Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2020
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind warning at Jun 7, 2020, 3:54 AM MDT for Kiowa County, Colorado. It took effect at Jun 7, 2020, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 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 7, 2020, 3:54 AM MDT (09:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 7, 2020, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2020, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
County Kiowa County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:58 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 (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 2803 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 412 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 488 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
004 WWUS75 KPUB 070954 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 354 AM MDT Sun Jun 7 2020 COZ095-096-072200- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0005.200607T1800Z-200608T0300Z/ Western Kiowa County-Eastern Kiowa County- 354 AM MDT Sun Jun 7 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Western Kiowa County and Eastern Kiowa County Counties. * WHEN...From noon today to 9 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds can blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles on east west oriented roads. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Red Flag Warning remains in effect for the same area today. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$
2 follow-up statements
118 WWUS75 KPUB 072105 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 305 PM MDT Sun Jun 7 2020 COZ095-096-080300- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-200608T0300Z/ Western Kiowa County-Eastern Kiowa County- 305 PM MDT Sun Jun 7 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * WHERE...Kiowa County. * WHEN...Until 9 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles on east west oriented roadways. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong winds may reduce visibilities at times due to blowing dust. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$
435 WWUS75 KPUB 080304 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 904 PM MDT Sun Jun 7 2020 COZ095-096-080415- /O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-200608T0300Z/ Western Kiowa County-Eastern Kiowa County- 904 PM MDT Sun Jun 7 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... Winds will continue to slowly diminish for the remainder of the evening. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 6:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 47 min |
| Jun 7, 2:48 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 15 more | 32 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.