High winds, gusting to around 70 mph, affected the higher terrain of the central and southeast mountains of Colorado. No known damage occurred.
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High winds, gusting to around 70 mph, affected the higher terrain of the central and southeast mountains of Colorado. No known damage occurred.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Sep 16, 4:27 AM MST, 33 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 527 AM MDT SAT SEP 16 2006 .SHORT TERM... (TODAY AND TONIGHT) ...HIGH WINDS AND A KILLING FREEZE... FIRST SIGNIFICANT FALL SYSTEM CROSSING THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL BRING PLENTY OF IMPORTANT IMPACTS TO SOUTHERN COLORADO. FIRST IS THE HIGH WIND THREAT. A HIGH WIND WARNING WILL GO INTO EFFECT FOR TODAY STARTING AT 6AM...WITH THE BEST WINDOW PROBABLY 12-18Z. MAIN IMPACT WILL BE FELT ABOVE 11K IN THE SAWATCH RANGE...THE MOSQUITOS...PIKES PEAK...TELLER COUNTY AND THE NORTHERN SANGRES. HOWEVER...A FEW HIGH WIND BURSTS POSSIBLE BELOW 11K IN THESE AREAS. LOOKING FOR PEAK GUSTS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 70 MPH AS A 100+ KT SPEED MAX CROSSES CENTRAL COLORADO 12-18Z. REMAINING MOUNTAIN AREAS COULD SEE GUSTS TO 60+ MPH. ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...NO REAL MECHANISM FOR BRINGING THESE EXTREME WINDS TO THE SURFACE IS EVIDENT. HOWEVER...BRUTE FORCE MIXING SHOULD BRING DOWN 40-50 MPH WIND GUSTS ONCE DIURNAL MIXING GETS UNDERWAY. BOULDER ALSO HAS A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THEIR MOUNTAINS BORDERING OURS TO THE NORTH. AFTER THE WINDS GO BY...THE CONCERN WILL SHIFT TO A KILLING FREEZE EXPECTED IN THE SAN LUIS VALLEY TONIGHT. ALL GUIDANCE NUMBERS ARE COMING IN VERY COLD...WITH TEMPS DROPPING BELOW THE FREEZING MARK SOMETIME AFTER 2AM. THE MET GUIDANCE...WHICH I CONSIDER MOST RELIABLE IN THIS CASE...SAYS 21F AT THE ALAMOSA AIRPORT SUNDAY MORNING. THE MAV GUIDANCE SAYS 26F. THE RETIRED NGM GUIDANCE (LEAST RELIABLE) SAYS 31F. POINT IS...ALL SAY BELOW FREEZING. IM GOING WITH THE MET GUIDANCE WHICH MEANS A KILLING FREEZE FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY TONIGHT. I INTENTIONALLY USE THE TERM KILLING FREEZE...AS THE GROWING SEASON OVER THERE IS CONSIDERED TO CONTINUE UNTIL OCTOBER 1ST. SO...RESIDENTS OF THE VALLEY WILL NEED TO PROTECT THEIR CROPS/PLANTS TONIGHT (AND PROBABLY FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL NIGHTS) SHOULD THEY WISH TO KEEP THINGS GROWING. ALTHOUGH WE DO NOT ISSUE FREEZE WARNINGS FOR THE REMAINING MOUNTAIN/HIGH VALLEY AREAS OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT CONSIDERED AGRICULTURAL)...THESE AREAS WILL ALSO SEE A KILLING FREEZE TONIGHT. SO PROTECT PLANTS ACCORDINGLY. THE PLAINS WILL ALSO SEE A COLD NIGHT TONIGHT...WITH SOME AREAS DROPPING INTO THE MID OR UPPER 30S. ONE OR TWO SPOTS OVER EL PASO COUNTY MAY EVEN SEE A BRIEF DIP BELOW FREEZING PRIOR TO SUNRISE SUNDAY. HOWEVER...I DO NOT ANTICIPATE A WIDESPREAD FROST OR KILLING EVENT. LW .LONG TERM... (SUNDAY THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY) METEOROLOGICAL ISSUES FOR THE LONG TERM INCLUDES GUSTY WINDS AT TIMES AND THE POTENTIAL FOR UNSETTLED CONDITIONS BY LATER NEXT WEEK. LATEST LONGER TERM MODELS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME WITH SYSTEM PORTRAYAL BY LATER NEXT WEEK WITH SOLUTIONS OSCILLATING BETWEEN CLOSED LOW DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHWEST COLORADO NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT VERSES TIGHT NORTHWESTERLY FLOW. AT ANY RATE...EXPECT GENERALLY DRY AND COOL CONDITIONS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY IN WAKE OF SYSTEM PUSHING INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST. MORNING TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING EXPECTED BOTH MONDAY MORNING AND TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. TUESDAY MAY BE THE PICK DAY OF THE WEEK AS RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES REBOUNDING TO ABOVE CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGES. ANOTHER UPPER CLOSED LOW MOVING ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA BY NEXT WEDNESDAY SHOULD INCREASE THE WINDS...WHILE ABOVE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUE. RELATIVELY HEALTHY FRONT PROJECTED TO PUSH ACROSS THE EASTERN COLORADO PLAINS BY THURSDAY MORNING WHICH WILL COOL TEMPERATURES TO BELOW SEASONAL AVERAGES BY NEXT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN MODEL SOLUTIONS FOR NEXT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...HAVE PAINTED GENERALLY LOW GRADE POPS THESE DAYS...HOWEVER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR CLOSELY AND MAY NEED TO BUMP POPS UP...ESPECIALLY IF CLOSED SOUTHWEST COLORADO LOW SOLUTION IS CLOSER TO REALITY. THANKS SURROUNDING OFFICES FOR COORDINATION/COLLABORATION. && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FREEZE WARNING FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM MDT SUNDAY FOR COZ069-COZ070- COZ071. HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR COZ058- COZ060-COZ061-COZ072-COZ073-COZ080-COZ081-COZ082. && 28/28
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 708 AM MDT FRI SEP 15 2006 COZ058>089-093>099-161315- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- 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- 708 AM MDT FRI SEP 15 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS COLORADO TODAY AND TONIGHT TRIGGERING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SAN JUAN...LA GARITA AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS...AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS FARTHER EAST. THE DISTURBANCE WILL BRING WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE COULD BE SEVERE...PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...HAIL TO 3/4 INCH IN DIAMETER...HEAVY RAIN...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. MOUNTAIN SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO AROUND 11000 FEET AT TIMES OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. LOCALIZED WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE THIS ELEVATION THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE REGION...AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVES NORTH OF COLORADO. WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN SATURDAY MORNING WITH WIND GUSTS OVER LOWER ELEVATIONS IN THE 20 TO 40 MPH RANGE. TRAVELERS AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS WHO ARE PLANNING ACTIVITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
7 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5530473, 5530474, 5531753, 5531754, 5531755, 5531756, 5531757.