Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2021
High Wind Warning 17, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind warning at Dec 8, 2021, 10:32 AM MST for Costilla County, Huerfano County, Las Animas County, Colorado. It took effect at Dec 8, 2021, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for 11 hr. 5 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
- Dec 8, 2021, 10:32 AM MST (17:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 8, 2021, 5:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2021, 4:02 AM MST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Costilla County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 7:18 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 6 S Colorado City, CO | MESONET STATION CO029 025S066 APACHE CITY. |
| Dec 8, 7:47 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 5 Sw La Veta, CO | MESONET STATION FW8680 LA VETA. |
| Dec 8, 7:55 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 90 | 4 S Weston, CO | AWOS STATION 3CO4 4 S WESTON. |
| Dec 8, 8:08 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 6 Nnw Stonewall, CO | MESONET STATION FW5343 STONEWALL. |
| Dec 8, 9:40 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 6 S Colorado City, CO | MESONET STATION CO029 025S066 APACHE CITY. |
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, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 304 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
- 3026 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
804 WWUS75 KPUB 081732 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1032 AM MST Wed Dec 8 2021 COZ074-075-090145- /O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0005.211209T0000Z-211209T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0017.211209T0000Z-211209T1200Z/ Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- 1032 AM MST Wed Dec 8 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 40 to 60 mph with gusts up to 90 mph expected. * WHERE...The east slopes of the southern Sangre De Cristo mountains. The strongest winds will occur generally south of the Spanish Peaks. * WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 5 AM MST Thursday. The strongest winds will occur generally during the 9 pm through 3 AM time period. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will have the potential to blow down trees and power lines. Power outages may occur. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. 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. && $$ Hodanish
3 follow-up statements
173 WWUS75 KPUB 082146 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 246 PM MST Wed Dec 8 2021 COZ074-075-090700- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0017.211209T0000Z-211209T1200Z/ Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- 246 PM MST Wed Dec 8 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 40 to 60 mph with gusts up to 90 mph expected. * WHERE...The east slopes of the southern Sangre De Cristo mountains. The strongest winds will occur generally south of the Spanish Peaks. * WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 5 AM MST Thursday. The strongest winds will occur generally during the 9 pm through 3 AM time period. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will have the potential to blow down trees and power lines. Power outages may occur. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$
502 WWUS75 KPUB 090538 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1038 PM MST Wed Dec 8 2021 COZ074-075-091200- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-211209T1200Z/ Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- 1038 PM MST Wed Dec 8 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 40 to 60 mph with gusts up to 85 mph. * WHERE...East slopes of the southern Sangre De Cristo mountains. The strongest winds will occur south of the Spanish Peaks. * WHEN...Until 5 AM MST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will have the potential to blow down trees and power lines. Power outages may occur. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles on north south oriented roadways. 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. && $$
657 WWUS75 KPUB 091102 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 402 AM MST Thu Dec 9 2021 COZ074-075-091215- /O.CAN.KPUB.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-211209T1200Z/ Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- 402 AM MST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... The risk for strong and damaging winds over the area has ended, and winds will continue to slowly subside through the morning. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 4:08 AM MST | High Wind Watch | PUB | Costilla, Huerfano, Las Animas | 6 hr |
| Dec 8, 12:54 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 52 hr |
| Dec 8, 12:54 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Chaffee, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 52 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.