Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2017
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind warning at Feb 23, 2017, 3:28 AM MST for Costilla County, Huerfano County, Las Animas County, Colorado. It took effect at Feb 23, 2017, 9:00 AM MST. It was in force for 7 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
- Feb 23, 2017, 3:28 AM MST (10:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2017, 9:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2017, 4:00 PM MST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Costilla County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 10:19 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 5 N Walsenburg, CO | MESONET STATION 4 N WALSENBURG /K4V1/. |
| Feb 23, 12:20 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 9 Nnw Walsenburg, CO | MESONET STATION 9 NNW WALSENBURG /CO030/. |
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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 304 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
- 2458 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 89 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 367 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
455 WWUS75 KPUB 231028 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 328 AM MST Thu Feb 23 2017 COZ074-075-087-088-231830- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0005.170223T1600Z-170223T2300Z/ Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Ft- Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft- Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft- Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft- INCLUDING Cuchara, Stonewall, Weston, Spanish Peaks, Walsenburg, and Trinidad 328 AM MST Thu Feb 23 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect from 9 AM this morning to 4 PM MST this afternoon. * LOCATION...The southern Sangre De Cristo mountains, Huerfano and western Las Animas counties, including Walsenburg, Trinidad and Raton Pass. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A strong jet stream over the area will cause strong westerly winds to develop this morning which will continue into the late afternoon hours. * WIND...westerly 30 to 45 mph with gusts around 60 mph at the lower elevations, and gusts of 75 mph over the mountain areas. * IMPACT...Drivers of high-profile vehicles should exercise extreme caution or postpone travel, especially on north to south oriented roads, including I-25. Damage to power lines and buildings will be possible. Power interruptions and power outages may occur. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
122 WWUS75 KPUB 231808 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1108 AM MST Thu Feb 23 2017 COZ074-075-087-088-232300- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-170223T2300Z/ Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Ft- Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft- Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft- Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft- INCLUDING Cuchara, Stonewall, Weston, Spanish Peaks, Walsenburg, and Trinidad 1108 AM MST Thu Feb 23 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...The southern Sangre De Cristo mountains, Huerfano and western Las Animas counties, including Walsenburg, Trinidad and Raton Pass. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A strong jet stream over the area will cause strong westerly winds to develop this morning which will continue into the late afternoon hours. * WIND...westerly 30 to 45 mph with gusts around 60 mph at the lower elevations, and gusts of 75 mph over the mountain areas. strong winds to 55 to 65 mph have already been measured from areas south of Pueblo to the New Mexico state line. * IMPACT...Drivers of high-profile vehicles should exercise extreme caution or postpone travel, especially on north to south oriented roads, including I-25. Damage to power lines and buildings will be possible. Power interruptions and power outages may occur. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$ Hodanish
820 WWUS75 KPUB 232208 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 308 PM MST Thu Feb 23 2017 COZ074-075-087-088-232315- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-170223T2300Z/ Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Ft- Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft- Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft- Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft- INCLUDING Cuchara, Stonewall, Weston, Spanish Peaks, Walsenburg, and Trinidad 308 PM MST Thu Feb 23 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...The southern Sangre De Cristo mountains, Huerfano and western Las Animas counties, including Walsenburg, Trinidad and Raton Pass. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A strong jet stream over the area will cause strong westerly winds to develop this morning which will continue into the late afternoon hours. * WIND...westerly 30 to 45 mph with gusts around 60 mph at the lower elevations, and gusts of 75 mph over the mountain areas. * IMPACT...Drivers of high-profile vehicles should exercise extreme caution or postpone travel, especially on north to south oriented roads, including I-25. Damage to power lines and buildings will be possible. Power interruptions and power outages may occur. 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. && $$
180 WWUS75 KPUB 232234 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 334 PM MST Thu Feb 23 2017 COZ074-075-087-088-232345- /O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-170223T2300Z/ Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Ft- Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft- Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft- Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft- INCLUDING Cuchara, Stonewall, Weston, Spanish Peaks, Walsenburg, and Trinidad 334 PM MST Thu Feb 23 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... Winds will gradually decrease across the greater Spanish Peaks region late this afternoon. A cold front will cross the region later this evening bringing much cooler weather to the region. $$ Hodanish
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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.