Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2021
Red Flag Warning 53, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Dec 21, 2021, 3:02 PM MST for 4 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Dec 22, 2021, 10:00 AM MST. It was in force for 7 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
- Dec 21, 2021, 3:02 PM MST (22:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 22, 2021, 10:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2021, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 219 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
- 3611 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
451 WWUS85 KPUB 212202 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 302 PM MST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect until 5 PM this afternoon for gusty winds and low relative humidity for fire weather zones 221, 222, 225, 229 and 230 which includes Teller and Fremont Counties, the Wets and Sangre De Cristo Mountains and the southern I-25 corridor of Huerfano and western Las Animas Counties... ...A Red Flag Warning has been issued from 10 AM Wednesday morning through 5 PM Wednesday afternoon for gusty winds and low relative humidity for fire weather zones 221, 222 and 229 which includes Teller, Fremont and Huerfano Counties... COZ226-212315- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.A.0030.211222T1700Z-211223T0000Z/ Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- 302 PM MST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has cancelled the Fire Weather Watch. While humidity values are forecast to be low, winds will be marginally strong for much of northern El Paso County Wednesday afternoon. Areas west of I-25 should keep an eye on conditions, as spotty critical fire weather conditions will still be possible. $$ COZ221-222-229-221415- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0030.211222T1700Z-211223T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0053.211222T1700Z-211223T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0052.000000T0000Z-211222T0000Z/ Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument- Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- 302 PM MST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221, 222 AND 229... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 229... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 10 AM to 5 PM MST Wednesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 221...222 and 229. * Winds...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...5 to 10 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ COZ225-230-220000- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0052.000000T0000Z-211222T0000Z/ Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- 302 PM MST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 225 AND 230... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 225 and 230. * Winds...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Relative Humidity...5 to 10 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
864 WWUS85 KPUB 220034 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 534 PM MST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...The Red Flag Warning for fire weather zones 221, 222, 225, 229 and 230 has expired, due to an increase in humidity and decreasing winds... ...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect from 10 AM Wednesday morning through 5 PM Wednesday afternoon for gusty winds and low relative humidity for fire weather zones 221, 222 and 229 which includes Teller, Fremont and Huerfano Counties... COZ221-222-229-221645- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0053.211222T1700Z-211223T0000Z/ Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument- Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- 534 PM MST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 229... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 221...222 and 229. * Winds...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 7 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
231 WWUS85 KPUB 220041 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 541 PM MST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect from 10 AM Wednesday morning through 5 PM Wednesday afternoon for gusty winds and low relative humidity for fire weather zones 221, 222 and 229 which includes Teller, Fremont and Huerfano Counties... COZ221-222-229-221645- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0053.211222T1700Z-211223T0000Z/ Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument- Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- 541 PM MST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 229... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 221...222 and 229. * Winds...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 7 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. 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. && $$
679 WWUS85 KPUB 221055 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 355 AM MST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect from 10 AM through 5 PM today for gusty winds and low relative humidity for fire weather zones 221, 222 and 229 which includes Teller, Fremont and Huerfano Counties... COZ221-222-229-230000- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0053.211222T1700Z-211223T0000Z/ Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument- Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- 355 AM MST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 229... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 221...222 and 229. * Winds...West 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 7 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
325 WWUS85 KPUB 222154 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 254 PM MST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect until 5 PM today for gusty winds and low relative humidity for fire weather zones 221, 222 and 229 which includes Teller, Fremont and Huerfano Counties... COZ221-222-229-230000- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0053.000000T0000Z-211223T0000Z/ Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument- Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- 254 PM MST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 229... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 221...222 and 229. * Winds...West 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...5 to 10 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. 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. && $$
191 WWUS85 KPUB 230001 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 501 PM MST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...A Red Flag Warning has been extended until 7 PM today for gusty winds and low relative humidity for fire weather zones 229 which includes Huerfano County... COZ229-230200- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0053.000000T0000Z-211223T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0054.211223T0001Z-211223T0200Z/ Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- 501 PM MST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMDITY, AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR |GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMDITY, AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds, low relative humidity, and dry fuels, which is in effect until 7 PM MST this evening. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 229. * Winds...West 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 7 percent. * Temperatures...Around 50. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ COZ221-222-230115- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0053.000000T0000Z-211223T0000Z/ Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument- Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- 501 PM MST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMDITY, AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 222... Winds have calmed below Red Flag Warning threshold, there for the Red Flag Warning has been allowed to expire. $$
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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.