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High Wind Warning 9, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this high wind warning at Apr 12, 2022, 9:18 AM MDT for Elbert County, Lincoln County, Colorado. It took effect at Apr 12, 2022, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 2 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
- Apr 12, 2022, 9:18 AM MDT (15:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 12, 2022, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 12, 2022, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Counties Elbert County, CO, Lincoln County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 6:12 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 3 S Cedar Point, CO | MESONET STATION CO066 CEDAR POINT. |
| Apr 12, 7:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 1 E Limon, CO | ASOS STATION KLIC LIMON. |
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, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 96 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
- 2697 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 81 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 285 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
521 WWUS75 KBOU 121518 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Denver CO 918 AM MDT Tue Apr 12 2022 COZ046-047-130100- /O.NEW.KBOU.HW.W.0009.220412T1600Z-220413T0100Z/ North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County-Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County- Including the cities of Punkin Center, Karval, Hugo, Matheson, Forder, Limon, Agate, and Kutch 918 AM MDT Tue Apr 12 2022 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Limon, and Southern Lincoln County. * WHEN...Until 7 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Strong winds will likely lead to rapid fire growth of any new fire. Blowing dust will reduce visibility to less than a quarter mile in places. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Avoid outdoor burning or any activity that may cause sparks. The strong winds will likely fuel rapid fire growth. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service, visit https://weather.gov/bou Hanson
1 follow-up statement
597 WWUS75 KBOU 130055 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Denver CO 655 PM MDT Tue Apr 12 2022 COZ046-047-130200- /O.EXP.KBOU.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-220413T0100Z/ North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County-Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County- Including the cities of Punkin Center, Karval, Hugo, Matheson, Forder, Limon, Agate, and Kutch 655 PM MDT Tue Apr 12 2022 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... The threat has ended. $$ For more information from the National Weather Service, visit https://weather.gov/bou Bowen
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 3:13 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 12 hr |
| Apr 12, 3:01 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 28 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.