Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Watches in 2021
High Wind Watch 4, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind watch at Oct 25, 2021, 9:34 PM MDT for 7 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Oct 26, 2021, 5:00 PM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2021, 9:34 PM MDT (03:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 26, 2021, 5:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 26, 2021, 10:59 AM MDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Bent County, CO, Crowley County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:36 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, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 3168 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 293 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 362 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
795 WWUS75 KPUB 260334 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 934 PM MDT Mon Oct 25 2021 COZ084>086-089-093-095>098-261145- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.A.0004.211026T2300Z-211027T0900Z/ Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Feet- Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Feet-Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet- Crowley County-La Junta Vicinity/Otero County- Western Kiowa County-Eastern Kiowa County- Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County-Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County- 934 PM MDT Mon Oct 25 2021 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts in excess of 60 mph possible. * WHERE...El Paso, Pueblo, Crowley, Otero, Bent, Kiowa and Prowers Counties. * WHEN...From Tuesday afternoon through late Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Areas of blowing dust will be possible, producing areas of low visibility on areas highways. Travel on west to east highways will be particularly dangerous due to strong cross winds; this includes Highway 50 and Colorado 96. . 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
096 WWUS75 KPUB 260951 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 351 AM MDT Tue Oct 26 2021 COZ084>086-089-093-095>098-261800- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0004.211026T2300Z-211027T0900Z/ Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Feet- Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Feet-Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet- Crowley County-La Junta Vicinity/Otero County- Western Kiowa County-Eastern Kiowa County- Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County-Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County- 351 AM MDT Tue Oct 26 2021 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts in excess of 60 mph possible. * WHERE...El Paso, Pueblo, Crowley, Otero, Bent, Kiowa and Prowers Counties. * WHEN...From Late this afternoon through late night. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of winds. && $$
101 WWUS75 KPUB 261659 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1059 AM MDT Tue Oct 26 2021 COZ084>086-089-093-095>098-270100- /O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0004.211026T2300Z-211027T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0015.211026T2300Z-211027T0900Z/ Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Feet- Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Feet-Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet- Crowley County-La Junta Vicinity/Otero County- Western Kiowa County-Eastern Kiowa County- Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County-Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County- 1059 AM MDT Tue Oct 26 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...North Northwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Isolated gusts up to 65 to 70 mph are possible. * WHERE...El Paso, Pueblo, Crowley, Otero, Bent, Kiowa and Prowers Counties. * WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 3 AM MDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 10:59 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Kiowa, Las Animas and 3 more | 16 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.