Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2021
Red Flag Warning 56, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Dec 25, 2021, 2:52 PM MST for 10 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Dec 26, 2021, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 6 hr. 11 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 25, 2021, 2:52 PM MST (21:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 26, 2021, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2021, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Crowley County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:55 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 11:50 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 3 Ese Hoehne, CO | AWOS STATION KTAD TRINIDAD AIRPORT. |
| Dec 26, 1:23 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 4 S Cheraw, CO | ASOS STATION KLHX LA JUNTA AIRPORT. |
| Dec 26, 1:27 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | 3 Ese Hoehne, CO | AWOS STATION KTAD TRINIDAD AIRPORT. |
| Dec 26, 1:55 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 4 S Weston, CO | AWOS STATION 3CO4 4 S WESTON. |
| Dec 26, 1:56 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 9 S Springfield, CO | ASOS STATION KSPD 8 S SPRINGFIELD. |
| Dec 26, 1:59 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 4 Sw Campo, CO | MESONET STATION UCNC2 UTE CANYON. |
| Dec 26, 2:22 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 4 Se Air Force Academy, CO | AWOS STATION KAFF US AIR FORCE ACADEMY. |
| Dec 26, 2:25 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 1 Se Peterson Afb, CO | ASOS STATION KCOS COLORADO SPRINGS AIRPORT. |
| Dec 26, 2:35 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 4 E Crystola, CO | MESONET STATION RRAC2 1 SE RAMPART RSVR. |
| Dec 26, 2:43 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 5 Ne Blende, CO | ASOS STATION KPUB PUEBLO AIRPORT. |
| Dec 26, 3:46 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 1 Se Peterson Afb, CO | ASOS STATION KCOS COLORADO SPRINGS AIRPORT. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 212 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
- 2171 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 109 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 190 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 307 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
403 WWUS85 KPUB 252152 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 252 PM MST Sat Dec 25 2021 ...Red Flag Warning remains in effect until 5 PM today for gusty winds, low relative humidity, and dry fuels for Fire Weather Zones 222, 226, 227, and 228, which includes El Paso, Pueblo, and Fremont Counties... ...Red Flag Warning has been issued from 11 am until 5 pm MST Sunday for very strong winds, low relative humidity, and dry fuels for Fire Weather Zones 226 through 237, which includes El Paso, Pueblo, Huerfano, Las Animas, Crowley, Otero, Kiowa, Bent, Prowers, and Baca Counties... COZ226>228-261400- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0031.211226T1800Z-211227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0056.211226T1800Z-211227T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0055.000000T0000Z-211226T0000Z/ Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- 252 PM MST Sat Dec 25 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227 AND 228... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY FOR FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227 AND 228... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for dry fuels, strong winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 11 AM to 5 PM MST Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 226...227 and 228. * Winds...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 15 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. && $$ COZ229>237-261400- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0031.211226T1800Z-211227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0056.211226T1800Z-211227T0000Z/ Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas- Prowers County Including Lamar- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 252 PM MST Sat Dec 25 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY FOR FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230...231... 232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for dry fuels, strong winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 11 AM to 5 PM MST Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 229...230...231...232... 233...234...235...236 and 237. * Winds...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 14 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ COZ222-260000- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0055.000000T0000Z-211226T0000Z/ Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- 252 PM MST Sat Dec 25 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 222. * Winds...Southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 17 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
294 WWUS85 KPUB 252342 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 442 PM MST Sat Dec 25 2021 ...Red Flag Warning is in effect from 11 am until 5 pm MST Sunday for very strong winds, low relative humidity, and dry fuels for Fire Weather Zones 226 through 237, which includes El Paso, Pueblo, Huerfano, Las Animas, Crowley, Otero, Kiowa, Bent, Prowers, and Baca Counties... COZ226>228-261545- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0055.000000T0000Z-211226T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0056.211226T1800Z-211227T0000Z/ Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- 442 PM MST Sat Dec 25 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226... 227 AND 228... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227 AND 228... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 226...227 and 228. * Winds...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 15 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ COZ222-260045- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0055.000000T0000Z-211226T0000Z/ Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- 442 PM MST Sat Dec 25 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222... Critical fire weather conditions are no longer being observed, therefore the Red Flag Warning has been allowed to expire. $$ COZ229>237-261545- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0056.211226T1800Z-211227T0000Z/ Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas- Prowers County Including Lamar- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 442 PM MST Sat Dec 25 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229... 230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 229...230...231...232... 233...234...235...236 and 237. * Winds...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 14 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
498 WWUS85 KPUB 261041 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 341 AM MST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...Red Flag Warning remains in effect from 11 am until 5 pm MST Sunday for very strong winds, low relative humidity, and dry fuels for Fire Weather Zones 226 through 237, which includes El Paso, Pueblo, Huerfano, Las Animas, Crowley, Otero, Kiowa, Bent, Prowers, and Baca Counties... COZ226>237-270000- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0056.211226T1800Z-211227T0000Z/ 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- Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas- Prowers County Including Lamar- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 341 AM MST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228...229...230...231...232... 233...234...235...236 AND 237... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 226...227...228...229... 230...231...232...233...234...235...236 and 237. * Winds...Southwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 15 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for very 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. && $$
209 WWUS85 KPUB 262145 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 245 PM MST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...Red Flag Warning remains in effect until 5 pm MST Sunday for very strong winds and low relative humidity for Fire Weather Zones 226 through 237, which includes El Paso, Pueblo, Huerfano, Las Animas, Crowley, Otero, Kiowa, Bent, Prowers, and Baca counties... COZ226>237-270000- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0056.000000T0000Z-211227T0000Z/ Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas- Prowers County Including Lamar- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 245 PM MST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233... 234...235...236 AND 237... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 226...227...228...229... 230...231...232...233...234...235...236 and 237. * Winds...West 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 15 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for very rapid rates of fire growth and spread. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
623 WWUS85 KPUB 262342 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 442 PM MST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...Red Flag Warning will expire at 5 pm for El Paso, Pueblo, Huerfano, Las Animas, Crowley, Otero, Kiowa, Bent, Prowers, and Baca counties...... COZ226>237-270045- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0056.000000T0000Z-211227T0000Z/ 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- Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas- Prowers County Including Lamar- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 442 PM MST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235... 236 AND 237... Critical fire weather conditions will decrease as humidity values begin to increase as temperatures across the plains gradually decrease. Humidity values are expected to rise to 20 percent or grater by 6 pm. West-southwest winds will also gradually decrease after the sun sets, however, it will remain breezy at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 25 mph through the early evening hours. $$ Hodanish
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 5:05 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 10 min |
| Dec 25, 3:28 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 11 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:32 AM MST | High Wind Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont and 6 more | 12 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:39 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo | 13 hr |
| Dec 25, 2:56 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 4 days |
| Dec 25, 2:56 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 4 days |
| Dec 25, 3:02 PM MST | High Wind Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 10 more | 27 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.