Colorado, 2012

High Wind in Colorado, April 3, 2012

April 3, 2012 · NWS PUB · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

with winds gusting from 60 to around 70 mph.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS PUB wrote it up.

A brief period of high winds occurred in the wake of the intense spring storm in northern portions of the I-25 corridor...with winds gusting from 60 to around 70 mph.

What forecasters said that day

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 3, 1:45 AM MST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 1:45 AM MST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
245 AM MDT TUE APR 3 2012

.UPDATE...

.SHORT TERM...HAVE PUT OUT A SHORT FUSE HIGH WIND WARNING DUE TO
PERSISTENT GUSTS OVER 60 MPH HERE AT KPUB AND AT A FEW SPOTS IN
EL PASO AS WELL. WIDESPREAD WINDS OVER 50 MPH STILL BEING
OBSERVED. ONGOING PRECIP IS BRINGING SOME HIGHER MOMENTUM AIR TO
THE GROUND...AND THIS SHOULD CONTINUE FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE WINDS GRADUALLY QUIET DOWN. WINTER HIGHLIGHTS
LOOK ON TRACK FOR MOST PART. NAM IS SHOWING EXTREMELY HEAVY SNOW
OVER THE SRN MTS AND ESPECIALLY SPANISH PEAKS REGION. WOULD NOT BE
SURPRISED TO SEE SPOTS LIKE CUCHARA GET WELL IN EXCESS OF 2 FEET
FROM THIS STORM. ROSE

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1128 PM MDT MON APR 2 2012/

AVIATION...

IFR CIGS/VIS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE TAF SITES FROM TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY AFTER 07Z/3RD AS INTENSE STORM SYSTEM SLOWLY
MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS
IN THE 25 TO 45 KT RANGE SHOULD CONTINUE AT BOTH KCOS AND KPUB
TAFS SITES TONIGHT. IT NOW APPEARS THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOW FOR KCOS
AND KPUB SHOULD BE NOTED FROM 07Z-15Z AND THEN POSSIBLY AGAIN FROM
21Z TUESDAY TO 03Z WEDNESDAY. KALS...KCOS AND KPUB COULD ALL
EXPERIENCE SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 857 PM MDT MON APR 2 2012/

UPDATE...

WILL ALLOW HIGH WIND WARNING TO EXPIRE AS ONLY AREA EXCEEDING 50
KNOT GUSTS THE PAST 2 HOURS HAS BEEN HERE AT KPUB...WITH WINDS
DIMINISHING SLIGHTLY ELSEWHERE. HRRR SUGGESTS SOME 40-45 KNOT
GUSTS OVER EASTERN EL PASO AND NORTHERN PUEBLO COUNTIES STILL
POSSIBLE THROUGH 05Z...AND PERHAPS SOME BRIEF CONVECTIVE OUTFLOW
WINDS TO AROUND 45 KNOTS ACROSS PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES FROM
TSRA IN KS.

PRECIP A LITTLE SLOW TO GET GOING THIS EVENING WITH DRY SURFACE
LAYER OVER EASTERN COLORADO AND DEEPEST LIFT JUST SOUTH OF THE
AREA. WILL NUDGE POPS DOWNWARD MANY AREAS THROUGH 06Z WITH THIS
UPDATE..ESPECIALLY KPUB/KCOS. 00Z NAM RAMPS UP PRECIP AFTER 06Z AS
DEEPER MOISTURE PUSHES WESTWARD...WITH A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
MODERATE/HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW CONTINUING WELL INTO TUES NIGHT. NAM
00Z QPF INDICATES LIQUID AMOUNTS OVER 2 INCHES OVER THE PALMER
DIVIDE AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SANGRES/WETS AND I-25 CORRIDOR FROM
PUEBLO SOUTHWARD...WHICH SUGGESTS FORECASTS OF 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN LOOK ON TRACK. KCOS/KPUB/CANON CITY PRECIP
AMOUNTS STILL TRICKY WITH USUAL PRECIP MINIMUM NEARBY...THOUGH
STRENGTH OF ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE SHOULD OVERCOME DOWNSLOPE FLOW FOR
SEVERAL HOURS LATE TONIGHT INTO TUES. OVERALL TREND OF THE
FORECAST LOOKS GOOD.  --10

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 400 PM MDT MON APR 2 2012/

SHORT TERM...
(TONIGHT AND TUESDAY)

STRONG SPRING STORM TAKING AIM ON SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
COLORADO...

