Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2024
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind warning at Jan 12, 2024, 2:46 PM MST for 11 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jan 12, 2024, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for 18 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
- Jan 12, 2024, 2:46 PM MST (21:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 12, 2024, 5:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2024, 11:00 AM MST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 5:35 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 75 | Monarch Pass, CO | 75 mph wind gust. |
| Jan 13, 3:18 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 6 Sw Westcliffe, CO | Mesonet station CW5478 Westcliffe. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 305 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
- 1382 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 102 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 189 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 309 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
874 WWUS75 KPUB 122146 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 246 PM MST Fri Jan 12 2024 COZ072>075-079-080-082-130600- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0002.240113T0000Z-240113T1800Z/ Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet- Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet- 246 PM MST Fri Jan 12 2024 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY... * WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 75 mph expected. * WHERE...Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Wet Mountains, and Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet. * WHEN...Until 11 AM MST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Periods of snow are expected tonight and while amounts will likely be minor, patchy blowing snow will also be possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$
3 follow-up statements
371 WWUS75 KPUB 130559 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1059 PM MST Fri Jan 12 2024 COZ072>075-079-080-082-131400- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-240113T1800Z/ Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet- Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet- 1059 PM MST Fri Jan 12 2024 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY... * WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 75 mph expected. * WHERE...Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Wet Mountains, and Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet. * WHEN...Until 11 AM MST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$
210 WWUS75 KPUB 131026 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 326 AM MST Sat Jan 13 2024 COZ072>075-079-080-082-131800- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-240113T1800Z/ Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet- Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet- 326 AM MST Sat Jan 13 2024 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 75 mph expected. * WHERE...Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Wet Mountains, and Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet. * WHEN...Until 11 AM MST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile and light weight vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$
046 WWUS75 KPUB 131802 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1102 AM MST Sat Jan 13 2024 COZ072>075-079-080-082-131915- /O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-240113T1800Z/ Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet- Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet- 1102 AM MST Sat Jan 13 2024 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... Damaging winds are no longer expected, though windy conditions with some gusts of 40 to 50 mph will be possible through the afternoon. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 3:59 AM MST | Wind Chill Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 4 days |
| Jan 12, 3:29 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 12 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:29 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 26 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.