Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2018
Red Flag Warning 39, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at May 18, 2018, 4:14 AM MDT for Baca County, Las Animas County, Colorado. It took effect at May 18, 2018, 2:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 18, 2018, 4:14 AM MDT (10:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 18, 2018, 2:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- May 18, 2018, 2:41 PM MDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Baca County, CO, Las Animas County, CO
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 273 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
- 695 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -217 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1805 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 319 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
205 WWUS85 KPUB 181014 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 414 AM MDT Fri May 18 2018 ...A Red Flag Warning has been issued from 2 pm this afternoon until 7 pm this evening for gusty winds and low humidity values along with dry fuels for fire weather zones 233 and 237, which includes Baca county and eastern Las Animas county... COZ233-237-190100- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0039.180518T2000Z-180519T0100Z/ Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 414 AM MDT Fri May 18 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 233 AND 237... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 2 PM this afternoon to 7 PM MDT this evening. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 233 and 237. * Winds...South 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 8 percent. * Temperatures...In the 80s. * 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 either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ Hodanish
1 follow-up statement
171 WWUS85 KPUB 182041 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 241 PM MDT Fri May 18 2018 ...Red Flag Warning has been Cancelled... COZ233-237-182145- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-180519T0100Z/ Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 241 PM MDT Fri May 18 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 233 AND 237... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has cancelled the Red Flag Warning. A cold front pushed farther south than previously expected. Consequently, Red Flag conditions are no longer expected. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 34 min |
| May 18, 2:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont | 29 min |
| May 18, 2:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 25 min |
| May 18, 2:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 35 min |
| May 18, 2:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont | 31 min |
| May 18, 2:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 35 min |
| May 18, 3:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 48 min |
| May 18, 3:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont, Pueblo | 38 min |
| May 18, 3:24 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 2 hr |
| May 18, 3:47 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 94 min |
| May 18, 3:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 51 min |
| May 18, 3:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont, Pueblo | 35 min |
| May 18, 4:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 29 min |
| May 18, 4:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Las Animas, Otero | 50 min |
| May 18, 5:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 36 min |
| May 18, 5:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Otero | 46 min |
| May 18, 5:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Fremont, Pueblo | 26 min |
| May 18, 5:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 36 min |
| May 18, 5:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Las Animas | 35 min |
| May 18, 5:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Fremont, Pueblo | 46 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.