MODELS IN REMARKABLE AGREEMENT WITH THE OVERALL DETAILS OF CLOSED
UPPER LOW ACROSS EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO SHIFTING EASTWARD THEN
NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE TX/OK PANHANDLE BY TUES AFTERNOON.  FRONT HAS
ALREADY SLAMMED THROUGH EASTERN CO EARLIER TODAY...WITH PEAK GUSTS
IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ACROSS PORTIONS OF EL PASO COUNTY.  HRRR AND
LOCAL 4 KM WRF INDICATED TWO PERIODS OF STRONGER WINDS...ONE THIS
MORNING...AND ANOTHER THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.  JUST
PICKED UP A GUST TO 50 KTS AT KPUB AIRPORT AROUND 230 PM...SO
PERHAPS THE SHORT RANGE MODELS DO HAVE A HANDLE ON THIS.
THUS...WILL MAINTAIN HIGH WIND WARNINGS THROUGH 03Z.
INTERESTINGLY...HRRR SUGGESTS CORE OF STRONGER WINDS MAY EXPAND
ACROSS MORE OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND CONTINUE THROUGH
06Z...HOWEVER WITH TIGHTEST PRESSURE GRADIENT ALREADY PAST...WILL
LEAVE CURRENT EXPIRATION AT 03Z AND LET LATER SHIFTS MONITOR THE
TRENDS TO DECIDE IF EXTENSION IN TIME...OR EXPANSION IN AREA IS
NECESSARY.  LOCAL 4 KM WRF BACKED OFF SOME ON WIND GUSTS AFTER 03Z
FOR ALL BUT PERHAPS EASTERN EL PASO COUNTY.  OTHER AREA OF CONCERN
FOR HIGH WINDS CONTINUES ALONG THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE SAN LUIS
VALLEY AS WINDS ACCELERATE THROUGH THE PASSES IN THE SANGRES AND
SPILLS INTO THE VALLEY.  HRRR AND 12Z 4KM WRF STILL PAINT THIS
SCENARIO IN THE LATEST RUNS...WITH PEAK WINDS OCCURRING NOW THROUGH
00Z...WITH GUSTS STARTING TO TAIL OFF BY 03Z.  ALS HAD A WIND GUST
TO 54 MPH AFTER NOON...WHICH IS VERY CLOSE. SUSPECT LOCAL AREAS TO
THE WEST HAD HIGHER GUSTS.  AGAIN...WRF KEEPS GUSTS UP AROUND 70 MPH
THROUGH 03Z BEFORE TAILING OFF...SO CURRENT HIGHLIGHT LOOKS ON
TARGET.

FIRST LOBE OF ENERGY WILL ROTATE AROUND THE CLOSED LOW INTO
SOUTHEAST COLORADO THIS EVENING.  SNOW IS ALREADY OCCURRING ACROSS
THE EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE SANGRES/WETS...THOUGH ITS BEEN PRETTY
LIGHT SO FAR AS MOISTURE LAYER REMAINS SHALLOW.  HOWEVER...RADARS TO
THE SOUTH SHOW ECHOES EXPANDING ACROSS NORTHEAST NM WITH SOME
EMBEDDED CONVECTION EVIDENT VIA LIGHTNING STRIKES. SHOULD SEE THIS
BAND OF SHOWERS SPREAD NORTHWARD THROUGH THE EVENING WITH SNOW
SPREADING NORTHWARD AND RAMPING UP ACROSS THE PIKES PEAK AREA AFTER
03-06Z.  NICE ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE EVIDENT IN BOTH NAM AND GFS ON THE
300K SFC...AND MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH HEAVY QPF AMOUNTS
ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS THROUGH
TUESDAY...PARTICULARLY NEAR THE MOUNTAINS.  SNOW LEVELS WILL START OFF
AROUND 7000 FEET...BUT DROP TO AROUND 5000 FEET OVERNIGHT.  TIMING
OF THE DROP IN TEMPERATURES AND THE RESIDUAL WARMTH OF THE GROUND
WILL PLAY A BIG ROLE IN HOW MUCH SNOW ACCUMULATES ACROSS THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR SUCH AS SOUTHERN EL PASO AND PUEBLO
COUNTIES.  HOWEVER...WITH GOOD MODEL CONSENSUS AND IMPRESSIVE TROWAL
ALOFT EXPECTED TO OVERWHELM DOWNSLOPE OFF THE PALMER AT LEAST
THROUGH THE 06Z TO 15Z WINDOW...HAVE OPTED TO ISSUE A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR...INCLUDING
COLORADO SPRINGS AND PUEBLO.  SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY EXHIBIT A
WIDE RANGE WITH SOME MELTING OFF ROAD SURFACES AT TIMES...BUT
ANYWHERE FROM 2 INCHES ON THE GRASS...TO AROUND 6 INCHES NEAR THE
MOUNTAINS SEEMS PLAUSIBLE.  WITH A PERIOD OF EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS
FUNNELING UP THE ARKANSAS RIVER...AND UPSLOPING ALONG THE WEST SIDE
OF THE LA GARITAS/AND EASTERN SAN JUANS...WILL INCLUDE THESE AREAS
IN A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AND RUN IT THROUGH 00Z.  BIGGEST WINNER
IN THIS EVENT WILL BE THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRES AND WETS 40 TO
50 KTS OF NORTHEAST UPSLOPE WILL RESULT IN 1 TO 2 FEET OF
SNOW...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ( UP TO 30 INCHES)  ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.  REMAINDER OF THE HEADLINES IN GOOD SHAPE.  TROWAL
EVENTUALLY PULLS OFF TO THE NORTHEAST ON TUESDAY WITH SNOW WINDING
DOWN FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY. -KT

