Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2021
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind warning at Jan 30, 2021, 3:48 AM MST for Baca County, Colorado. It took effect at Jan 30, 2021, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 10 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
- Jan 30, 2021, 3:48 AM MST (10:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 30, 2021, 5:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2021, 2:43 PM MST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
County Baca County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 191 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 8:56 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 9 S Springfield, CO | ASOS STATION KSPD 8 S SPRINGFIELD. |
| Jan 30, 9:41 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 9 S Springfield, CO | |
| Jan 30, 9:59 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 4 Sw Campo, CO | MESONET STATION UCNC2 UTE CANYON. |
| Jan 30, 10:59 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 Sw Campo, CO | MESONET STATION UCNC2 UTE CANYON. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 240 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
- 3319 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 139 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
813 WWUS75 KPUB 301048 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 348 AM MST Sat Jan 30 2021 COZ099-301900- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0003.210130T1200Z-210130T2200Z/ Springfield Vicinity/Baca County- 348 AM MST Sat Jan 30 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Baca County. * WHEN...Until 3 PM MST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Areas of blowing dust are possible across the warned area. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
429 WWUS75 KPUB 301854 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1154 AM MST Sat Jan 30 2021 COZ099-302200- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210130T2200Z/ Springfield Vicinity/Baca County- 1154 AM MST Sat Jan 30 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph, with gusts of 55 to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Baca County. * WHEN...Until 3 PM MST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$
706 WWUS75 KPUB 302143 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 243 PM MST Sat Jan 30 2021 COZ099-302245- /O.CAN.KPUB.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210130T2200Z/ Springfield Vicinity/Baca County- 243 PM MST Sat Jan 30 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... Gusty northerly winds over Baca County are no longer expected to meet high wind criteria. However, the winds will still be 30 to 40 mph with gusts of 45 to 50 mph into the early evening hours. $$
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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.