 2 SW ROCKY FLATS /CO109/. |
| Jan 9, 4:11 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 2 Ne Hygiene, CO | MESONET STATION 1 NE HYGIENE /AU469/. |
| Jan 9, 4:16 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 1 E Boulder, CO | AWOS STATION 1 E BOULDER /BDU/. |
| Jan 9, 4:17 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 1 Se Ken Caryl, CO | MESONET STATION 1 SE KEN CARYL /C4784/. |
| Jan 9, 4:19 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 3 S Boulder, CO | MESONET STATION 2 SSW BOULDER /E9217/. |
| Jan 9, 4:24 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 1 W Wheat Ridge, CO | MESONET STATION WHEAT RIDGE /D9017/. |
| Jan 9, 4:25 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 3 Nne White Ranch Open, CO | MESONET STATION 2 NE WHITE RANCH OPEN S /UP709/. |
| Jan 9, 4:26 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Wnw Leyden, CO | MESONET STATION 2 WNW LEYDEN /E2549/. |
| Jan 9, 4:26 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 5 S Lyons, CO | MESONET STATION 5 S LYONS /E8833/. |
| Jan 9, 4:34 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 1 S Hygiene, CO | AWOS STATION 1 S HYGIENE /LMO/. |
| Jan 9, 4:40 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 2 Sse Lakewood, CO | MESONET STATION 1 SE LAKEWOOD /E5471/. |
| Jan 9, 4:47 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 Ne Pleasant View, CO | MESONET STATION PLEASANT VIEW /D0967/. |
| Jan 9, 4:55 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Lakewood, CO | MESONET STATION LAKEWOOD /D1261/. |
| Jan 9, 4:55 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 Nnw Louviers, CO | MESONET STATION 3 NNW LOUVIERS /AT112/. |
| Jan 9, 4:55 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 76 | 2 Ne Morrison, CO | MESONET STATION 2 ENE MORRISON /C8926/. |
| Jan 9, 4:57 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 2 Se Superior, CO | AWOS STATION JEFFCO AIRPORT /BJC/. |
| Jan 9, 5:00 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 50 | 2 Nne Rocky Flats, CO | MESONET STATION 1 NE ROCKY FLATS /RFN/. |
| Jan 9, 5:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 2 Sw Broomfield, CO | KBJC OB. |
| Jan 9, 5:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 3 Wnw Westminster, CO | KBJC OB |
| Jan 9, 5:04 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 82 | 3 W Louisville, CO | CDOT SENSOR. 1.4 W MCCASLIN BLVD |
| Jan 9, 5:04 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 82 | 3 W Louisville, CO | CDOT SENSOR. 1.4 W MCCASLIN BLVD. |
| Jan 9, 5:07 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 87 | 2 S Gold Hill, CO | 58 MPH SUSTAINED |
| Jan 9, 5:07 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 87 | 2 S Gold Hill, CO | 58 MPH SUSTAINED. |
| Jan 9, 5:44 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 1 Wsw Chatfield Reservo, CO | MESONET STATION CHATFIELD RESERVOIR /CO007/. |
| Jan 9, 6:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | Kassler, CO | MESONET STATION KASSLER /E6108/. |
| Jan 9, 6:05 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 3 Nnw Longmont, CO | MESONET STATION 2 NNW LONGMONT /E2670/. |
| Jan 9, 6:35 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 1 Ssw Erie, CO | AWOS STATION 1 SSW ERIE /EIK/. |
| Jan 9, 6:36 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 3 Ene Buckhorn Mountain, CO | MESONET STATION 2 ENE BUCKHORN MOUNTAIN /E6545/. |
| Jan 9, 6:45 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 2 Nnw Louisville, CO | MESONET STATION 1 NNW LOUISVILLE /LEWC2/. |
| Jan 9, 7:12 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 2 Nne Natural Fort Rest, CO | MESONET STATION 2 NNE NATURAL FORT REST /CO041/. |
| Jan 9, 7:47 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 3 Wsw Campion, CO | MESONET STATION 2 WSW CAMPION /E9505/. |
| Jan 9, 9:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 Nw Loveland Pass, CO | MESONET STATION 1 WNW LOVELAND PASS /CALVP/. |
| Jan 9, 9:20 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 2 W Boulder, CO | MESONET STATION 1 W BOULDER /E8078/. |
| Jan 9, 9:41 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | 2 Nw Grandview Estates, CO | ASOS STATION CENTENNIAL AIRPORT /APA/. |
| Jan 9, 9:50 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 1 E Smoky Hill, CO | MESONET STATION 1 E SMOKY HILL /E9391/. |
| Jan 9, 10:02 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 2 Wnw Parker, CO | MESONET STATION 1 WNW PARKER /E6996/. |
| Jan 9, 10:04 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 4 Ene Parker, CO | MESONET STATION 3 ENE PARKER /E4043/. |
| Jan 9, 10:22 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | Virginia Dale, CO | MESONET STATION VIRGINIA DALE /CO036/. |
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, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 1813 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 88 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 341 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
