Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2024
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Mar 30, 2024, 3:44 AM MDT for 10 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Mar 31, 2024, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 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
- Mar 30, 2024, 3:44 AM MDT (09:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 31, 2024, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2024, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 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 09:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 3:26 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 6 Ese Weston, CO | Mesonet station CUHC2 Bosque. |
| Mar 31, 4:05 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 8 S Fountain, CO | Mesonet station FW6605 Founatin. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 328 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
- 3100 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
903 WWUS85 KPUB 300944 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 344 AM MDT Sat Mar 30 2024 COZ229-230-310145- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0012.240331T1700Z-240401T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0013.240331T1700Z-240401T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0012.240330T1700Z-240331T0100Z/ Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- 344 AM MDT Sat Mar 30 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229 AND 230... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 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 11 AM this morning to 7 PM MDT this evening. A Red Flag Warning has also been issued from 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 229 and 230. * Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 13 percent. * Impacts... 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. && $$ COZ233-237-310145- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0012.240331T1700Z-240401T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0013.240331T1700Z-240401T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0012.240330T1700Z-240331T0100Z/ Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 344 AM MDT Sat Mar 30 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 233 AND 237... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 233 AND 237... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 233 and 237. * Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 11 percent. * Impacts... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ COZ227-228-231-232-234>236-310145- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0012.240331T1700Z-240401T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0013.240331T1700Z-240401T0300Z/ Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas- Prowers County Including Lamar- 344 AM MDT Sat Mar 30 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227, 228, 231, 232, 234, 235, AND 236... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 227, 228, 231, 232, 234, 235 and 236. * Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 11 percent. * Impacts... 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
850 WWUS85 KPUB 302047 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 247 PM MDT Sat Mar 30 2024 COZ226-311300- /O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0013.240331T1700Z-240401T0300Z/ Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- 247 PM MDT Sat Mar 30 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Sunday. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 226. * Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 15 percent. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ COZ229-230-233-237-311300- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-240331T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0013.240331T1700Z-240401T0300Z/ Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 247 PM MDT Sat Mar 30 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229, 230, 233, AND 237... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229, 230, 233, AND 237... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 229, 230, 233 and 237. * Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 11 percent. 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. && $$ COZ227-228-231-232-234>236-311300- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0013.240331T1700Z-240401T0300Z/ Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas- Prowers County Including Lamar- 247 PM MDT Sat Mar 30 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227, 228, 231, 232, 234, 235, AND 236... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 227, 228, 231, 232, 234, 235 and 236. * Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 11 percent. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
840 WWUS85 KPUB 310301 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 901 PM MDT Sat Mar 30 2024 COZ226>237-311915- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0013.240331T1700Z-240401T0300Z/ 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- 901 PM MDT Sat Mar 30 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY 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 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 11 percent. 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. && $$
979 WWUS85 KPUB 310949 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 349 AM MDT Sun Mar 31 2024 COZ226>237-010200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0013.240331T1700Z-240401T0300Z/ Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas- Prowers County Including Lamar- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 349 AM MDT Sun Mar 31 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, AND 237... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236 and 237. * Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 10 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
611 WWUS85 KPUB 312052 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 252 PM MDT Sun Mar 31 2024 COZ226>237-010300- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240401T0300Z/ 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- 252 PM MDT Sun Mar 31 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING 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 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 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. && $$
189 WWUS85 KPUB 010248 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 848 PM MDT Sun Mar 31 2024 COZ226>237-010400- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240401T0300Z/ Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas- Prowers County Including Lamar- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 848 PM MDT Sun Mar 31 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, AND 237... Humidity values have begun to recover across the Plains, with values now running above 15 percent. Winds continue to be gusty, and will continue to be gusty through midnight, especially along the lee slopes of the Sangre de Cristo range, down into the Interstate 25 corridor. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2:43 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont and 5 more | 60 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.