Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2017
High Wind Warning 9, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this high wind warning at Mar 23, 2017, 3:38 PM MDT for Elbert County, Lincoln County, Colorado. It took effect at Mar 24, 2017, 3:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 2 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
- Mar 23, 2017, 3:38 PM MDT (21:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 24, 2017, 3:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2017, 11:42 AM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Counties Elbert County, CO, Lincoln County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 9:45 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 10.5 | 1 Wnw Ponderosa Park, CO | |
| Mar 24, 11:24 AM MDT | SNOW 5 | Simla, 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 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 96 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
- 3043 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
873 WWUS75 KBOU 232138 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 338 PM MDT Thu Mar 23 2017 ...High Wind Warning for southern Lincoln county late tonight through Friday... COZ047-240545- /O.UPG.KBOU.HW.A.0006.170324T0900Z-170325T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.HW.W.0009.170324T0900Z-170325T0000Z/ Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County- Including the cities of Forder, Karval, Kutch, and Punkin Center 338 PM MDT Thu Mar 23 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY... The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect from 3 AM to 6 PM MDT Friday. The High Wind Watch is no longer in effect. * TIMING...Strong north winds are expected from late tonight and will continue through Friday afternoon. * WINDS...North winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph are possible. * IMPACTS...Very strong and gusty winds may cause damage to trees and power lines and disrupt power. Drivers of light weight and high profile vehicles are especially susceptible to sudden and erratic cross winds. * In addition...the strong winds over the Palmer Ridge may be accompany by a mix of rain and snow Friday morning. Blowing snow can create significantly reduced visibilities causing hazardous driving 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
375 WWUS75 KBOU 240600 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 1200 AM MDT Fri Mar 24 2017 COZ047-241400- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0009.170324T0900Z-170325T0000Z/ Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County- Including the cities of Forder, Karval, Kutch, and Punkin Center 1200 AM MDT Fri Mar 24 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY... * TIMING...Strong north winds are expected from late tonight and will continue through Friday afternoon. * WINDS...North winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph are possible. * IMPACTS...Very strong and gusty winds may cause damage to trees and power lines and disrupt power. Drivers of light weight and high profile vehicles are especially susceptible to sudden and erratic cross winds. * In addition...the strong winds over the Palmer Ridge may be accompany by a mix of rain and snow Friday morning. Blowing snow can create significantly reduced visibilities causing hazardous driving conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$
810 WWUS75 KBOU 240917 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 317 AM MDT Fri Mar 24 2017 COZ047-241730- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170325T0000Z/ Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County- Including the cities of Forder, Karval, Kutch, and Punkin Center 317 AM MDT Fri Mar 24 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Strong north winds are expected to continue through this afternoon. * WINDS...North winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph. * IMPACTS...Very strong and gusty winds may cause damage to trees and power lines and disrupt power. Drivers of light weight and high profile vehicles are especially susceptible to sudden and erratic cross winds. * In addition...the strong winds over the Palmer Ridge may be accompany by a mix of rain and snow Friday morning. Blowing snow can create significantly reduced visibilities causing hazardous driving 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. && $$
173 WWUS75 KBOU 241742 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 1142 AM MDT Fri Mar 24 2017 COZ047-241845- /O.CAN.KBOU.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170325T0000Z/ Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County- Including the cities of Forder, Karval, Kutch, and Punkin Center 1142 AM MDT Fri Mar 24 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Denver has cancelled the High Wind Warning. You may still expect gusts in the 20 to 35 mph range, but high winds are not expected. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 5:00 AM MDT | Blizzard Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, Lincoln | 10 hr |
| Mar 23, 5:00 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 9 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:28 PM MDT | Blizzard Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, Lincoln | 21 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:28 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | Clear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin, Jefferson, Park | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.