Strong winds aloft caused gusty winds at the surface, with some gusts over 75 mph across the higher terrain.
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The episode as NWS PUB wrote it up.
Strong winds aloft caused gusty winds at the surface, with some gusts over 75 mph across the higher terrain.
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 Apr 5, 10:41 AM MST, 19 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1141 AM MDT MON APR 5 2010 .UPDATE... UPDATED TO EXTEND HIGH WIND WARNING TO INCLUDE SOUTHWESTERN PUEBLO COUNTY. && .SHORT TERM... EXPANDED HIGH WIND WARNING TO INCLUDE SOUTHWESTERN PUEBLO COUNTY...SPECIFICALLY THE COLORADO CITY AREA...WHERE REPORTS INDICATE A FEW SHINGLES OFF A ROOF AND A PIECE OF SHEET METAL OFF ANOTHER. ALSO...REPORTS OF FLICKERING POWER IN COLORADO CITY AND A POWER OUTAGE IN RYE. NO KNOWN TREES DOWN YET. COLORADO CITY RAWS HAS COME IN RECENTLY WITH A GUST TO 63 MPH. SO...EXPECT GUSTS TO ABOUT 65 MPH TO CONTINUE IN THIS AREA FOR A WHILE. THUS...THE WARNING HAS BEEN EXPANDED. LW .LONG TERM... NO UPDATES AT THIS TIME. && .AVIATION... NO UPDATES AT THIS TIME. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 645 AM MDT MON APR 5 2010/ UPDATE... BASED ON LATEST RADAR RETURNS/RECENT REAL-TIME DATE/COMPUTER SIMULATIONS HAVE DECIDED TO ISSUE A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ZONES 72/73/74/75/79/80/81 AND 82. WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO MONITOR REMAINDER OF CWFA FOR HIGH WIND POTENTIAL. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 537 AM MDT MON APR 5 2010/ SHORT TERM... (TODAY AND TONIGHT) ..EXTREME FIRE DANGER TODAY...ESPECIALLY EASTERN SECTIONS.... SHORT-TERM METEOROLOGICAL ISSUES ARE ONCE AGAIN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER ISSUES...ESPECIALLY FROM THE SLOPES OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN PLAINS...STRONG WINDS AND INCREASING CHANCES OF HEAVY SNOW OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS BY TONIGHT. CWFA CURRENTLY GRACED BY INCREASING CLOUDS WESTERN SECTIONS...WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 40 MPH AT TIMES AT WOLF CREEK PASS...50 MPH AT TIMES AT LA VETA PASS AND AROUND 70 MPH AT TIMES OVER MONARCH PASS. ABOVE SEASONAL EARLY MORNING EARLY APRIL TEMPERATURES IN PLACE OVER SOUTHERN COLORADO...THANKS IN LARGE PART TO THE WINDS AND INCREASING WESTERN CLOUDS. RECENT SHORT-TERM MODEL FORECAST SOUNDINGS...COMPUTER SIMULATIONS AND REAL-TIME DATA SUGGEST THAT STRONG WINDS WILL BE COMMON TODAY AND TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE PIKES PEAK REGION. WIND GUSTS IN THESE AREAS TO AROUND 75 MPH EXPECTED AT TIMES. CONTEMPLATED ISSUING A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ZONES 74/75/79/80/81 AND 82 AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS...BUT HELD OFF FOR NOW AS CONFIDENCE IN WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH IN THE LOW TO MODERATE RANGE. WFO PUEBLO WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR CLOSELY. WILL CONTINUE THE RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM MDT THIS MORNING TO 10 PM THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 226 THROUGH 237. THIS RED FLAG EVENT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EVENT OF THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS DUE TO THE PERSISTENT STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND EXISTING DRY FUELS. UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS ANTICIPATED OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BY 6 PM MDT TODAY...WHILE THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS SHOULD ENJOY SNOW AMOUNTS UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW BY 6 PM MDT TODAY. SNOW INTENSITY AND SNOW AMOUNTS SHOULD THEN INCREASE OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS TONIGHT(INITIALLY OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING AND OVER THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AFTER MIDNIGHT)...WHERE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 PM TODAY AND 6 AM TUESDAY SHOULD RUN IN THE 1 INCH TO 8 INCH RANGE. CONTINUED INHERITED WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ZONES 58 AND 60. ZONE 68 MAY NEED TO BE ADDED TO THE ADVISORY FROM LATER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY IF LATEST REAL-TIME DATA AND COMPUTER MODELS/FORECAST SOUNDINGS SUPPORT INCREASING SNOW TREND. IN ADDITION...LOCALIZED SNOW WARNING AMOUNTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE(ESPECIALLY OVER 58>61 AND POSSIBLY 68)...ESPECIALLY IF THE 06Z/5TH MODEL GUIDANCE IS ACCURATE. FINALLY...ABOVE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES SHOULD CONTINUE OVER EASTERN SECTIONS TODAY...WHILE TEMPERATURES OVER THE FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWFA SHOULD RUN CLOSER TO SEASONAL AVERAGES. LONG TERM... (TUESDAY-SUNDAY) .MAIN CONCERNS INCLUDE WINDS...PRECIP CHANCES AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL WITH PASSING SYSTEM TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY...MODELS COMING INTO BETTER AGREEMENT WITH UPPER TROUGH DIGGING ACROSS THE ROCKIES EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND DEVELOPING A CLOSED UPPER LOW ACROSS NORTHEASTERN COLORADO TUESDAY AFTERNOON WHICH THEN CONTINUES TO LIFT OUT ACROSS THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY