Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2018
Red Flag Warning 47, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Jun 9, 2018, 4:35 AM MDT for 20 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jun 10, 2018, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 11 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
- Jun 9, 2018, 4:35 AM MDT (10:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 10, 2018, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2018, 9:05 PM MDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Bent County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Crowley County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Lake County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Mineral County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:36 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
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 250 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
- 39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -152 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4602 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
519 WWUS85 KPUB 091035 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 435 AM MDT Sat Jun 9 2018 ...A Red Flag Warning has been issued from noon today until 8 pm mdt this evening for gusty winds, low relative humidity, high Haines indices and dry fuels for fire weather zone 224, which includes the San Luis Valley... ...A Red Flag Warning has been issued for Sunday morning through Sunday evening, for gusty winds, low relative humidity, high Haines Indices and dry fuels for fire weather zones 220 through 236, which includes the Eastern San Juan and La Garita mountains, Chaffee and Lake counties, the San Luis Valley, the Wet Mountains, the Wet Mountain Valley, the Sangre de Cristo Mountains as well as Fremont, Custer, Teller, El Paso, Pueblo, Huerfano, Las Animas, Crowley, Otero, Kiowa, Bent and Prowers counties... COZ224-100245- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0037.180610T1600Z-180611T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0047.180610T1600Z-180611T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0046.180609T1800Z-180610T0200Z/ San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- 435 AM MDT Sat Jun 9 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds, low relative humidity, high Haines indices and dry fuels, which is in effect from noon today to 8 PM MDT this evening. A Red Flag Warning has also been issued from 10 AM to 10 PM MDT Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 224. * Winds...Today...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Sunday...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 8 percent. * Haines Index...6 or a high potential for large plume dominated fire growth. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for the rapid growth and spread of fires are anticipated. 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. && $$ COZ220>223-225>236-100245- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0037.180610T1600Z-180611T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0047.180610T1600Z-180611T0400Z/ Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County- Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument- Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- Eastern San Juan Mountains and La Garita Mountains Including Wolf Creek Pass and Creede- Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass- Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas- Prowers County Including Lamar- 435 AM MDT Sat Jun 9 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...225...226...227... 228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235 AND 236... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning which is in effect from 10 AM to 10 PM MDT Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 220...221...222...223... 225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234... 235 and 236. * Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 8 percent. * Haines Index...6 or a high potential for large plume dominated fire growth. * Impacts...Conditions favorable for the rapid growth and spread of fires are anticipated. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
280 WWUS85 KPUB 092106 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 306 PM MDT Sat Jun 9 2018 ...A Red Flag Warning is in effect until 8 pm MDT this evening for gusty winds, low relative humidity, high Haines indices and dry fuels for fire weather zone 224, which includes the San Luis Valley... ...A Red Flag Warning will also be in effect from Sunday morning into Sunday evening, for gusty winds, low relative humidity, high Haines Indices and dry fuels for fire weather zones 220 through 236, which includes the Eastern San Juan and La Garita mountains, Chaffee and Lake counties, the San Luis Valley, the Wet Mountains, the Wet Mountain Valley, the Sangre de Cristo Mountains as well as Fremont, Custer, Teller, El Paso, Pueblo, Huerfano, Las Animas, Crowley, Otero, Kiowa, Bent and Prowers counties... COZ224-101315- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0046.000000T0000Z-180610T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0047.180610T1600Z-180611T0400Z/ San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- 306 PM MDT Sat Jun 9 2018 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 224. * Winds...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts around 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 8 percent. * Haines Index...6 or a high potential for large plume dominated fire growth. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for the rapid growth and spread of fires are anticipated. 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. && $$ COZ220>223-225>236-101315- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0047.180610T1600Z-180611T0400Z/ Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County- Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument- Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- Eastern San Juan Mountains and La Garita Mountains Including Wolf Creek Pass and Creede- Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass- Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas- Prowers County Including Lamar- 306 PM MDT Sat Jun 9 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...225...226... 227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235 AND 236... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 220...221...222...223... 225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234... 235 and 236. * Winds...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with wind gusts around 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 8 percent. * Haines Index...6 or a high potential for large plume dominated fire growth. * Impacts...Conditions favorable for the rapid growth and spread of fires are anticipated. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
