Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2005
Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 14, 2005, 7:32 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 118 min. 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 14, 2005, 7:32 PM MDT (01:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2005, 9:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 118 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:33 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 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 163 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
- 977 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3115 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS55 KPUB 150134 FFWPUB COC041-150330- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 732 PM MDT THU JUL 14 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. THIS INCLUDES SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO SPRINGS. * UNTIL 930 PM MDT. * AT 728 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED FLASH FLOODING FROM A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR FALCON TO SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO SPRINGS. * THE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL BE OVER... EAST CENTRAL COLORADO SPRINGS THROUGH 800 PM MDT. SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO SPRINGS THROUGH 800 PM MDT. FLOOD WATERS ARE COLLECTING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND FLOOD PRONE STREETS AND INTERSECTIONS. 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. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. LAT...LON 3890 10447 3896 10462 3887 10480 3873 10476 $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WGUS75 KPUB 150151 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 750 PM MDT THU JUL 14 2005 COC041-150330- EL PASO CO- 750 PM MDT THU JUL 14 2005 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM MDT... AT 746 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF STATIONARY THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM AROUND FALCON TO SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO SPRINGS. TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FALCON AND EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO SPRINGS. FLOOD WATERS ARE COLLECTING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND FLOOD PRONE STREETS AND INTERSECTIONS. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN OR CLOSE TO THE WARNED AREA GO TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. PEOPLE ALONG CREEKS AND DRAINAGE AREAS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER OR STILL WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH ON FOOT OR BY VEHICLE. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE...AND 2 FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES...INCLUDING SUVS AND PICKUPS. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. LAT...LON 3890 10447 3896 10462 3887 10480 3873 10476 $$
000 WGUS75 KPUB 150213 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 810 PM MDT THU JUL 14 2005 COC041-150330- EL PASO CO- 810 PM MDT THU JUL 14 2005 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM MDT... AT 808 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR FALCON TO EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO SPRINGS. THE RAIN IN SOME AREAS OF THE WARNING HAS DECREASED IN INTENSITY...BUT FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS CONTINUES. IN OTHER AREAS OF THE WARNING...INCLUDING THE FALCON AREA...RAINFALL RATES ARE LIKELY BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2.5 INCHES AN HOUR. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FALCON...EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO SPRINGS. FLOOD WATERS ARE COLLECTING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND FLOOD PRONE STREETS AND INTERSECTIONS. 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. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. LAT...LON 3890 10447 3896 10462 3887 10480 3873 10476 $$
000 WGUS75 KPUB 150245 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 844 PM MDT THU JUL 14 2005 COC041-150330- EL PASO CO- 844 PM MDT THU JUL 14 2005 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM MDT... AT 839 PM MDT...RAINFALL RATES HAVE DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE WARNING AREA. HOWEVER...WITH ALL THE RAIN THAT OCCURRED EARLIER...FLASH FLOODING IS STILL A PROBLEM OVER THE WARNED AREA. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FALCON...EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO SPRINGS. FLOOD WATERS ARE COLLECTING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND FLOOD PRONE STREETS AND INTERSECTIONS. IF YOU ARE IN OR CLOSE TO THE WARNED AREA GO TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. PEOPLE ALONG CREEKS AND DRAINAGE AREAS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER OR STILL WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH ON FOOT OR BY VEHICLE. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE...AND 2 FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES...INCLUDING SUVS AND PICKUPS. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. LAT...LON 3890 10447 3896 10462 3887 10480 3873 10476 $$
000 WGUS75 KPUB 150327 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 927 PM MDT THU JUL 14 2005 COC041-150337- EL PASO CO- 927 PM MDT THU JUL 14 2005 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY EXPIRES AT 930 PM MDT... HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING ARE NO LONGER OCCURRING IN THIS AREA. LAT...LON 3890 10447 3896 10462 3887 10480 3873 10476 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 6:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 61 min |
| Jul 14, 6:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 85 min |
| Jul 14, 8:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 70 min |
| Jul 15, 4:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 65 min |
| Jul 15, 4:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont | 47 min |
| Jul 15, 5:45 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Custer, Pueblo | 3 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Colorado, 2005Every flash flood warning in 2005
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.