Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Goodland, KS

Issued

Oct 3, 1994, 11:29 PM MDT (05:29 UTC)

Expired

Oct 4, 1994, 1:12 AM MDT

In force

103 min

Issued by

NWS Goodland, KS

Area

Whole counties

County El Paso County, CO

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TTAA00 KCOS 040530
FFWCOS
COC041-040830-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS CO
1129 PM MDT MON OCT 3 1994
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLORADO SPRINGS HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  230 AM MDT
FOR PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO
 
   ...WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED
EARLIER THIS EVENING FOR PARTS OF EL PASO COUNTY.
 
SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE FLOODING IS OCCURING AT THIS TIME ON PINE CREEK
AND AT THE CONFLUENCE OF FOUNTAIN AND MONUMENT CREEKS. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADAR CONTINUES TO SHOW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING
OVER THE SAME GENERAL AREA THAT HAS ALREADY SEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN
OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS.
 
HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL OVER PARTS OF EL PASO COUNTY AND MANY CREEKARE APPROACHING BANKFULL AT THIS TIME ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTHERN
SECTIONS OF THE CITY.
 
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE
THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.  IF FLASH FLOODING IS
OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY.  MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.  DO
NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
 
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY.  THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY.  VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE
ABANDONED QUICKLY.  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.j
 
 
 
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NWS Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Oct 3, 7:46 PM MDT, 3 hours 43 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
745 PM MDT (845 PM CDT) MON OCT 3 1994

RECOMMENDATIONS:
ERN PTN OF NW KS...MAY WANT TO ADD AT LEAST A SLGT CHC OF LGT RN FOR
TUE.

WRN PTN OF NW KS...FAVOR INCRNG OVNGT LOWS TO ARND 50.

E CEN CO...LOWS FOR TNGT PRBLY NEED TO BE BROUGHT UP TO 45 TO 50.

DISCUSSION:
DECENT EASTERLY UPSLP FLOW CONTS TO ADVECT HIER DWPNTS INTO CWA. MAY BE
RATHER DIFFICULT FOR CURRENT PACKAGE FCST LOWS TO BE VFYD IN E CEN CO
AND WRN PTNS OF NW KS WITH DWPNTS ALREADY 53 AT GLD AND 52 AT 5C0.
OTRW FOGGY...DREARY FCST LOOKS ON TRACK.

MAY BE ENOUGH LFT WITH NXT VORT LOBE ROTATING ARND GREAT BASIN LOW
TO BRING A CHC OF MEASURABLE TO ERN KS ZNS ON TUE.

GLD 49/63 12  HLC 53/64 12
CBK 51/63 12  MCK 51/63 12
TRB 51/64 12  5C0 48/63 12

BARKER

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