LONG TERM...
(TUESDAY NIGHT-MONDAY)

TIMING AND LOCATION OF UPPER LEVEL STORM LIFTING OUT ACROSS THE
SE PLAINS TUESDAY NIGHT THE MAIN FORECAST PROBLEM...

TUESDAY NIGHT-WEDNESDAY...SLIGHT MODEL DIFFERENCES ON TIMING AND
LOCATION OF UPPER LOW LIFTING OUT ACROSS THE SE PLAINS CONTINUE AND
HAVE TAILORED FORECAST TOWARDS THE NAM AND EC WHICH HAVE THE LOW
ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO AT 00Z WED AND THEN SLOWLY LIFT
IT OUT ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA INTO CENTRAL OKLAHOMA THROUGH THE DAY
ON WEDNESDAY. ONGOING WRAP AROUND PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE EASTERN
MTS AND I-25 CORRIDOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON SLOWLY SHIFTS EAST AND
DIMINISHES FROM WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT...AS UPPER LEVEL FLOW BECOMES
MORE NORTHWEST. COULD SEE SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF A
COUPLE OF INCHES ACROSS THE NORTH AND EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE
EASTERN MTS AND ALONG WITH PALMER DVD AND RATON MESA TUESDAY EVENING
WITH THINGS WINDING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ALOFT WARM
FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...AS UPPER LEVEL
RIDGING BUILDS INTO THE STATE WITH HIGHS WARMING BACK TO AT OR
SLIGHTLY ABOVE SEASONAL AVERAGES...THOUGH HAVE TAPERED BACK HIGHS A
TAD IN EXPECTED SNOW COVERED AREAS.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT-MONDAY...WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER CONTINUES TO BE
PROGGED THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH MODERATE TO STRONG WESTERLY FLOW
EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION AS SEVERAL SHORT WAVES MOVE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES. ONE WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT
AND FRIDAY...WITH BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY...DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH PRECIP
FALLS. PASSING WAVE SENDS A DRY COLD FRONT ACROSS THE PLAINS FRIDAY
WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY.
ANOTHER WAVE POSSIBLE MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES ON SUNDAY
NIGHT...WITH A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT POSSIBLE BRINGING IN ENOUGH LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE FOR A FEW SHOWERS ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS ON
MONDAY. HOWEVER...WILL KEEP A DRY FORECAST IN TACT THROUGH THE
PERIOD. -MW

AVIATION...

