Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2007
Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 19, 2007, 4:47 PM MDT for Fremont County, Pueblo County, Colorado. It took effect at Jul 19, 2007, 4:53 PM MDT. It was in force for 4 hr. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 19, 2007, 4:47 PM MDT (22:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 19, 2007, 4:53 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jul 19, 2007, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Fremont County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:47 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 7:16 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | Pueblo West, CO | NUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED. |
| Jul 19, 8:15 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | Pueblo, CO | CENTRAL AND WALBASH FLOODED IN PUEBLO |
| Jul 19, 8:25 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | Pueblo, CO | 1 FOOT OF WATER FLOWING OVER ROADWAY AT CENTRAL AND WALBASH IN PUEBLO |
| Jul 19, 8:30 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | Pueblo, CO | HIGHWAY 50 AND RIDGE ROAD UNDER WATER IN PUEBLO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 229 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
- 507 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -349 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1258 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 3 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 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 192253
FFWPUB
COC043-101-200300-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
447 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
FREMONT COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO...
NORTHWESTERN PUEBLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
* UNTIL 900 PM MDT...
* AT 445 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING FROM A STORM 10 MILES EAST OF FLORENCE...OR ABOUT 21
MILES NORTHWEST OF PUEBLO...MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
FLORENCE.
ROCKVALE.
SOUTH CENTRAL CANON CITY.
ROYAL GORGE.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAIN TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN
HAS OCCURRED BETWEEN 330 PM MDT AND 445 PM MDT OVER FAR NORTHWESTERN
PUEBLO COUNTY AND FAR EAST-CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS IS
EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN THIS AREA BETWEEN 445 PM AND 830 PM MDT.
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. MAKE THE SMART
CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 3827 10479 3851 10479 3850 10493 3865 10494
3864 10519 3864 10586 3841 10593 3826 10576
3827 10528
$$3 follow-up statements
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WGUS75 KPUB 192317
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
511 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2007
COC043-101-200300-
FREMONT CO-PUEBLO CO-
511 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN PUEBLO AND FREMONT COUNTIES...
AT 508 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A STORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
IN THE VICINITY OF PENROSE...OR 23 MILES NORTHWEST OF
PUEBLO...MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
PENROSE
FLORENCE.
ROCKVALE.
CANON CITY.
ROYAL GORGE.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAIN TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 AND 1/2 INCHES
HAVE OCCURRED OVER PORTIONS OF FAR NORTHWEST PUEBLO COUNTY AND
EASTERN SECTIONS OF FREMONT COUNTY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THIS AREA THROUGH 830 PM MDT. LOCALLY
HEAVIER RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
LAT...LON 3827 10479 3851 10479 3850 10493 3865 10494
3864 10519 3864 10586 3841 10593 3826 10576
3827 10528
$$000
WGUS75 KPUB 192354
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
547 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2007
COC043-101-200300-
FREMONT CO-PUEBLO CO-
547 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN PUEBLO AND FREMONT COUNTIES...
AT 546 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. ONE STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FLORENCE...OR 30 MILES WEST OF
PUEBLO...MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH...WHILE ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM
WAS LOCATED 12 MILES TO THE NORTH OF TEXAS CREEK...MOVING TO THE
WEST AT 10 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
FLORENCE
ROCKVALE.
CANON CITY.
ROYAL GORGE.
PENROSE.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAIN TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES HAVE
OCCURRED OVER PORTIONS OF FAR NORTHWEST PUEBLO COUNTY AND EASTERN
SECTIONS OF FREMONT COUNTY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2
INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THIS AREA THROUGH 830 PM MDT. LOCALLY HEAVIER
RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.
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. MAKE THE SMART
CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 3827 10479 3851 10479 3850 10493 3865 10494
3864 10519 3864 10586 3841 10593 3826 10576
3827 10528
$$000
WGUS75 KPUB 200145
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
742 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2007
COC043-101-200300-
FREMONT CO-PUEBLO CO-
742 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN PUEBLO AND FREMONT COUNTIES...
AT 739 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A STORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6
MILES SOUTHEAST OF FLORENCE...OR 22 MILES WEST OF PUEBLO...MOVING
NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
FLORENCE.
ROCKVALE.
CANON CITY.
ROYAL GORGE.
PENROSE.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAIN TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES HAVE
OCCURRED OVER SECTIONS OF EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL OF 1/2 INCH TO 1 INCH IS EXPECTED IN THIS AREA. LOCALLY
HEAVIER RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN OR CLOSE TO THE WARNED AREA GO TO HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY. PEOPLE ALONG CREEKS AND DRAINAGE AREAS SHOULD TAKE
IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER OR STILL WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH ON FOOT
OR BY VEHICLE. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE
CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE...AND 2 FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY
MOST VEHICLES...INCLUDING SUVS AND PICKUPS. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD
FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN
IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. MAKE THE SMART
CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 3827 10479 3851 10479 3850 10493 3865 10494
3864 10519 3864 10586 3841 10593 3826 10576
3827 10528
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 10:44 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 5 more | 12 hr |
| Jul 19, 1:53 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Teller | 2 hr |
| Jul 19, 3:38 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Custer | 2 hr |
| Jul 19, 5:17 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Huerfano | 3 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.