Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2004
Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Aug 5, 2004, 3:11 PM MDT for Las Animas 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
- Aug 5, 2004, 3:11 PM MDT (21:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 5, 2004, 6:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Las Animas County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:14 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
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 279 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
- 9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -203 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1271 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -170 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 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 052116 FFWPUB COC071-060015- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 311 PM MDT THU AUG 5 2004 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO * UNTIL 615 PM MDT * AT 304 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS FROM ABOUT 4 MILES EAST OF STONEWALL TO 4 MILES EAST OF SEGUNDO AND LOCATIONS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 12. * THE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL BE... NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 12. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN OR CLOSE TO THE WARNED AREA GO TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. PEOPLE ALONG CREEKS AND DRAINAGE AREAS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER OR STILL WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH ON FOOT OR BY VEHICLE. 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. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS IN WATER ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND GO TO HIGHER GROUND. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. LAT...LON 3717 10497 3705 10497 3703 10462 3714 10462 $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WGUS75 KPUB 052151 FFSPUB COC071-052345- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 345 PM MDT THU AUG 5 2004 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST LAS ANIMAS COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM MDT THURSDAY... THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN BRINGING HEAVY RAIN TO SOUTHWEST LAS ANIMAS COUNTY SINCE AROUND 2 PM. HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL AT LEAST 5 PM. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT BETWEEN 3 AND 4.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN THIS AFTERNOON IN AREAS JUST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 12 BETWEEN STONEWALL AND SEGUNDO. HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO CONTINUE FALLING ON THE TRINIDAD COMPLEX BURN SCAR. FLASH FLOODING IN CREEKS AND STREAMS IS EXPECTED. SOME ROADWAYS WILL BE FLOODED...WITH DEBRIS ALSO BLOCKING SOME ROADWAYS. 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. 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. 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. WATCH FOR ROCKSLIDES AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN. WHEN DRIVING... SLOW DOWN TO AVOID HITTING ROCKS AND MUD ON THE ROADWAY. $$
000 WGUS75 KPUB 052244 FFSPUB COC071-060015- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 444 PM MDT THU AUG 5 2004 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST LAS ANIMAS COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING... ...VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES OVER PARTS OF WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY... AT 440 PM...VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF SEGUNDO IN WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY. RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF 4 TO 6 INCH RAIN FALL AMOUNTS HAVE OCCURRED...MAINLY FALLING BETWEEN HIGHWAY 12 AND THE COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO BORDER. THIS RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING IN SMALLER CREEKS FEEDING INTO THE PURGATOIRE RIVER...ESPECIALLY THE SOUTH FORK OF THE PURGATOIRE RIVER...AND CREEKS FLOWING IN BOTH...LORENCITO CANYON...AND THE LONG CANYON. RISES IN THE MAIN PURGATOIRE CHANNEL ARE EXPECTED. PEOPLE ALONG AND IN THE VICINITY OF THE PURGATOIRE RIVER WEST OF TRINIDAD SHOULD BE ON HIGH ALERT FOR FLASH FLOODING. MOTORISTS ON HIGHWAY 12 SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND SHOULD BE PREPARED TO QUICKLY GO TO HIGH GROUND IF FLASH FLOODING IS ENCOUNTERED. 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. 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. $$
000 WGUS75 KPUB 052346 FFSPUB COC071-060015- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 540 PM MDT THU AUG 5 2004 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST LAS ANIMAS COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER SOUTHWEST LAS ANIMAS COUNTY... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ONCE AGAIN REDEVELOPED OVER WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...ALONG THE COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO BORDER ABOUT 10 TO 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SEGUNDO. RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF 5 TO 7 INCH RAIN FALL AMOUNTS HAVE OCCURRED...MAINLY FALLING BETWEEN HIGHWAY 12 AND THE COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO BORDER. THIS RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING IN SMALLER CREEKS FEEDING INTO THE PURGATOIRE RIVER...ESPECIALLY THE SOUTH FORK OF THE PURGATOIRE RIVER...AND CREEKS FLOWING IN BOTH...LORENCITO CANYON...AND THE LONG CANYON. RISES IN THE MAIN PURGATOIRE CHANNEL ARE EXPECTED. PEOPLE ALONG AND IN THE VICINITY OF THE PURGATOIRE RIVER...AND ASSOCIATED TRIBUTARIES...WEST OF TRINIDAD SHOULD BE ON HIGH ALERT FOR FLASH FLOODING. MOTORISTS ON HIGHWAY 12 SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND SHOULD BE PREPARED TO QUICKLY GO TO HIGH GROUND IF FLASH FLOODING IS ENCOUNTERED. IF THIS HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES...THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST LAS ANIMAS COUNTY WILL BE EXTENDED. BE ALERT FOR FAST RISING WATER AND BE READY TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE...AND 2 FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES... INCLUDING SUVS AND PICKUPS. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. KEEP CHILDREN AND OTHERS AWAY FROM FAST FLOWING WATER. FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG CREEKS...IN DRAINAGE AREAS...OVER RURAL ROADS...IN NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND ARROYOS...AND OVER LOW LYING LAND ALONG CREEK BANKS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 6:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 56 min |
| Aug 4, 6:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Otero | 62 min |
| Aug 4, 7:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 57 min |
| Aug 4, 8:29 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 2 hr |
| Aug 5, 3:37 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Bent, Otero | 4 hr |
| Aug 5, 3:33 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Teller | 3 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.