IFR CIGS/VIS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE TAF SITES TONIGHT AS STRONG
SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO.  STRONG NORTH WINDS IN THE
30 TO 45 KT RANGE WILL CONTINUE AT KCOS AND KPUB BEFORE DECREASING
TOWARDS 06Z.  KALS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE EAST WINDS IN THE 25 TO 40
KT RANGE THROUGH EARLY EVENING WITH PERIODS OF BLDU.  HEAVIEST SNOW
WILL IMPACT KCOS AND KPUB BETWEEN 06Z-18Z PERIOD WITH POTENTIAL FOR
A COUPLE INCHES OF SNOW...MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES AT KPUB...TO
AROUND 2 TO 5 INCHES AT KCOS. WITH WARM GROUND...THERE WILL BE SOME
MELTING AT TIMES AT KCOS...BUT PAVED SURFACES COULD BECOME SLUSHY
AND SNOWPACKED UNDER THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS.  KALS COULD SEE AN INCH
OR TWO AS WELL.  RAIN/SNOW SWITCH OVER WILL OCCUR AROUND 03Z FOR
KCOS AND KALS...AND AROUND 06Z FOR KPUB. -KT

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ072>075-
078>082-084-087-088.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ058-
060>063-066>068-076-077.

HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR COZ084>086.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY FOR COZ083-085-086.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 1:37 AM MST, 1 hour 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
237 AM MDT TUE APR 3 2012

COZ058>089-093>099-040845-
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-
237 AM MDT TUE APR 3 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

STRONG...AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...UP TO 70 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED
OVER EL PASO AND PUEBLO COUNTIES THROUGH 6 AM MDT.  A HIGH WIND
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS...WHICH INCLUDES COLORADO
SPRINGS AND PUEBLO...AS WELL AS ALL OTHER LOCATIONS ALONG AND
NEAR THE I-25 CORRIDOR FROM MONUMENT HILL TO SOUTH OF PUEBLO.

PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA
TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS COULD FALL BELOW 5000 FEET...BUT MOST OF THE
ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET. THE
GREATEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE WET MOUNTAINS AND SANGRE DE
CRISTO RANGE...WHERE UP TO TWO FEET OF SNOW WILL FALL BY LATE
TUESDAY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 9000 FEET. THE PIKES PEAK
REGION...ESPECIALLY PIKES PEAK ABOVE 9000 FEET AND THE PALMER
DIVIDE...COULD ALSO SEE A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT. TRAVEL
OVER THE PASSES...INCLUDING MONUMENT HILL...RATON PASS...AND LA
VETA PASS...WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY
MORNING...AS WIND DRIVEN SNOW REDUCES VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT
TIMES. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT
FOR MORE INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

FOR TUESDAY...SNOW WILL LIKELY BE ONGOING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
ADJACENT PLAINS...ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW
WILL BE LIKELY...MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. SOME ACCUMULATIONS WILL
BE POSSIBLE ON THE ADJACENT PLAINS. TRAVEL ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN
PASSES...INCLUDING LA VETA PASS...RATON PASS AND THE PALMER DIVIDE
MAY BE DIFFICULT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
LIKELY TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 3, 12:54 AM MST, 2 hours 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
154 AM MDT TUE APR 03 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0152 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST PUEBLO                  38.27N 104.61W
04/03/2012  M60 MPH          PUEBLO             CO   ASOS

&&

SROSE
Local storm report, Apr 3, 1:24 AM MST, 1 hour 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
224 AM MDT TUE APR 03 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0223 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST PUEBLO                  38.27N 104.61W
04/03/2012  M63 MPH          PUEBLO             CO   ASOS

&&

SROSE
Local storm report, Apr 3, 1:38 AM MST, 1 hour 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
238 AM MDT TUE APR 03 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0236 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST PUEBLO                  38.27N 104.61W
04/03/2012  M64 MPH          PUEBLO             CO   ASOS

&&

SROSE

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Event by event

3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Northern El Paso County / Monument Ridge / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft

When
April 3, 3:00 AM MST to 5:30 AM MST
Where
Northern El Paso County / Monument Ridge / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
Measured
56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Colorado Springs Vicinity / Southern El Paso County / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft

When
April 3, 3:00 AM MST to 5:30 AM MST
Where
Colorado Springs Vicinity / Southern El Paso County / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
Measured
51 kt (59 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Pueblo Vicinity / Pueblo County Below 6300 Ft

When
April 3, 3:00 AM MST to 5:30 AM MST
Where
Pueblo Vicinity / Pueblo County Below 6300 Ft forecast zone
Measured
51 kt (59 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.173, -104.513 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

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Sources

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: 377744, 377745, 377747.