Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Watches in 2021
High Wind Watch 1, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind watch at Feb 6, 2021, 4:01 AM MST for 12 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Feb 6, 2021, 11:00 PM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2021, 4:01 AM MST (11:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 6, 2021, 11:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Feb 6, 2021, 12:07 PM MST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Lake County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:01 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, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 260 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
- 2537 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
409 WWUS75 KPUB 061101 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 401 AM MST Sat Feb 6 2021 COZ060-061-072>075-078>082-087-061915- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.A.0001.210207T0600Z-210207T1500Z/ Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet- Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet- Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet- Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between 7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet- Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet- 401 AM MST Sat Feb 6 2021 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 75 mph possible. * WHERE...the Sawatch Mountains, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Wet Mountains, the Wet Mountain Valley, the upper Huerfano River Basin and Teller County. * WHEN...From this evening through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile and light weight vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strong winds will produce areas of blowing snow, especially over Monarch and La Veta Passes. The blowing snow could significantly reduce visibilities producing hazardous travel conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of winds. && $$
1 follow-up statement
530 WWUS75 KPUB 061907 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1207 PM MST Sat Feb 6 2021 COZ060-061-072>075-078>082-087-070315- /O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0001.210207T0600Z-210207T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0004.210207T0600Z-210207T1500Z/ Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet- Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet- Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet- Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between 7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet- Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet- 1207 PM MST Sat Feb 6 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST SUNDAY... * WHAT...For the mountains...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 75 mph expected. For the southern I-25 corridor area from Colorado City south to near Trinidad...winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 60 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central and southeast Colorado. * WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 8 AM MST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 6:34 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Chaffee, Lake, Saguache | 9 hr |
| Feb 6, 12:07 PM MST | High Wind Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 6 more | 23 hr |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.