Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Watches in 2017
High Wind Watch 2, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind watch at Jan 10, 2017, 4:27 AM MST for 11 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jan 10, 2017, 2:00 PM MST. It was in force for 39 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 10, 2017, 4:27 AM MST (11:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 10, 2017, 2:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Jan 10, 2017, 2:39 PM MST
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:24 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 262 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
- 2074 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
093 WWUS75 KPUB 101127 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 427 AM MST TUE JAN 10 2017 COZ072>075-079>082-087-088-101930- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.A.0002.170110T2100Z-170111T1200Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...WOODLAND PARK... PIKES PEAK...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 427 AM MST TUE JAN 10 2017 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * LOCATION...TELLER COUNTY AND THE RAMPART RANGE INCLUDING PIKES PEAK...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR INCLUDING WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR THIS EVENING. * WIND...WEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH. * IMPACT...DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO TREES...POWER POLES AND ROOFS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE OVERTURNED. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
276 WWUS75 KPUB 101855 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1155 AM MST TUE JAN 10 2017 COZ072>075-079>082-087-088-110300- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0002.170110T2100Z-170111T1200Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...WOODLAND PARK... PIKES PEAK...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 1155 AM MST TUE JAN 10 2017 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * LOCATION...TELLER COUNTY AND THE RAMPART RANGE INCLUDING PIKES PEAK...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR INCLUDING WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR THIS EVENING. * WIND...WEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH. * IMPACT...DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO TREES...POWER POLES AND ROOFS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE OVERTURNED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
524 WWUS75 KPUB 102139 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 239 PM MST TUE JAN 10 2017 COZ072>075-079>082-087-088-110700- /O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0002.000000T0000Z-170111T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0002.170111T0400Z-170111T1900Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...WOODLAND PARK... PIKES PEAK...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 239 PM MST TUE JAN 10 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST WEDNESDAY. THIS UPGRADES AND REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE EAST SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS OUT TO THE I-25 CORRIDOR FROM THE PALMER DIVIDE SOUTH TO NEW MEXICO...FAVORING AREAS WEST OF I-25. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL FORCE STRONG WINDS DOWN THE EAST SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. * WIND...WESTERLY 30 TO 50 GUSTING TO BETWEEN 60 AND 80 MPH...MAINLY WEST OF I-25. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH SOUTH RUNNING ROADS SUCH AS I-25 DUE TO STRONG WIND GUSTS AND FLYING DEBRIS. TREE DAMAGE...PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. FLYING DEBRIS COULD CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...TREE DAMAGE...PROPERTY DAMAGE...POWER OUTAGES AND PERSONAL INJURY. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID TRAVEL DURING THE HIGH WIND EVENT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH CROSSWINDS ARE AT PARTICULAR RISK. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE WHEEL AT ALL TIMES AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN SHIFTS IN WIND SPEED OR DIRECTION. WATCH FOR AND OBEY ANY TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS. AVOID GOING OUTDOORS DURING HIGH WINDS. TREES...POWER LINES OR FLYING DEBRIS COULD INJURE YOU. INSTEAD...WAIT OUT THE STORM INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING...AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && $$ COZ078-083>086-110700- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0002.170111T0400Z-170111T1900Z/ WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET- INCLUDING...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...CANON CITY...PENROSE... BLACK FOREST...COLORADO SPRINGS...PETERSON AFB...PUEBLO 239 PM MST TUE JAN 10 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATION...THE EAST SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS OUT TO THE I-25 CORRIDOR FROM THE PALMER DIVIDE SOUTH TO NEW MEXICO...FAVORING AREAS WEST OF I-25. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL FORCE STRONG WINDS DOWN THE EAST SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. * WIND...WESTERLY 30 TO 50 GUSTING TO BETWEEN 60 AND 80 MPH...MAINLY WEST OF I-25. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH SOUTH RUNNING ROADS SUCH AS I-25 DUE TO STRONG WIND GUSTS AND FLYING DEBRIS. TREE DAMAGE...PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. FLYING DEBRIS COULD CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...TREE DAMAGE...PROPERTY DAMAGE...POWER OUTAGES AND PERSONAL INJURY. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID TRAVEL DURING THE HIGH WIND EVENT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH CROSSWINDS ARE AT PARTICULAR RISK. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE WHEEL AT ALL TIMES AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN SHIFTS IN WIND SPEED OR DIRECTION. WATCH FOR AND OBEY ANY TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS. AVOID GOING OUTDOORS DURING HIGH WINDS. TREES...POWER LINES OR FLYING DEBRIS COULD INJURE YOU. INSTEAD...WAIT OUT THE STORM INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING...AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2:39 PM MST | High Wind Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 5 more | 21 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:11 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 33 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.