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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Pueblo, CO

February 14, 2018El Paso County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind warning at Feb 14, 2018, 6:19 AM MST for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 4 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
Feb 14, 2018, 6:19 AM MST (13:19 UTC)
Expired
Feb 14, 2018, 10:06 AM MST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

County El Paso County, CO

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 14, 6:41 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 631 Ssw Air Force Academy, CO63 MPH WIND AT COMMUNITY CENTER AT USAF. ALSO USAF NORTHRIDGE HAD WINDS OF 63 MPH AND USAF CADET AREA HAD WINDS OF 62 MPH.

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, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 160 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2018-02-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2018-02-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2747 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
157 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

023 
WWUS75 KPUB 141319
NPWPUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
619 AM MST Wed Feb 14 2018

COZ084-141800-
/O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0002.180214T1319Z-180214T1800Z/
Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below
7500 Feet-
INCLUDING Black Forest
619 AM MST Wed Feb 14 2018

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING...

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a High Wind
Warning, which is in effect until 11 AM MST this morning. 

* LOCATION...Northern El Paso county mainly along and west of
  interstate 25.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A strong jet stream over the region was
  causing strong winds along the east slopes of the Rampart Range.

* WIND...West to southwest winds of 25 to 50 mph with gusts to 70
  mph

* IMPACT...Strong winds will cause difficult driving conditions
  along I-25 across northern El Paso county. Minor structural
  damage will also be possible.

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
1 follow-up statement
654 
WWUS75 KPUB 141706
NPWPUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1006 AM MST Wed Feb 14 2018

COZ084-141815-
/O.CAN.KPUB.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180214T1800Z/
Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below
7500 Feet-
INCLUDING Black Forest
1006 AM MST Wed Feb 14 2018

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has cancelled the High
Wind Warning. 

Though wind speeds have dropped below warning levels, gusts to 
around 40 or even 50 mph will continue at times through the day.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 14, 3:50 AM MSTWinter Storm WarningPUBChaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache37 hr
Feb 14, 3:50 AM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryPUBAlamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano and 2 more37 hr

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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.