Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2017
High Wind Warning 12, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind warning at Dec 23, 2017, 3:09 PM MST for Chaffee County, Lake County, Saguache County, Colorado. It took effect at Dec 23, 2017, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for 11 hr. 1 report 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
- Dec 23, 2017, 3:09 PM MST (22:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 23, 2017, 5:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2017, 4:00 AM MST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Chaffee County, CO, Lake County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 173 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:06 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 9:14 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 78 | Monarch Pass, CO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 199 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
- 1545 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 159 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 366 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
362 WWUS75 KPUB 232209 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 309 PM MST Sat Dec 23 2017 COZ058-060-240615- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0012.171224T0000Z-171224T1100Z/ Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet- Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet- INCLUDING Climax and Bonanza 309 PM MST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MST SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect until 4 AM MST Sunday. * LOCATION...The Western Mosquito Range and Eastern Lake County above 11000 feet, and the Eastern Sawatch Mountains above 11000 feet. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A strong upper level jet stream over the area will lead to strong winds through late tonight. * WIND...Westerly 45 to 55 mph with gusts of 75 mph. * IMPACT...Blowing snow will cause poor visibility at times. The strong winds will pose a hazard to high profile vehicles. 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 70 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$
2 follow-up statements
315 WWUS75 KPUB 240304 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 804 PM MST Sat Dec 23 2017 COZ058-060-241100- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-171224T1100Z/ Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet- Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet- INCLUDING Climax and Bonanza 804 PM MST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MST SUNDAY... * LOCATION...The Western Mosquito Range and Eastern Lake County above 11000 feet, and the Eastern Sawatch Mountains above 11000 feet. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A strong upper level jet stream over the area will lead to strong winds through late tonight. * WIND...Westerly 45 to 55 mph with gusts up to around 75 mph. * IMPACT...Blowing snow will cause poor visibility at times. The strong winds will pose a hazard to high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 50 mph or gusts of 70 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$
369 WWUS75 KPUB 241054 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 354 AM MST Sun Dec 24 2017 COZ058-060-241200- /O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-171224T1100Z/ Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet- Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet- INCLUDING Climax and Bonanza 354 AM MST Sun Dec 24 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... Winds have subsided over the Central Mountains early this morning. A few gusts to near 50 mph are possible through mid morning which will likely continue to produce areas of reduced visibilities over mountain passes. $$
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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.