Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2018
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind warning at Mar 3, 2018, 3:00 PM MST for 7 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Mar 4, 2018, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 12 hr. 3 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
- Mar 3, 2018, 3:00 PM MST (22:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 4, 2018, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2018, 11:00 PM MST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 1:59 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 4 N Walsenburg, CO | MESONET STATION K4V1, 4 N WALSENBURG. |
| Mar 4, 3:18 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Alamosa Airport, CO | ASOS STATION ALS, ALAMOSA AIRPORT. |
| Mar 4, 4:24 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | La Veta Pass, CO | AWOS STATION VTP, LA VETA PASS. |
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, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 294 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
- 3621 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
843 WWUS75 KPUB 032200 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 300 PM MST Sat Mar 3 2018 COZ073-075-040600- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0005.180304T1800Z-180305T0600Z/ Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- INCLUDING Blanca Peak and Spanish Peaks 300 PM MST Sat Mar 3 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect from 11 AM to 11 PM MST Sunday. * LOCATION...All of the Sangre De Cristo mountains above 11,000 feet. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A strong jet stream will move across the region tomorrow afternoon and evening. * WIND...30 to 50 mph with gusts to 75 mph. * IMPACT...significant blowing snow and tree blow downs will be possible. Anyone who is hiking in the high country should be prepared for extreme winter conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected. && $$
6 follow-up statements
414 WWUS75 KPUB 040533 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1033 PM MST Sat Mar 3 2018 COZ073-075-041400- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0005.180304T1800Z-180305T0600Z/ Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- INCLUDING Blanca Peak and Spanish Peaks 1033 PM MST Sat Mar 3 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY... * LOCATION...All of the Sangre De Cristo mountains above 11,000 feet. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A strong jet stream will move across the region tomorrow afternoon and evening. * WIND...30 to 50 mph with gusts to 75 mph. * IMPACT...Significant blowing snow and tree blow downs will be possible. Anyone who is hiking in the high country should be prepared for extreme winter conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected. && $$
622 WWUS75 KPUB 041056 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 356 AM MST Sun Mar 4 2018 COZ073-075-041900- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0005.180304T1800Z-180305T0600Z/ Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- INCLUDING Blanca Peak and Spanish Peaks 356 AM MST Sun Mar 4 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...All of the Sangre De Cristo mountains above 11,000 feet. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A strong jet stream will move across the region this afternoon and evening. * WIND...30 to 50 mph with gusts to 75 mph. * IMPACT...Significant blowing snow and tree blow downs will be possible. Anyone who is hiking in the high country should be prepared for extreme winter conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected. && $$
614 WWUS75 KPUB 041744 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1044 AM MST Sun Mar 4 2018 COZ073-075-050145- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0005.180304T1800Z-180305T0600Z/ Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- INCLUDING Blanca Peak and Spanish Peaks 1044 AM MST Sun Mar 4 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...All of the Sangre De Cristo mountains above 11,000 feet. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A strong jet stream will move across the region this afternoon and evening. * WIND...30 to 50 mph with gusts to 75 mph. * IMPACT...Significant blowing snow and tree blow downs will be possible. Anyone who is hiking in the high country should be prepared for extreme winter conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected. && $$
452 WWUS75 KPUB 042157 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 257 PM MST Sun Mar 4 2018 COZ073-075-050600- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-180305T0600Z/ Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- INCLUDING Blanca Peak and Spanish Peaks 257 PM MST Sun Mar 4 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...All of the Sangre De Cristo mountains above 11,000 feet. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A strong jet stream will move across the region this afternoon and evening. * WIND...30 to 50 mph with gusts to 75 mph. * IMPACT...Significant blowing snow and tree blow downs will be possible. Anyone who is hiking in the high country should be prepared for extreme winter conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected. && $$
325 WWUS75 KPUB 050402 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 902 PM MST Sun Mar 4 2018 COZ073-075-050600- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-180305T0600Z/ Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- INCLUDING Blanca Peak and Spanish Peaks 902 PM MST Sun Mar 4 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...All of the Sangre De Cristo mountains above 11,000 feet. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A strong jet stream will move across the region through this evening. * WIND...30 to 50 mph with gusts to 75 mph. * IMPACT...Significant blowing snow will be possible. Anyone who is hiking in the high country should be prepared for extreme winter conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected. && $$
118 WWUS75 KPUB 050601 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1101 PM MST Sun Mar 4 2018 COZ073-075-050715- /O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-180305T0600Z/ Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- INCLUDING Blanca Peak and Spanish Peaks 1101 PM MST Sun Mar 4 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... It will remain windy overnight, however wind gusts are not expected to exceed 75 mph. Therefore the high wind warning for the higher peaks of the Sangre De Cristo mountains has been allowed to expired. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 3:12 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 41 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:06 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Chaffee, Lake, Saguache | 37 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:14 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 20 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.