Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2020
Red Flag Warning 72, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Nov 13, 2020, 11:48 AM MST for 9 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Nov 14, 2020, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 6 hr. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2020, 11:48 AM MST (18:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 14, 2020, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Nov 14, 2020, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Crowley County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:46 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 11:14 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 5 Ne Blende, CO | |
| Nov 14, 12:25 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 S Cheraw, CO | |
| Nov 14, 12:26 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 Wsw Lamar, CO | |
| Nov 14, 1:49 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 9 S Springfield, CO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 206 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
- 3877 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
369 WWUS85 KPUB 131848 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1148 AM MST Fri Nov 13 2020 ...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect until 5 pm MST today for gusty winds and low relative humidity for fire weather zones 229 and 230...which includes Huerfano and western Las Animas Counties... ...A Red Flag Warning has been issued from 11 am to 5 pm MST Saturday for gusty winds and low relative humidity for fire weather zones 227...228...and 230 through 237...which includes southern El Paso...Pueblo...Las Animas...Crowley...Otero... Kiowa...Bent...Prowers and Baca Counties... COZ230-141100- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0048.201114T1800Z-201115T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0072.201114T1800Z-201115T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0071.000000T0000Z-201114T0000Z/ Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- 1148 AM MST Fri Nov 13 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 230... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 230... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 11 AM to 5 PM MST Saturday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 230. * Winds...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 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. && $$ COZ227-228-231>233-235-237-141100- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0048.201114T1800Z-201115T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0072.201114T1800Z-201115T0000Z/ Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Bent County Including Las Animas- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 1148 AM MST Fri Nov 13 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...228...231...232...233...235 AND 237... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 11 AM to 5 PM MST Saturday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 227...228...231...232... 233...235 and 237. * Winds...Northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 14 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ COZ234-236-141100- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0072.201114T1800Z-201115T0000Z/ Kiowa County Including Eads-Prowers County Including Lamar- 1148 AM MST Fri Nov 13 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 234 AND 236... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 11 AM to 5 PM MST Saturday. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 234 and 236. * Winds...Northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 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. && $$ COZ229-140000- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0071.000000T0000Z-201114T0000Z/ Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- 1148 AM MST Fri Nov 13 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 229. * Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 12 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
6 follow-up statements
165 WWUS85 KPUB 132150 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 250 PM MST Fri Nov 13 2020 ...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect until 5 pm MST today for gusty winds and low relative humidity for fire weather zones 229 and 230...which includes Huerfano and western Las Animas Counties... ...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect from 11 am to 5 pm MST Saturday for gusty winds and low relative humidity for fire weather zones 227...228...and 230 through 237...which includes southern El Paso...Pueblo...Las Animas...Crowley...Otero... Kiowa...Bent...Prowers and Baca Counties... COZ230-141400- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0071.000000T0000Z-201114T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0072.201114T1800Z-201115T0000Z/ Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- 250 PM MST Fri Nov 13 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 230... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 230... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 230. * Winds...West 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 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. && $$ COZ229-140000- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0071.000000T0000Z-201114T0000Z/ Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- 250 PM MST Fri Nov 13 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 229. * Winds...Southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 12 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ COZ227-228-231>237-141400- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0072.201114T1800Z-201115T0000Z/ Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- 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- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 250 PM MST Fri Nov 13 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...228...231...232...233...235 AND 237... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 227...228...231...232... 233...234...235...236 and 237. * Winds...Northwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 13 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. && $$
542 WWUS85 KPUB 132353 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 453 PM MST Fri Nov 13 2020 ...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect from 11 am to 5 pm MST Saturday for gusty winds and low relative humidity for fire weather zones 227...228...and 230 through 237...which includes southern El Paso...Pueblo...Las Animas...Crowley...Otero... Kiowa...Bent...Prowers and Baca Counties... COZ230-141600- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0071.000000T0000Z-201114T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0072.201114T1800Z-201115T0000Z/ Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- 453 PM MST Fri Nov 13 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 230... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 230... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 230. * Winds...West 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 11 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ COZ229-140100- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0071.000000T0000Z-201114T0000Z/ Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- 453 PM MST Fri Nov 13 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229... $$ COZ227-228-231>237-141600- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0072.201114T1800Z-201115T0000Z/ Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas- Prowers County Including Lamar- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 453 PM MST Fri Nov 13 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...228...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 227...228...231...232... 233...234...235...236 and 237. * Winds...Northwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 13 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
571 WWUS85 KPUB 132358 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 458 PM MST Fri Nov 13 2020 ...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect from 11 am to 5 pm MST Saturday for gusty winds and low relative humidity for fire weather zones 227...228...and 230 through 237...which includes southern El Paso...Pueblo...Las Animas...Crowley...Otero... Kiowa...Bent...Prowers and Baca Counties... COZ227-228-230>237-141600- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0072.201114T1800Z-201115T0000Z/ Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- 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- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 458 PM MST Fri Nov 13 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...228...230...231...232...233...234...235... 236 AND 237... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 227...228...230...231... 232...233...234...235...236 and 237. * Winds...Northwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 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. && $$
960 WWUS85 KPUB 141053 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 353 AM MST Sat Nov 14 2020 ...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect from 11 am to 5 pm MST Saturday for gusty winds, low relative humidity and dry fuels for fire weather zones 227...228...and 230 through 237...which includes southern El Paso...Pueblo...Las Animas...Crowley...Otero... Kiowa...Bent...Prowers and Baca Counties... COZ227-228-230>237-150000- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0072.201114T1800Z-201115T0000Z/ Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas- Prowers County Including Lamar- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 353 AM MST Sat Nov 14 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...228...230...231...232...233...234... 235...236 AND 237... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 227...228...230...231... 232...233...234...235...236 and 237. * Winds...Northwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph. * Relative Humidity...10 to 15 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
761 WWUS85 KPUB 142156 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 256 PM MST Sat Nov 14 2020 ...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect until 5 pm MST Saturday for gusty winds, low relative humidity and dry fuels for fire weather zones 227...228...and 230 through 237...which includes southern El Paso...Pueblo...Las Animas...Crowley... Otero... Kiowa...Bent...Prowers and Baca Counties... COZ227-228-230>237-150000- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0072.000000T0000Z-201115T0000Z/ Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- 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- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 256 PM MST Sat Nov 14 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...228...230...231...232...233...234...235... 236 AND 237... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 227...228...230...231... 232...233...234...235...236 and 237. * Winds...Northwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 12 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. && $$
818 WWUS85 KPUB 142349 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 449 PM MST Sat Nov 14 2020 ...The Red Flag Warning for today will expire at 5 PM... COZ227-228-230>237-150100- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0072.000000T0000Z-201115T0000Z/ Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas- Prowers County Including Lamar- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 449 PM MST Sat Nov 14 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...228...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... Temperatures are cooling and humidities are rising, and thus the Red Flag Warning will be allowed to expire at 5 PM. It will continue to be breezy to windy through the early evening hours, but then the winds will decrease. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 11:29 AM MST | High Wind Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 15 more | 33 hr |
| Nov 13, 11:34 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Chaffee, Lake, Saguache | 23 hr |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.