356 WWUS85 KPUB 100153 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 753 PM MDT Sat Jun 9 2018 ...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect from 10 AM until 10 PM Sunday, for gusty winds, low relative humidity, high Haines Indices and dry fuels for fire weather zones 220 through 236, which includes the Eastern San Juan and La Garita mountains, Chaffee and Lake counties, the San Luis Valley, the Wet Mountains, the Wet Mountain Valley, the Sangre de Cristo Mountains as well as Fremont, Custer, Teller, El Paso, Pueblo, Huerfano, Las Animas, Crowley, Otero, Kiowa, Bent and Prowers counties... COZ224-101800- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0046.000000T0000Z-180610T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0047.180610T1600Z-180611T0400Z/ San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- 753 PM MDT Sat Jun 9 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 224. * Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 8 percent. * Haines Index...6 or a high potential for large plume dominated fire growth. * 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. && $$ COZ220>223-225>236-101800- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0047.180610T1600Z-180611T0400Z/ Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County- Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument- Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- Eastern San Juan Mountains and La Garita Mountains Including Wolf Creek Pass and Creede- Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass- Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas- Prowers County Including Lamar- 753 PM MDT Sat Jun 9 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...225... 226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235 AND 236... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 220...221...222...223... 225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234... 235 and 236. * Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 8 percent. * Haines Index...6 or a high potential for large plume dominated fire growth. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for the rapid growth and spread of fires. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
660 WWUS85 KPUB 101030 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 430 AM MDT Sun Jun 10 2018 ...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect from 10 AM until 10 PM today, for gusty winds, low relative humidity, high Haines Indices and dry fuels for fire weather zones 220 through 236, which includes the Eastern San Juan and La Garita mountains, Chaffee and Lake counties, the San Luis Valley, the Wet Mountains, the Wet Mountain Valley, the Sangre de Cristo Mountains as well as Fremont, Custer, Teller, El Paso, Pueblo, Huerfano, Las Animas, Crowley, Otero, Kiowa, Bent and Prowers counties... COZ220>236-110400- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0047.180610T1600Z-180611T0400Z/ Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County- Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument- Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- Eastern San Juan Mountains and La Garita Mountains Including Wolf Creek Pass and Creede- San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass- Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas- Prowers County Including Lamar- 430 AM MDT Sun Jun 10 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222... 223...224...225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233... 234...235 AND 236... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 220...221...222...223... 224...225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233... 234... 235 and 236. * Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 7 percent. * Haines Index...6 or a high potential for large plume dominated fire growth. * 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. && $$
873 WWUS85 KPUB 102105 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 305 PM MDT Sun Jun 10 2018 ...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect until 10 PM this evening, due to gusty winds, low relative humidity, high Haines Indices and dry fuels over fire weather zones 220 through 236, which includes the Eastern San Juan and La Garita mountains, Chaffee and Lake counties, the San Luis Valley, the Wet Mountains, the Wet Mountain Valley, the Sangre de Cristo Mountains as well as Fremont, Custer, Teller, El Paso, Pueblo, Huerfano, Las Animas, Crowley, Otero, Kiowa, Bent and Prowers counties... COZ220>236-110400- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0047.000000T0000Z-180611T0400Z/ Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County- Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument- Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- Eastern San Juan Mountains and La Garita Mountains Including Wolf Creek Pass and Creede- San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass- Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas- Prowers County Including Lamar- 305 PM MDT Sun Jun 10 2018 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...224... 225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234... 235 AND 236... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 220...221...222...223... 224...225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233... 234... 235 and 236. * Winds...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts around 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 7 percent. * Haines Index...6 or a high potential for large plume dominated fire growth. * 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. && $$
507 WWUS85 KPUB 110305 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 905 PM MDT Sun Jun 10 2018 ...Red Flag Warning Cancelled... COZ220>236-110415- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0047.000000T0000Z-180611T0400Z/ Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County- Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument- Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- Eastern San Juan Mountains and La Garita Mountains Including Wolf Creek Pass and Creede- San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass- Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas- Prowers County Including Lamar- 905 PM MDT Sun Jun 10 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...224...225...226... 227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235 AND 236... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has cancelled the Red Flag Warning. Winds have decreased and humidities are slowly increasing. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 4:35 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 15 hr |
| Jun 9, 2:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 26 min |
| Jun 9, 2:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 25 min |
| Jun 9, 4:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 45 min | |
| Jun 9, 5:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 21 min |
Nearby
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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.