Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Watches in 2021
High Wind Watch 5, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this high wind watch at Oct 26, 2021, 3:06 AM MDT for 7 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Oct 26, 2021, 6:00 PM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2021, 3:06 AM MDT (09:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 26, 2021, 6:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 26, 2021, 9:51 AM MDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Counties Elbert County, CO, Lincoln County, CO, Logan County, CO, Phillips County, CO, Sedgwick County, CO, Washington County, CO, Weld County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:08 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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 31 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
- 3168 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 293 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 362 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
741 WWUS75 KBOU 260906 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Denver CO 306 AM MDT Tue Oct 26 2021 COZ042-048>051-262115- /O.NEW.KBOU.HW.A.0005.211027T0000Z-211027T0600Z/ Northeast Weld County-Logan County-Washington County-Sedgwick County-Phillips County- Including the cities of Sterling, Pawnee Buttes, Stoneham, Ovid, Cope, Holyoke, Otis, Crook, Julesburg, Grover, Amherst, Briggsdale, Sedgwick, Merino, Last Chance, Haxtun, Peetz, Raymer, and Akron 306 AM MDT Tue Oct 26 2021 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...Logan County, Northeast Weld County, Phillips County, Sedgwick County and Washington County Counties. * WHEN...This evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ COZ046-047-262115- /O.NEW.KBOU.HW.A.0005.211027T0000Z-211027T0900Z/ North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County-Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County- Including the cities of Punkin Center, Karval, Hugo, Matheson, Forder, Limon, Agate, and Kutch 306 AM MDT Tue Oct 26 2021 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County and Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County Counties. * WHEN...From this evening through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service, visit https://weather.gov/bou Danielson
1 follow-up statement
852 WWUS75 KBOU 261551 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Denver CO 951 AM MDT Tue Oct 26 2021 COZ042-048>051-270230- /O.UPG.KBOU.HW.A.0005.211027T0000Z-211027T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.HW.W.0007.211027T0000Z-211027T0600Z/ Northeast Weld County-Logan County-Washington County-Sedgwick County-Phillips County- Including the cities of Sterling, Pawnee Buttes, Stoneham, Ovid, Cope, Holyoke, Otis, Crook, Julesburg, Grover, Amherst, Briggsdale, Sedgwick, Merino, Last Chance, Haxtun, Peetz, Raymer, and Akron 951 AM MDT Tue Oct 26 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * WHERE...Logan, Northeast Weld, Phillips, Sedgwick, and Washington Counties. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to Midnight MDT tonight. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ COZ046-047-270230- /O.UPG.KBOU.HW.A.0005.211027T0000Z-211027T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.HW.W.0007.211027T0000Z-211027T0900Z/ North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County-Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County- Including the cities of Punkin Center, Karval, Hugo, Matheson, Forder, Limon, Agate, and Kutch 951 AM MDT Tue Oct 26 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * WHERE...North and eastern Elbert County Below 6000 Feet and Lincoln County. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 3 AM MDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ COZ044-270230- /O.NEW.KBOU.HW.W.0007.211027T0000Z-211027T0600Z/ Morgan County- Including the cities of Wiggins, Brush, Fort Morgan, and Goodrich 951 AM MDT Tue Oct 26 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Morgan County. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to Midnight MDT tonight. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service, visit https://weather.gov/bou Meier
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 3:12 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln, Washington | 15 hr |
| Oct 26, 9:51 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick and 2 more | 14 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Watches in Colorado, 2021Every high wind watch in 2021
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.