Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2021
Red Flag Warning 33, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Sep 19, 2021, 4:21 AM MDT for 7 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Sep 19, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2021, 4:21 AM MDT (10:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 19, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Sep 19, 2021, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Crowley County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 222 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
- 46 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -54 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3978 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 173 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
866 WWUS85 KPUB 191021 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 421 AM MDT Sun Sep 19 2021 ...A Red Flag Warning is in effect from noon until 8 PM MDT today for gusty winds, low relative humidity, and dry fuels for Fire Weather Zones 222, 227, 228, 229, and 230, which includes southern El Paso county, Fremont county, Pueblo county, and parts of Huerfano and Las Animas counties... COZ222-227>230-200200- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0033.210919T1800Z-210920T0200Z/ Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- 421 AM MDT Sun Sep 19 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...227...228...229 AND 230... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds, low relative humidity, and dry fuels which is in effect from noon today to 8 PM MDT this evening. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 222...227...228...229 and 230. * Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 13 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread and growth. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
3 follow-up statements
169 WWUS85 KPUB 191632 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1032 AM MDT Sun Sep 19 2021 ...A Red Flag Warning is in effect from noon until 8 PM MDT today for gusty winds, low relative humidity, and dry fuels for Fire Weather Zones 222, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, and 233, which includes El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo, Otero, Crowley, Las Animas, and parts of Huerfano Counties... COZ226-231>233-200200- /O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0033.210919T1800Z-210920T0200Z/ Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- 1032 AM MDT Sun Sep 19 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...231...232 AND 233... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for for gusty winds, low relative humidity, and dry fuels, which is in effect until 8 PM MDT this evening. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 226...231...232 and 233. * Winds...Southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Timing... * Relative Humidity...As low as 12 percent. * Temperatures...In the mid 80s. * Lightning... * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread and growth. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ COZ222-227>230-200200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0033.210919T1800Z-210920T0200Z/ Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- 1032 AM MDT Sun Sep 19 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...227... 228...229 AND 230... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 222...227...228...229 and 230. * Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 12 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread and growth. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
253 WWUS85 KPUB 192135 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 335 PM MDT Sun Sep 19 2021 ...A Red Flag Warning is in effect from noon until 8 PM MDT today for gusty winds, low relative humidity, and dry fuels for Fire Weather Zones 222, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, and 233, which includes El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo, Otero, Crowley, Las Animas, and parts of Huerfano Counties... COZ222-226>233-200200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-210920T0200Z/ Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- 335 PM MDT Sun Sep 19 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226... 227...228...229...230...231...232 AND 233... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 222...226...227...228... 229...230...231...232 and 233. * Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 12 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread and growth. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
539 WWUS85 KPUB 200212 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 812 PM MDT Sun Sep 19 2021 ...The Red Flag Warning been allowed to expire at 8 PM MDT for Fire Weather Zones 222, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, and 233, which includes El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo, Otero, Crowley, Las Animas, and parts of Huerfano Counties... COZ222-226>233-200315- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-210920T0200Z/ Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- 812 PM MDT Sun Sep 19 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226...227...228...229...230...231... 232 AND 233... * Winds have diminished and relative humidities have improved. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2:45 PM MDT | Freeze Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 24 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.