Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2020
Red Flag Warning 65, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Oct 20, 2020, 3:23 PM MDT for 5 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Oct 21, 2020, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Oct 20, 2020, 3:23 PM MDT (21:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 21, 2020, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 21, 2020, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Chaffee County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Lake County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:22 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 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 229 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
- 3503 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 216 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 352 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
753 WWUS85 KPUB 202123 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 323 PM MDT Tue Oct 20 2020 ...A Red Flag Warning in effect from noon to 7 pm MDT Wednesday for gusty winds and low relative humidity for fire weather zone 220... ...A Fire Weather Watch in effect from Thursday morning through Thursday evening for gusty winds, low humidity values and dry fuels for fire weather zones 220...222...224...225... 228 through 230...233 and 237, which includes the San Luis Valley, the Sangre de Cristo and Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Lake, Chaffee, Fremont, Pueblo, Huerfano, Las Animas and Baca Counties... COZ220-211330- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0065.201021T1800Z-201022T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0045.201022T1600Z-201023T0100Z/ Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County- 323 PM MDT Tue Oct 20 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220... 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 7 PM MDT Wednesday. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 220. * Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 10 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. 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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ COZ222-224-225-228>230-233-237-211330- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0045.201022T1600Z-201023T0100Z/ Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 323 PM MDT Tue Oct 20 2020 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225...228...229...230...233 AND 237... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 222...224...225...228... 229...230...233 and 237. * Winds...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 10 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$
3 follow-up statements
503 WWUS85 KPUB 211001 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 401 AM MDT Wed Oct 21 2020 ...A Red Flag Warning is now in effect from noon to 7 pm MDT Wednesday for gusty winds, low relative humidity and dry fuels for fire weather zones 220...221 and 222 which includes Lake, Chaffee, Fremont and Teller Counties... ...A Fire Weather Watch remains in effect from Thursday morning through Thursday evening for gusty winds, low humidity values and dry fuels for fire weather zones 220...222...224...225... 228 through 230...233 and 237, which includes the San Luis Valley, the Sangre de Cristo and Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Lake, Chaffee, Fremont, Pueblo, Huerfano, Las Animas and Baca Counties... COZ222-220215- /O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0065.201021T1800Z-201022T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0045.201022T1600Z-201023T0100Z/ Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- 401 AM MDT Wed Oct 21 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds, low relative humidity and dry fuels, which is in effect from noon today to 7 PM MDT this evening. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 222. * Winds...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...5 to 10 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. 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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ COZ221-220100- /O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0065.201021T1800Z-201022T0100Z/ Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument- 401 AM MDT Wed Oct 21 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 221... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds, low relative humidity and dry fuels, which is in effect from noon today to 7 PM MDT this evening. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 221. * Winds...Southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...10 to 15 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ COZ220-220215- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0065.201021T1800Z-201022T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0045.201022T1600Z-201023T0100Z/ Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County- 401 AM MDT Wed Oct 21 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 220. * Winds...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * Relative Humidity...10 to 15 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. 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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ COZ224-225-228>230-233-237-220215- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0045.201022T1600Z-201023T0100Z/ San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 401 AM MDT Wed Oct 21 2020 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...225...228...229... 230...233 AND 237... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 224...225...228...229... 230...233 and 237. * Winds...West 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...10 to 15 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$
945 WWUS85 KPUB 212106 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 306 PM MDT Wed Oct 21 2020 ...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect until 7 pm MDT this evening for gusty winds, low relative humidity and dry fuels for fire weather zones 220...221 and 222 which includes Lake, Chaffee, Fremont and Teller Counties... ...A Red Flag Warning has been issued from 10 am MDT to 7 pm MDT Thursday for gusty winds, low humidity values and dry fuels for fire weather zones 220...222...224...225...228 through 230...233 and 237, which includes the San Luis Valley, the Sangre de Cristo and Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Lake, Chaffee, Fremont, Pueblo, Huerfano, Las Animas and Baca Counties... COZ220-222-221315- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0045.201022T1600Z-201023T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0066.201022T1600Z-201023T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0065.000000T0000Z-201022T0100Z/ Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County-Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- 306 PM MDT Wed Oct 21 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 222... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 222... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds, low humidity values and dry fuels, which is in effect from 10 AM to 7 PM MDT Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 220 and 222. * Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 11 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. 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. && $$ COZ224-225-228>230-233-237-221315- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0045.201022T1600Z-201023T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0066.201022T1600Z-201023T0100Z/ San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 306 PM MDT Wed Oct 21 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...225...228... 229...230...233 AND 237... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds, low humidity values and dry fuels, which is in effect from 10 AM to 7 PM MDT Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 224...225...228...229... 230...233 and 237. * Winds...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 10 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ COZ221-220100- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0065.000000T0000Z-201022T0100Z/ Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument- 306 PM MDT Wed Oct 21 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 221... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 221. * Winds...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 10 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. 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. && $$
041 WWUS85 KPUB 220046 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 646 PM MDT Wed Oct 21 2020 ...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect from 10 am MDT to 7 pm MDT Thursday for gusty winds, low humidity values and dry fuels for fire weather zones 220...222...224...225...228 through 230... 233 and 237, which includes the San Luis Valley, the Sangre de Cristo and Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Lake, Chaffee, Fremont, Pueblo, Huerfano, Las Animas and Baca Counties... COZ220-222-221700- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0065.000000T0000Z-201022T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0066.201022T1600Z-201023T0100Z/ Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County-Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- 646 PM MDT Wed Oct 21 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 222... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 222... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 220 and 222. * Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 10 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ COZ221-220200- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0065.000000T0000Z-201022T0100Z/ Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument- 646 PM MDT Wed Oct 21 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 221... The Red Flag Warning for Teller County and the Pikes Peak area will expire at 7 PM. $$ COZ224-225-228>230-233-237-221700- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0066.201022T1600Z-201023T0100Z/ San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 646 PM MDT Wed Oct 21 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...225...228...229...230...233 AND 237... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 224...225...228...229... 230...233 and 237. * Winds...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 10 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 3:56 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer and 7 more | 35 hr |
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Red Flag Warnings in Colorado, 2020Every red flag warning in 2020
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.