378 WWUS75 KBOU 081824 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 1124 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...HIGH WINDS IN AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .POWERFUL WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT IS EXPECTED PRODUCE VERY STRONG AND GUSTY CHINOOK WINDS IN THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO SPREAD ONTO THE NEAR BY LOWER ELEVATIONS WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED EXCEED 75 MPH IN AREAS PRONE TO HIGH WINDS SUCH AS ALONG THE PEAK- TO-PEAK HIGHWAY AND THE CANYONS OF LARIMER...BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS THAT COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. COZ035-036-090400- /O.UPG.KBOU.HW.A.0001.170109T0600Z-170109T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.HW.W.0001.170109T0600Z-170110T0000Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ESTES PARK, GLENDEVEY, NEDERLAND, RED FEATHER LAKES, BAILEY, CENTRAL CITY, EVERGREEN, GEORGETOWN, IDAHO SPRINGS, AND WESTCREEK 1124 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...FROM 11 PM MST SUNDAY NIGHT TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH PEAKS GUSTS OF 75 TO 90 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCE TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG AND GUSTY CHINOOK WINDS COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO POWER LINES AND DISRUPT POWER. TRAVEL COULD BE SEVERELY HAMPERED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AND FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 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. && $$ COZ038-039-090400- /O.NEW.KBOU.HW.A.0002.170109T0900Z-170110T0000Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FORT COLLINS, HEREFORD, LOVELAND, NUNN, ARVADA, BOULDER, GOLDEN, LAKEWOOD, AND LONGMONT 1124 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH PEAKS GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG AND GUSTY CHINOOK WINDS COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO POWER LINES AND DISRUPT POWER. TRAVEL COULD BE HAMPERED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AND FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
5 follow-up statements
153 WWUS75 KBOU 090322 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 822 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...HIGH WINDS IN AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .POWERFUL WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT IS EXPECTED PRODUCE VERY STRONG AND GUSTY CHINOOK WINDS IN THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO SPREAD ONTO PORTIONS OF THE NEARBY ADJACENT PLAINS EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED EXCEED 75 MPH IN AREAS PRONE TO HIGH WINDS SUCH AS ALONG THE PEAK TO PEAK HIGHWAY AND THE CANYONS OF LARIMER...BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS THAT COULD PRODUCE SLICK ROADS AND LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. COZ038-039-091300- /O.UPG.KBOU.HW.A.0002.170109T0900Z-170110T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KBOU.HW.W.0001.170109T0900Z-170110T0000Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- 822 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE MONDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING BY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH PEAKS GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG AND GUSTY CHINOOK WINDS COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO POWER LINES AND DISRUPT POWER. TRAVEL COULD BE HAMPERED DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS AND LOCAL BLOWING SNOW. DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ COZ041-091300- /O.EXB.KBOU.HW.W.0001.170109T0900Z-170110T0000Z/ ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- 822 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE MONDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH PEAKS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG AND GUSTY CHINOOK WINDS COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO POWER LINES AND DISRUPT POWER. DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ COZ035-036-091300- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0001.170109T0600Z-170110T0000Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- 822 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...FROM 11 PM MST SUNDAY NIGHT TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH PEAKS GUSTS OF 75 TO 90 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL BE LOCALLY REDUCED DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG AND GUSTY CHINOOK WINDS COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO POWER LINES AND DISRUPT POWER. TRAVEL COULD BE SEVERELY HAMPERED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AND FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
915 WWUS75 KBOU 090953 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 253 AM MST MON JAN 9 2017 ...HIGH WINDS IN AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS TODAY... .POWERFUL WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PRODUCE VERY STRONG AND GUSTY CHINOOK WINDS IN AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS TODAY. WIND GUSTS OF 75 TO 90 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN AREAS PRONE TO HIGH WINDS SUCH AS ALONG THE PEAK TO PEAK HIGHWAY...THE CANYONS OF LARIMER... BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES...AND THE ROCKY FLATS AND CARTER LAKE AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS THAT COULD PRODUCE SLICK ROADS AND LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 75 MPH WERE BECOMING COMMON IN AND NEAR THE FOOTHILLS EARLY THIS MORNING. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 87 MPH WERE RECORDED NEAR GOLD HILL IN THE BOULDER COUNTY FOOTHILLS. THE WINDS WILL LIKELY STRENGTHEN LATER THIS MORNING. COZ035-036-038-039-041-091900- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ESTES PARK, GLENDEVEY, NEDERLAND, RED FEATHER LAKES, BAILEY, CENTRAL CITY, EVERGREEN, GEORGETOWN, IDAHO SPRINGS, WESTCREEK, FORT COLLINS, HEREFORD, LOVELAND, NUNN, ARVADA, BOULDER, GOLDEN, LAKEWOOD, LONGMONT, CASTLE ROCK, ELBERT, FONDIS, KIOWA, AND LARKSPUR 253 AM MST MON JAN 9 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY BE THIS MORNING...BUT IT WILL REMAIN WINDY THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH PEAKS GUSTS OF 75 TO 90 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL BE LOCALLY REDUCED DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG AND GUSTY CHINOOK WINDS COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES AND DISRUPT POWER. WINDS MAY CAUSE SLICK ROADS FROM DRIFTING SNOW. DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ GIMMESTAD
