Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2018
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind warning at Feb 17, 2018, 12:19 AM MST for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 7 hr. 8 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 17, 2018, 12:19 AM MST (07:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2018, 7:00 AM MST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:22 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 17, 1:34 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 4 Ese Air Force Academy, CO | |
| Feb 17, 1:50 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 85 | 3 Wsw Air Force Academy, CO | |
| Feb 17, 2:01 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 3 Ene Manitou Springs, CO | |
| Feb 17, 2:26 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | 3 Ssw Air Force Academy, CO | |
| Feb 17, 2:55 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 80 | Pikes Peak Summit, CO | MESONET STATION PIKES, PIKES PEAK SUMMIT. |
| Feb 17, 3:14 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 1 Nw Air Force Academy, CO | |
| Feb 17, 3:28 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 74 | 1 Wnw Air Force Academy, CO | MESONET STATION AFA03, 1 WNW AIR FORCE ACADEMY. |
| Feb 17, 3:30 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 5 S Air Force Academy, CO | MESONET STATION D3529, 5 S AIR FORCE ACADEMY. |
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, 7.3 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2055 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 384 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
398 WWUS75 KPUB 170719 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1219 AM MST Sat Feb 17 2018 COZ084-085-171400- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0003.180217T0719Z-180217T1400Z/ Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Feet- Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Feet- INCLUDING Black Forest, Colorado Springs, and Peterson AFB 1219 AM MST Sat Feb 17 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM MST THIS MORNING... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect until 7 AM MST this morning. * LOCATION...El Paso County, generally along and west of Interstate 25. * CAUSE AND TIMING...a strong jet will move across the area this morning helping to produce strong winds at the surface. * WIND...west 20 to 30 with gusts near 60 mph. * IMPACT...strong winds will cause difficult driving conditions along I-25 across 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
998 WWUS75 KPUB 171104 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 404 AM MST Sat Feb 17 2018 COZ084-085-171915- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.A.0001.180218T0600Z-180218T1500Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180217T1400Z/ Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Feet- Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Feet- INCLUDING Black Forest, Colorado Springs, and Peterson AFB 404 AM MST Sat Feb 17 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a High Wind Watch, which is in effect from this evening through Sunday morning. * LOCATION...El Paso County, generally along and west of Interstate 25. * CAUSE AND TIMING...a strong jet will move across the area through tonight with strong downslope winds expected. * WIND...west 20 to 30 with gusts near 60 mph for this morning. West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts in excess of 65 mph late tonight into Sunday morning. * IMPACT...strong winds will cause difficult driving conditions along I-25 across El Paso County. Minor structural damage will also be possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. A High Wind Watch means there is the potential for a hazardous high wind event. Sustained winds of at least 40 mph, or gusts of 58 mph or stronger may occur. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts. && $$ COZ072>075-078>082-087-088-171915- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.A.0001.180218T0600Z-180218T1500Z/ Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet- Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet- Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet- Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between 7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet- Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet- Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet- INCLUDING La Veta Pass, Poncha Pass, Blanca Peak, Cuchara, Stonewall, Weston, Spanish Peaks, Silver Cliff, Westcliffe, Rye, Woodland Park, Pikes Peak, Walsenburg, and Trinidad 404 AM MST Sat Feb 17 2018 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a High Wind Watch, which is in effect from this evening through Sunday morning. * LOCATION...the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the Wet Mountains and Wet Mountain Valley, Teller County and the Rampart Range, Huerfano County and Western Las Animas. * CAUSE AND TIMING...a strong jet will move across the area tonight with strong downslope winds expected. * WIND...west winds over the mountains 30 to 40 mph with gusts in excess of 75 mph, while lower elevation areas see west winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts in excess of 60 mph. * IMPACT...strong winds will cause difficult driving conditions along Interstate 25 corridor. Minor structural damage will also be possible. 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. && $$
637 WWUS75 KPUB 171354 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 654 AM MST Sat Feb 17 2018 COZ084-085-172200- /O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180217T1400Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0001.180218T0600Z-180218T1500Z/ Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Feet- Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Feet- INCLUDING Black Forest, Colorado Springs, and Peterson AFB 654 AM MST Sat Feb 17 2018 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM MST THIS MORNING... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a High Wind Watch, which is in effect from this evening through Sunday morning. * LOCATION...El Paso County, generally along and west of Interstate 25. * CAUSE AND TIMING...a strong jet will move across the area through tonight with strong downslope winds expected. * WIND...west winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts in excess of 65 mph late tonight into Sunday morning. * IMPACT...strong winds will cause difficult driving conditions along I-25 across El Paso County. Minor structural damage will also be possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Watch means there is the potential for a hazardous high wind event. Sustained winds of at least 40 mph, or gusts of 58 mph or stronger may occur. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts. && $$ COZ072>075-078>082-087-088-172200- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0001.180218T0600Z-180218T1500Z/ Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet- Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet- Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet- Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between 7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet- Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet- Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet- INCLUDING La Veta Pass, Poncha Pass, Blanca Peak, Cuchara, Stonewall, Weston, Spanish Peaks, Silver Cliff, Westcliffe, Rye, Woodland Park, Pikes Peak, Walsenburg, and Trinidad 654 AM MST Sat Feb 17 2018 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * LOCATION...the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the Wet Mountains and Wet Mountain Valley, Teller County and the Rampart Range, Huerfano County and Western Las Animas. * CAUSE AND TIMING...a strong jet will move across the area tonight with strong downslope winds expected. * WIND...west winds over the mountains 30 to 40 mph with gusts in excess of 75 mph, while lower elevation areas see west winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts in excess of 60 mph. * IMPACT...strong winds will cause difficult driving conditions along Interstate 25 corridor. Minor structural damage will also be possible. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 4:04 AM MST | High Wind Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 5 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:18 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 5 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:23 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande | 11 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:53 PM MST | High Wind Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 5 more | 45 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:55 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 65 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:55 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 8 more | 65 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:25 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, El Paso and 8 more | 27 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.