Alert archive / Colorado / Dust Storm Warnings in 2021
Dust Storm Warning 5, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this dust storm warning at Apr 6, 2021, 8:41 PM MDT for 5 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 94 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2021, 8:41 PM MDT (02:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2021, 10:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 94 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Prowers County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 8:53 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 4 Wsw Lamar, CO | ASOS STATION KLAA LAMAR AIRPORT. |
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 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 197 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
- 656 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
581
WWUS55 KPUB 070242
DSWPUB
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Dust Storm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
841 PM MDT Tue Apr 6 2021
COC009-011-061-071-099-070415-
/O.NEW.KPUB.DS.W.0005.210407T0241Z-210407T0415Z/
Prowers CO-Baca CO-Kiowa CO-Las Animas CO-Bent CO-
841 PM MDT Tue Apr 6 2021
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a
* Dust Storm Warning for...
Prowers County in southeastern Colorado...
Northern Baca County in southeastern Colorado...
Kiowa County in southeastern Colorado...
East central Las Animas County in southeastern Colorado...
Bent County in southeastern Colorado...
* Until 1015 PM MDT.
* At 841 PM MDT, a dust channel was near John Martin Reservoir, or
24 miles west of Lamar, moving east at 35 mph. 0 visibility has
been reported near Hasty, CO.
HAZARD...Near zero visibility with damaging wind in excess of 60
mph.
SOURCE...Law enforcement.
IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.
Highway 50 has very limited visibility according to law enforcement.
Locations impacted include...
Lamar, Las Animas, Holly, Eads, Granada, Wiley, Sheridan Lake,
Hartman, Haswell, Neeoshe Reservoir, McClave, Chivington, Brandon,
Blue Lake, Towner, Bristol, Sweetwater Reservoir, Two Buttes
Reservoir, Hasty and Neegronda Reservoir.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Dust storms lead to dangerous driving conditions with visibility
reduced to near zero. If driving, avoid dust storms if possible. If
caught in one, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your
foot off the brake.
&&
LAT...LON 3745 10337 3853 10322 3853 10317 3861 10317
3862 10205 3761 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0241Z 252DEG 33KT 3802 10307
$$
KTS2 follow-up statements
719
WWUS55 KPUB 070359
DSWPUB
Dust Storm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
957 PM MDT Tue Apr 6 2021
COC009-071-070407-
/O.CAN.KPUB.DS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210407T0415Z/
Baca CO-Las Animas CO-
957 PM MDT Tue Apr 6 2021
...THE DUST STORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN BACA AND EAST CENTRAL LAS
ANIMAS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The dust storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the
warned area.* Therefore, the dust storm warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3768 10294 3861 10275 3862 10205 3773 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0357Z 252DEG 33KT 3824 10222
$$
COC011-061-099-070415-
/O.CON.KPUB.DS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210407T0415Z/
Prowers CO-Kiowa CO-Bent CO-
957 PM MDT Tue Apr 6 2021
...A DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM MDT FOR
PROWERS...EASTERN KIOWA AND EASTERN BENT COUNTIES...
At 957 PM MDT, a dust channel was 7 miles north of Hartman, or 17
miles northwest of Coolidge, moving east at 40 mph. Near zero
visibility was observed near Hasty, Colorado.
HAZARD...Near zero visibility with damaging wind in excess of 60
mph.
SOURCE...Law enforcement.
IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.
Locations impacted include...
Lamar, Holly, Eads, Granada, Wiley, Sheridan Lake, Hartman, Neeoshe
Reservoir, Chivington, Brandon, Towner, Bristol, Sweetwater
Reservoir, Neegronda Reservoir and Queens Reservoir.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Dust storms lead to dangerous driving conditions with visibility
reduced to near zero. If driving, avoid dust storms if possible. If
caught in one, then pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep
your foot off the brake.
&&
LAT...LON 3768 10294 3861 10275 3862 10205 3773 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0357Z 252DEG 33KT 3824 10222
$$
KTS104 WWUS55 KPUB 070418 DSWPUB Dust Storm Warning National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1018 PM MDT Tue Apr 6 2021 COC011-061-099-070428- /O.EXP.KPUB.DS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210407T0415Z/ Prowers CO-Kiowa CO-Bent CO- 1018 PM MDT Tue Apr 6 2021 ...THE DUST STORM WARNING FOR PROWERS...EASTERN KIOWA AND EASTERN BENT COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED... The dust storm which prompted the warning has weakened. Therefore, the dust storm warning has been allowed to expire. Areas of blowing dust with low visibility will continue at times. LAT...LON 3768 10294 3861 10275 3862 10205 3773 10204 TIME...MOT...LOC 0418Z 252DEG 33KT 3830 10200 $$ KTS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 3:49 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 14 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:58 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Fremont, Kiowa, Rio Grande and 1 more | 11 hr |
| Apr 7, 2:55 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 9 more | 29 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.