Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2017
Red Flag Warning 28, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Sep 18, 2017, 2:52 PM MDT for 12 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Sep 19, 2017, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 18, 2017, 2:52 PM MDT (20:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 19, 2017, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Sep 19, 2017, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Crowley County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Teller County, CO
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -127 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1874 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
742 WWUS85 KPUB 182052 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 252 PM MDT Mon Sep 18 2017 ...A red flag warning is in effect from noon until 6 pm Tuesday for gusty winds and low humidity values for fire weather zones 221...222 and 226 through 237 which includes Fremont county, the greater Pikes Peak region and all of the southeast Colorado Plains. COZ221-222-226>237-191300- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0001.170919T1800Z-170920T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0028.170919T1800Z-170920T0000Z/ Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument- Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas- Prowers County Including Lamar- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 252 PM MDT Mon Sep 18 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...226...227...228...229...230... 231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning which is in effect from noon to 6 PM MDT Tuesday. the Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 221...222...226...227... 228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 and 237. * Winds...southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...as low as 9 percent. * Temperatures...in the upper 80s to lower 90s. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for the rapid ignition, growth and spread of fires. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are expected. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ Hodanish
3 follow-up statements
778 WWUS85 KPUB 190856 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 256 AM MDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...A red flag warning is in effect from noon until 6 pm today for gusty winds, low humidity and dry fuels...for fire weather zones 221...222 and 226 through 237 which includes Fremont county, Teller county, the I-25 corridor and the southeast plains... COZ221-222-226>237-200000- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0028.170919T1800Z-170920T0000Z/ Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument- Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas- Prowers County Including Lamar- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 256 AM MDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS, FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...226...227...228...229...230...231... 232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 221...222...226...227... 228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 and 237. * Winds...southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...as low as 10 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for the rapid ignition, growth and spread of fires. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are expected. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
249 WWUS85 KPUB 192050 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 250 PM MDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...A red flag warning is in effect until 6 pm today for gusty winds, low humidity and dry fuels...for fire weather zones 221...222 and 226 through 237 which includes Fremont county, Teller county, the I-25 corridor and the southeast plains... COZ221-222-226>237-200000- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-170920T0000Z/ Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument- Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas- Prowers County Including Lamar- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 250 PM MDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222... 226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235... 236 AND 237... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 221...222...226...227... 228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 and 237. * Winds...southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...as low as 6 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for the rapid ignition, growth and spread of fires. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are expected. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ Hodanish
591 WWUS85 KPUB 200000 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 600 PM MDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...The Red Flag Warning that was in effect today for gusty winds, low humidity and dry fuels, for fire weather zones 221, 222 and 226 through 237, including Fremont county, Teller county, the I-25 corridor and the southeast plains, will be allowed to expire at 6 PM MDT... COZ221-222-226>237-200100- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-170920T0000Z/ Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument- Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas- Prowers County Including Lamar- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 600 PM MDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... Conditions are subsiding. They are still near critical levels but will ease through the evening as humidities rise and winds decrease. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 6:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 25 min |
| Sep 17, 6:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 25 min |
| Sep 17, 7:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 30 min | |
| Sep 17, 7:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 33 min | |
| Sep 17, 9:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 65 min |
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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.