WITH COLD NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT IN ITS WAKE ACROSS THE STATE. ASSOCIATED JET CORE AND STAND UP COLD FRONT TRANSLATES ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO TUESDAY MORNING WITH GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH IN PLACE BEHIND FRONT. DESPITE COOLING BEHIND THE FRONT...DEW PTS LOOK TO TANK ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS WITH THE DOWNSLOPE FLOW...AND WITH THE EXPECTED GUSTY WINDS HAVE ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 10AM TO 8 PM TUESDAY. AS FOR POPS...WITH DEVELOPING CAA IN WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW...FOCUS FOR SNOWFALL SHIFTS FROM THE SW TO THE CENTRAL MTS WITH MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. WITH STORM TOTALS APPROACHING A FOOT WILL CONTINUE CURRENT ADVISORY THROUGH 06Z WED. AS COLD POOL ASSOCIATED WITH PASSING SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN MTS AND PLAINS...CANT RULE OUT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...THOUGH WITH EXPECTED DRY LOWER ATMOSPHERE...EXPECTING MAINLY VIRGA. AS SYSTEM WRAPS UP ACROSS THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS...COULD SEE SOME PRECIP DEVELOPING ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS...WITH THE BEST CHANCES LOOKING TO STAY NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 50 CORRIDOR. LATEST NAM INDICATING THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME WIND DRIVEN SNOW ACROSS THE PALMER DVD EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND WILL NEED TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR. THURSDAY-SUNDAY...MODELS FINALLY SHOWING A PATTERN CHANGE INTO THE EARLY WEEKEND WITH WARM AND DRY UPPER LEVEL RIDGING ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AND INCREASING SW FLOW SUNDAY AHEAD OF A SYSTEM POSSIBLE LIFTING OUT ACROSS THE DESERT SW ON MONDAY. WITH THAT SAID...HAVE GONE WITH A WARM AND MAINLY DRY FORECAST. -MW AVIATION...PRIMARY AVIATION ISSUE TODAY WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS OVER THE TAFS SITES...ESPECIALLY FROM THE LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. TURBULENT FLYING CONDITIONS SHOULD BE EXPECTED DUE TO THE GUSTY STRONG NATURE OF THE WINDS. ANOTHER METEOROLOGICAL ISSUE WILL BE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED MVFR/IFR CIGS/VSBYS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TODAY...ESPECIALLY BY LATE IN THE DAY AS THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES IN. && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ222-226>237. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR COZ222-226>237. HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR COZ072>075- 079>082-086. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT FOR COZ058-060. && 50/44
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 700 AM MDT MON APR 5 2010 COZ058>089-093>099-061300- 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- 700 AM MDT MON APR 5 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN FROM LATER THIS MORNING INTO THIS EVENING OVER THE THE I-25 CORRIDOR...FREMONT COUNTY AND THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS AS STRONG WINDS COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH...HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT...AND DRY FUELS WILL ALLOW FOR RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR FROM LATER THIS MORNING INTO THIS EVENING. RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS ACROSS THE REGION ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION TO AVOID ANY FIRE STARTS. IN ADDITION...ACCUMULATING SNOW(ESPECIALLY TONIGHT) WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE REGION FROM TODAY INTO TONIGHT WHERE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS ANTICIPATED BY SUNRISE TUESDAY. FINALLY...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT FOR THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE PIKES PEAK...TELLER COUNTY...RAMPART RANGE REGION. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 55 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH AT TIMES ARE ANTICIPATED OVER THESE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING AS GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND A PASSING FRONT. THE EXPECTED STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...COULD PRODUCE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT WITH STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND 3 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO CREATE AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHERN RANGES. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS...WITH LOCALIZED LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND OVER PORTIONS OF THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE PIKES PEAK...TELLER COUNTY...RAMPART RANGE REGION. 77/23
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1046 AM MDT MON APR 05 2010
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1040 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 NE AIR FORCE ACADEMY 39.03N 104.80W
04/05/2010 M58 MPH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
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SROSEThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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