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High Wind Watch 6, NWS Pueblo, CO

March 30, 202512 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind watch at Mar 30, 2025, 1:50 PM MDT for 12 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Apr 1, 2025, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 30, 2025, 1:50 PM MDT (19:50 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 1, 2025, 6:00 AM MDT
Expired
Mar 31, 2025, 1:56 PM MDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

Counties Alamosa County, CO, Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind watch went out at Mar 30, 11:49 AM MDT, 2 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 11:49 AM MDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 30, 4:49 AM MDT, 9 hours 1 minute before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
449 AM MDT Sun Mar 30 2025

COZ058>089-093>099-311100-
Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet-
Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet-
Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet-
Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Feet-
Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet-
Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet-
Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet-
La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below
10000 Feet-Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Alamosa  Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Southern San Luis Valley-
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-
Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500 Feet-
Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Feet-
Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet-
Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between
7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet-
Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County-
Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below
7500 Feet-
Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range
Below 7400 Feet-Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet-
Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet-
Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet-
Crowley County-La Junta Vicinity/Otero County-
Eastern Las Animas County-Western Kiowa County-
Eastern Kiowa County-Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County-
Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County-Springfield Vicinity/Baca County-
449 AM MDT Sun Mar 30 2025

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east
central...south central and southeast Colorado.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A few thunderstorms will be possible late this afternoon and into
the evening hours, generally along and north of highway 50. The main
threat from any thunderstorm activity will be cloud to ground
lightning and hail to the size of peas.

Some light snow accumulations will be possible, especially along the
Continental Divide. Accumulations of one to two inches will be
possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

High fire danger will exist across southern Colorado due to strong
winds and low humidity values Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, from
the San Luis Valley, east across the the Plains. The strongest
winds are expected Tuesday, where gusts in excess of 50 to 60 mph
are forecast. Any fires that start could grow rapidly. In addition
to the high fire danger on Tuesday areas of blowing dust and
strong cross winds on north-south highways will produce hazardous
travel conditions.

Periods of snow will be possible along the Continental Divide
through Thursday. Some accumulations are possible.

A significant storm system looks to impact southern Colorado
beginning Friday. Heavy precipitation looks possible including
heavy snowfall over the Mountains.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will
be possible over portions of the region.

34/88

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 30, 8:14 AM MDT, 5 hours 36 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 29, 6:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero36 min
Mar 29, 6:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero33 min
Mar 29, 7:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero27 min
Mar 29, 7:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent26 min
Mar 29, 7:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso20 min
Mar 29, 8:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso29 min
Mar 29, 9:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso29 min
Mar 30, 3:06 AM MDTFire Weather WatchPUBBaca, Bent, Crowley, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas and 3 more24 hr
Mar 30, 3:06 AM MDTRed Flag WarningPUBAlamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero and 3 more42 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.