Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2018
Red Flag Warning 40, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at May 22, 2018, 3:00 PM MDT for 5 counties in Colorado. It took effect at May 23, 2018, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 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
- May 22, 2018, 3:00 PM MDT (21:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 23, 2018, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- May 23, 2018, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 190 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:03 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 279 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
- 2650 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
822 WWUS85 KPUB 222100 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 300 PM MDT Tue May 22 2018 ...A Red Flag Warning has been issued for Noon until 8 PM Wednesday for gusty winds, low humidity levels and dry fuels for fire weather zone 224 which includes the San Luis Valley... COZ224-231300- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0031.180523T1800Z-180524T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0040.180523T1800Z-180524T0200Z/ San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- 300 PM MDT Tue May 22 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon to 8 PM MDT Wednesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 224. * Winds...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 13 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for the rapid 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
938 WWUS85 KPUB 230946 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 346 AM MDT Wed May 23 2018 ...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect from noon until 8 PM today for gusty winds, low humidity and dry fuels for fire weather zone 224 which includes the San Luis Valley... COZ224-240200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0040.180523T1800Z-180524T0200Z/ San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- 346 AM MDT Wed May 23 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 224. * Winds...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 13 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for the rapid ignition, growth and spread of fires. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and dry fuels may contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
971 WWUS85 KPUB 232100 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 300 PM MDT Wed May 23 2018 ...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect until 8 PM today for gusty winds, low humidity and dry fuels for fire weather zone 224 which includes the San Luis Valley... COZ224-240200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-180524T0200Z/ San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- 300 PM MDT Wed May 23 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 224. * Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 13 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 either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and dry fuels may contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
818 WWUS85 KPUB 240150 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 750 PM MDT Wed May 23 2018 ...A Red Flag Warning for gusty winds, low humidity and dry fuels for fire weather zone 224 which includes the San Luis Valley, will expire at 8 PM MDT... COZ224-240300- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-180524T0200Z/ San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- 750 PM MDT Wed May 23 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... Gusty southwest winds across the San Luis Valley have diminished. This, along with cooling temperatures and increasing humidity levels, will allow for the Red Flag Warning to expire at 8 PM, MDT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 6:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 38 min | |
| May 21, 7:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 45 min | |
| May 22, 10:42 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 4 hr |
| May 22, 1:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 38 min |
| May 22, 2:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 44 min |
| May 22, 2:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 44 min |
| May 22, 3:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 38 min |
| May 22, 4:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 44 min |
| May 22, 4:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero | 35 min |
| May 22, 5:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 47 min |
| May 22, 5:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 42 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.