Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2021
Red Flag Warning 43, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Nov 15, 2021, 10:10 AM MST for 14 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Nov 16, 2021, 10:00 AM MST. 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
- Nov 15, 2021, 10:10 AM MST (17:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 16, 2021, 10:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2021, 6:00 PM MST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Conejos 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, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:08 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 12:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 278 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
- 3052 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 290 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
314 WWUS85 KPUB 151710 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1010 AM MST Mon Nov 15 2021 ...A Red Flag Warning has been issued from 10 AM to 6 PM Tuesday for gusty winds and low relative humidity for fire weather zones 220 through 222...and 224 through 230...which includes the Upper Arkansas River Valley, Fremont County, Teller County, the southern mountains, the I-25 corridor and the San Luis Valley... COZ222-224>230-161130- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0024.211116T1700Z-211117T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0043.211116T1700Z-211117T0100Z/ Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass- 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- 1010 AM MST Mon Nov 15 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225...226...227...228...229 AND 230... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 10 AM to 6 PM MST Tuesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 222...224...225...226... 227...228...229 and 230. * Winds...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 11 percent. * Impacts...Rapid fire growth will be possible if a fire were to start. * Additional Information...The warning is mainly for elevations below 9000 feet. 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. && $$ COZ220-221-161130- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0043.211116T1700Z-211117T0100Z/ Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County- Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument- 1010 AM MST Mon Nov 15 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 221... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 10 AM to 6 PM MST Tuesday. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 220 and 221. * Winds...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 14 percent. * Impacts...Rapid fire growth will be possible if a fire were to start. * Additional Information...The warning is mainly for elevations below 9000 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
4 follow-up statements
718 WWUS85 KPUB 152143 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 243 PM MST Mon Nov 15 2021 ...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect from 10 AM to 6 PM MST Tuesday for gusty winds and low relative humidity for fire weather zones 220 through 222...and 224 through 230...which includes the Upper Arkansas River Valley, Fremont County, Teller County, the southern mountains, the I-25 corridor and the San Luis Valley... COZ220>222-224>230-161400- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0043.211116T1700Z-211117T0100Z/ Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County- Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument- Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass- 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- 243 PM MST Mon Nov 15 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225...226...227...228...229 AND 230... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 220...221...222...224... 225...226...227...228...229 and 230. * Winds...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 9 percent. * Impacts...Rapid fire growth will be possible if a fire were to start. * Additional Information...The warning is mainly for elevations below 9000 feet. 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. && $$
519 WWUS85 KPUB 161118 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 418 AM MST Tue Nov 16 2021 ...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect from 10 AM to 6 PM MST Tuesday for gusty winds and low relative humidity for fire weather zones 220 through 222...and 224 through 230...which includes the Upper Arkansas River Valley, Fremont County, Teller County, the southern mountains, the I-25 corridor and the San Luis Valley... COZ220>222-224>230-170100- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0043.211116T1700Z-211117T0100Z/ Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County- Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument- Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass- 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- 418 AM MST Tue Nov 16 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225...226...227...228... 229 AND 230... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 220...221...222...224... 225...226...227...228...229 and 230. * Winds...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 10 percent. * Impacts...Rapid fire growth will be possible if a fire were to start. * Additional Information...The warning is mainly for elevations below 9000 feet. 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. && $$
836 WWUS85 KPUB 162154 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 254 PM MST Tue Nov 16 2021 ...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect until 6 PM MST Tuesday for gusty winds and low relative humidity for fire weather zones 220 through 222...and 224 through 230...which includes the Upper Arkansas River Valley, Fremont County, Teller County, the southern mountains, the I-25 corridor and the San Luis Valley... COZ220>222-224>230-170100- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0043.000000T0000Z-211117T0100Z/ Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County- Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument- Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass- 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- 254 PM MST Tue Nov 16 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221... 222...224...225...226...227...228...229 AND 230... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 220...221...222...224... 225...226...227...228...229 and 230. * Winds...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 8 percent. * Impacts...Rapid fire growth will be possible if a fire were to start. * Additional Information...The warning is mainly for elevations below 9000 feet. 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. && $$
793 WWUS85 KPUB 170052 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 552 PM MST Tue Nov 16 2021 ...The Red Flag Warning will be allowed to expire at 6 PM this evening for gusty winds and low relative humidity for fire zones 220 through 222 and 224 through 230...which includes the Upper Arkansas River Valley, Fremont County, Teller County, the southern mountains, the I-25 corridor and the San Luis Valley... COZ220>222-224>230-170200- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0043.000000T0000Z-211117T0100Z/ Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County- Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument- Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass- Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- 552 PM MST Tue Nov 16 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222... 224...225...226...227...228...229 AND 230... Humidity values will gradually increase this evening as gusty winds pull back into the higher elevations. This will bring an end to Red Flag Conditions across the area around 6 PM. A cold front will bring colder temperatures for Wednesday, particularly for the southeast plains. $$
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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.