015 WWUS75 KBOU 091848 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 1148 AM MST MON JAN 9 2017 ...STRONG AND VERY GUSTY CHINOOK WINDS TO CONTINUE IN AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS TODAY... .POWERFUL WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT, THE PRESENCE OF A MOUNTAIN WAVE AND A LARGE CROSS MOUNTAIN PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG AND VERY GUSTY CHINOOK WINDS OVER AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS TODAY. SUSTAINED WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 75 MPH ARE LIKELY IN AREAS PRONE TO HIGH WINDS SUCH AS ALONG THE PEAK-TO-PEAK HIGHWAY...ALONG HIGHWAY 36 FROM LYONS TO ESTES PARK, IN THE CANYONS OF LARIMER, BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, AND IN THE ROCKY FLATS AND CARTER LAKE AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS IN THE FOOTHILLS MAY PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW THAT COULD PRODUCE SLICK ROADS AND LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WINDS WILL WEAKEN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EVENING ALTHOUGH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS. COZ035-036-038-039-041-100000- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ESTES PARK, GLENDEVEY, NEDERLAND, RED FEATHER LAKES, BAILEY, CENTRAL CITY, EVERGREEN, GEORGETOWN, IDAHO SPRINGS, WESTCREEK, FORT COLLINS, HEREFORD, LOVELAND, NUNN, ARVADA, BOULDER, GOLDEN, LAKEWOOD, LONGMONT, CASTLE ROCK, ELBERT, FONDIS, KIOWA, AND LARKSPUR 1148 AM MST MON JAN 9 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING SPEEDS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH PEAKS GUSTS TO AROUND 75 MPH IN AREAS PRONE TO HIGH WINDS. BLOWING SNOW IN THE HIGHER FOOTHILLS MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG AND VERY GUSTY CHINOOK WINDS MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES AND DISRUPT POWER. WINDS MAY ALSO CREATE SLICK ROADS FROM DRIFTING SNOW. DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ BAKER
433 WWUS75 KBOU 092144 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 244 PM MST MON JAN 9 2017 ...HIGH WIND THREAT COMING TO AN END IN AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS... .WINDS HAVE WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON IN AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS IN NORTHERN COLORADO. THIS DOWNWARD TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. ALTHOUGH WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS THROUGH THIS EVENING. COZ035-036-038-039-041-092245- /O.EXT.KBOU.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170109T2200Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ESTES PARK, GLENDEVEY, NEDERLAND, RED FEATHER LAKES, BAILEY, CENTRAL CITY, EVERGREEN, GEORGETOWN, IDAHO SPRINGS, WESTCREEK, FORT COLLINS, HEREFORD, LOVELAND, NUNN, ARVADA, BOULDER, GOLDEN, LAKEWOOD, LONGMONT, CASTLE ROCK, ELBERT, FONDIS, KIOWA, AND LARKSPUR 244 PM MST MON JAN 9 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING CANCELLED AT 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH MAY STILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREA. * IMPACTS...THE GUSTY CHINOOK WINDS PRODUCING BLOWING SNOW MAY STILL PRODUCE ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT FOR SUDDEN CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND CONDITIONS NO LONGER EXIST. THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE CANCELLED AT 3 PM MST TODAY. && $$ BAKER
809 WWUS75 KBOU 092209 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 309 PM MST MON JAN 9 2017 COZ035-036-038-039-041-092315- /O.EXP.KBOU.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170109T2200Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ESTES PARK, GLENDEVEY, NEDERLAND, RED FEATHER LAKES, BAILEY, CENTRAL CITY, EVERGREEN, GEORGETOWN, IDAHO SPRINGS, WESTCREEK, FORT COLLINS, HEREFORD, LOVELAND, NUNN, ARVADA, BOULDER, GOLDEN, LAKEWOOD, LONGMONT, CASTLE ROCK, ELBERT, FONDIS, KIOWA, AND LARKSPUR 309 PM MST MON JAN 9 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND THREAT FOR THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND NEARBY PLAINS HAS ENDED. WIND GUSTS FORM 35 TO 50 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS AND GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE ON THE NEARBY PLAINS UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. THE GUSTY WINDS MAY STILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREA OF THE HIGHER FOOTHILLS. $$ BAKER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 5:49 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Boulder, Grand, Jackson, Larimer | 5 hr |
| Jan 8, 11:14 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more | 42 hr |
| Jan 8, 11:24 AM MST | High Wind Watch | BOU | Boulder, Broomfield, Jefferson, Larimer, Weld | 9 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.