Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2004
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 16, 2004, 2:28 PM MDT for Teller County, Colorado. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 16, 2004, 2:28 PM MDT (20:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 16, 2004, 5:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Teller County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 166 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 192 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 624 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS55 KPUB 162031
FFWPUB
COC119-162330-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
228 PM MDT FRI JUL 16 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE HAYMAN BURN SCAR IN NORTHWESTERN TELLER COUNTY IN CENTRAL
COLORADO
* UNTIL 530 PM MDT
* AT 226 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHWESTERN TELLER
COUNTY...OR ABOUT 28 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
* THE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL BE...
OVER RURAL NORTHERN TELLER COUNTY THROUGH 300 PM MDT
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF RAINFALL ON A BURN SCAR CAN LEAD TO FLASH
FLOODING. WATER THAT IS NORMALLY ABSORBED BY VEGETATION...RUNS OFF
ALMOST INSTANTLY. THIS CAUSES CREEKS AND DRAINAGE AREAS TO FLOOD AT A
MUCH FASTER RATE THAN NORMAL. ADDITIONALLY...THE SOILS IN A BURN SCAR
BECOME VERY UNSTABLE WHEN IT RAINS. ENTIRE HILLSIDES CAN BREAK
AWAY...CREATING DEVASTATING ROCK SLIDES...MUDSLIDES...AND DEBRIS
FLOWS. ROADWAYS ARE OFTEN DESTROYED BY THE POWERFUL FORCE OF THE
RUSHING WATER AND DEBRIS...ESPECIALLY IF THEY PASS THROUGH A CREEK
BED OR OTHER DRAINAGE AREA.
LAT...LON 3909 10542 3898 10530 3914 10502 3946 10423
3979 10461
$$5 follow-up statements
000 WGUS75 KPUB 162050 FFSPUB COC119-162330- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 245 PM MDT FRI JUL 16 2004 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE HAYMAN BURN SCAR IN NORTHWEST TELLER COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM MDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORM WILL CONTINUE BRINGING HEAVY RAIN TO THE HAYMAN BURN SCAR THROUGH AT LEAST 330 PM. THIS WILL RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING OVER PORTIONS OF THE BURN SCAR...WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE PROBLEMS THROUGH 530 PM. JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF RAINFALL ON A BURN SCAR CAN LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. WATER THAT IS NORMALLY ABSORBED BY VEGETATION...RUNS OFF ALMOST INSTANTLY. THIS CAUSES CREEKS AND DRAINAGE AREAS TO FLOOD AT A MUCH FASTER RATE THAN NORMAL. ADDITIONALLY...THE SOILS IN A BURN SCAR BECOME VERY UNSTABLE WHEN IT RAINS. ENTIRE HILLSIDES CAN BREAK AWAY...CREATING DEVASTATING ROCK SLIDES...MUDSLIDES...AND DEBRIS FLOWS. ROADWAYS ARE OFTEN DESTROYED BY THE POWERFUL FORCE OF THE RUSHING WATER AND DEBRIS...ESPECIALLY IF THEY PASS THROUGH A CREEK BED OR OTHER DRAINAGE AREA. $$
000 WGUS75 KPUB 162128 FFSPUB COC119-162330- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 323 PM MDT FRI JUL 16 2004 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE HAYMAN BURN SCAR IN NORTHWEST TELLER COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM MDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON... RADAR ESTIMATES THAT UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN MAY HAVE FALLEN ON PORTIONS OF THE HAYMAN BURN SCAR EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. THE RAIN INTENSITY HAS DECREASED...BUT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS STILL EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING PROBLEMS...THUS THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. BE ALERT FOR FAST RISING WATER IN SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY AND BE READY TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE...AND 2 FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES...INCLUDING SUVS AND PICKUPS. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. KEEP CHILDREN AND OTHERS AWAY FROM FAST FLOWING WATER. FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG CREEKS...IN DRAINAGE AREAS...OVER RURAL ROADS...IN NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND ARROYOS...AND OVER LOW LYING LAND ALONG CREEK BANKS. $$
000 WGUS75 KPUB 162222 FFSPUB COC041-119-162315- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 418 PM MDT FRI JUL 16 2004 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM MDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON... RAIN HAS PICKED UP IN INTENSITY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF COLORADO SPRINGS...SECURITY...WIDEFIELD...AND FOUNTAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 1/2 TO 4 INCHES WERE COMMON IN THAT AREA EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. FURTHER FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN THROUGH 515 PM. BE ALERT FOR FAST RISING WATER AND BE READY TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE...AND 2 FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES... INCLUDING SUVS AND PICKUPS. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. KEEP CHILDREN AND OTHERS AWAY FROM FAST FLOWING WATER AND STORM DRAINS...WHICH COULD BECOME DEADLY DURING HIGH WATER. FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG CREEKS...IN DRAINAGE AREAS...IN UNDERPASSES...OVER STREETS AND RURAL ROADS...IN NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND ARROYOS...AND OVER LOW LYING LAND ALONG CREEK BANKS. $$
000 WGUS75 KPUB 162230 FFSPUB COC119-162330- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 423 PM MDT FRI JUL 16 2004 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE HAYMAN BURN SCAR IN NORTHWEST TELLER COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM MDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON... RAIN HAS CONTINUED TO FALL OVER PORTIONS OF THE HAYMAN BURN SCAR AND FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED...WITH ROAD CLOSURES IN THE TURKEY ROCK RANCH ESTATES SUB DIVISION. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL ONLY ADD TO THE FLASH FLOODING PROBLEM OVER THE HAYMAN BURN SCAR THIS EVENING...SO THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF RAINFALL ON A BURN SCAR CAN LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. WATER THAT IS NORMALLY ABSORBED BY VEGETATION...RUNS OFF ALMOST INSTANTLY. THIS CAUSES CREEKS AND DRAINAGE AREAS TO FLOOD AT A MUCH FASTER RATE THAN NORMAL. ADDITIONALLY...THE SOILS IN A BURN SCAR BECOME VERY UNSTABLE WHEN IT RAINS. ENTIRE HILLSIDES CAN BREAK AWAY...CREATING DEVASTATING ROCK SLIDES...MUDSLIDES...AND DEBRIS FLOWS. ROADWAYS ARE OFTEN DESTROYED BY THE POWERFUL FORCE OF THE RUSHING WATER AND DEBRIS...ESPECIALLY IF THEY PASS THROUGH A CREEK BED OR OTHER DRAINAGE AREA. $$
000 WGUS75 KPUB 162337 FFSPUB COC119-170000- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 530 PM MDT FRI JUL 16 2004 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE FOR THE HAYMAN BURN SCAR IN NORTHWEST TELLER COUNTY... RAIN HAS DECREASED OR ENDED OVER THE HAYMAN BURN SCAR WITH HEAVY RAIN NO LONGER EXPECTED. THERE MAY STILL BE PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN THIS EVENING BUT FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. SOME ROADS MAY STILL BE CLOSED IN PORTIONS OF THE HAYMAN BURN SCAR DUE TO THE EARLIER FLOODING. WHEN DRIVING...SLOW DOWN TO AVOID HITTING ROCKS AND MUD ON THE ROADWAY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 1:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Custer | 66 min |
| Jul 16, 2:08 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 2:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 53 min |
| Jul 16, 3:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 58 min |
| Jul 16, 5:15 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 2 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Colorado, 2004Every flash flood warning in 2004
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.