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High Wind Warning 7, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind warning at Mar 21, 2021, 1:31 AM MDT for Huerfano County, Colorado. It was in force for 8 hr. 1 report 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
- Mar 21, 2021, 1:31 AM MDT (07:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2021, 10:00 AM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
County Huerfano County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 3:30 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 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 00:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 286 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
- 17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -178 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2979 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 184 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 230 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
812 WWUS75 KPUB 210731 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 131 AM MDT Sun Mar 21 2021 COZ087-211545- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0007.210321T0731Z-210321T1600Z/ Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet- 131 AM MDT Sun Mar 21 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph with the strongest winds occuring west of I-25. * WHERE...Huerfano county including Walsenburg. * WHEN...Until 10 AM MDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Power outages will be possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles on Interstate 25. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest winds will occur in a narrow corridor south of Colorado City to Walsenburg with winds decreasing towards morning. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
194 WWUS75 KPUB 211004 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 404 AM MDT Sun Mar 21 2021 COZ087-211600- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210321T1600Z/ Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet- 404 AM MDT Sun Mar 21 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * WHERE...central and eastern Huerfano County including Walsenburg. * WHEN...Until 10 AM MDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Power outages will be possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles on north south oriented roadways such as I-25. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest winds will occur in a narrow corridor south of Colorado City to Walsenburg with winds decreasing towards morning. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$
212 WWUS75 KPUB 211542 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 942 AM MDT Sun Mar 21 2021 COZ087-211645- /O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210321T1600Z/ Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet- 942 AM MDT Sun Mar 21 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM MDT THIS MORNING... Winds will still be gusty this afternoon but have decreased well below warning criteria. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 4:02 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Pueblo, Teller | 31 hr |
| Mar 21, 4:02 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 5 more | 35 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.