Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2007
Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 19, 2007, 9:07 PM MDT for El Paso County, 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 counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 19, 2007, 9:07 PM MDT (03:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 20, 2007, 12:00 AM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties El Paso County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:07 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, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 757 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1963 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 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 200309
FFWPUB
COC041-119-200600-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
907 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN TELLER COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO...
SOUTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS...
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT...
* AT 859 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING FROM A STORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING
HAS OCCURRED IN PUEBLO COUNTY...AND THIS VERY HEAVY RAIN IS MOVING
INTO EL PASO COUNTY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS 1 INCH IN 30 MINUTES HAVE
BEEN MEASURED WITH THIS HEAVY RAIN IN PUEBLO COUNTY.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
SECURITY.
VICTOR.
MANITOU SPRINGS.
GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS.
FOUNTAIN.
COLORADO SPRINGS.
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 3854 10492 3853 10431 3897 10442 3895 10518
3890 10518 3867 10517 3866 10492
$$6 follow-up statements
000
WGUS75 KPUB 200326
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
923 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2007
COC041-119-200600-
TELLER CO-EL PASO CO-
923 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT FOR
WESTERN EL PASO AND SOUTHEASTERN TELLER COUNTIES...
AT 915 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FALLING ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTY. THIS
VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 INCH IN 30 MINUTES HAVE BEEN MEASURED WITH
THIS THUNDERSTORM. THIS TYPE OF RAINFALL RATES WILL QUICKLY CAUSE
FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY ON THE EASTERN SLOPES OF PIKES PEAK.
THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...PLEASE USE EXTREME
CAUTION.
IF YOU ARE TRAVELING TONIGHT ACROSS EL PASO OR TELLER COUNTY...USE
EXTREME CAUTION. REMEMBER...IF YOU SEE FLOODING...TURN AROUND...DO
NOT DROWN.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
SECURITY.
MANITOU SPRINGS.
GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS.
COLORADO SPRINGS.
LAT...LON 3854 10492 3853 10431 3897 10442 3895 10518
3890 10518 3867 10517 3866 10492
$$000
WGUS75 KPUB 200339
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
937 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2007
COC041-119-200600-
TELLER CO-EL PASO CO-
937 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT FOR
WESTERN EL PASO AND SOUTHEASTERN TELLER COUNTIES...
AT 928 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A STORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS
LOCATED OVER FORT CARSON...AND WAS MOVING TOWARDS THE EAST SLOPES OF
THE PIKES PEAK MESA...GENERALLY SOUTH OF PIKES PEAK. VERY HEAVY RAIN
WAS FALLING ALONG HIGHWAY 115 SOUTH OF COLORADO SPRINGS. HEAVY RAIN
WAS ALSO FALLING ALONG I-25 SOUTH OF COLORADO SPRINGS. THE STORM
COMPLEX WAS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO SPRINGS.
MANITOU SPRINGS.
VICTOR.
GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS.
LAT...LON 3854 10492 3853 10431 3897 10442 3895 10518
3890 10518 3867 10517 3866 10492
$$000
WGUS75 KPUB 200351
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
950 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2007
COC101-200545-
PUEBLO CO-
950 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM MDT FOR
WESTERN PUEBLO COUNTY...
AT 950 PM MDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED A STORM
PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF PUEBLO COUNTY.
SEVERAL ROADS WERE REPORTED TO BE CLOSED AND FLOODED IN PUEBLO
WEST...WITH SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED IN THE CITY OF PUEBLO. 3.13 INCHES
OF RAIN WAS NOTED IN PUEBLO WEST SINCE 5 PM...WHILE NEARLY 2 INCHES
OF RAIN WAS NOTED IN SOUTHWEST PUEBLO SINCE 730 PM MDT.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A STORM
COMPLEX PRODUCING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS NIGHT-TIME FLASH FLOODING OVER
PORTIONS OF WESTERN PUEBLO COUNTY...INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE
CITIES OF PUEBLO AND PUEBLO WEST. THE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX
RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS INTENSE RAINFALL WAS CENTERED JUST NORTH OF
PUEBLO AND WAS MOVING TO THE NORTH AT 10 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
PUEBLO WEST.
PUEBLO
PINON.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAIN TOTALS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES HAVE
OCCURRED IN THE VICINITY OF PUEBLO WEST WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES IN
PUEBLO. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND 1 INCH ARE EXPECTED
OVER SECTIONS OF WESTERN PUEBLO COUNTY THROUGH 11 PM MDT. LOCALLY
HEAVIER RAINFALL IS ALSO 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 3789 10501 3790 10467 3784 10444 3851 10445
3852 10478 3825 10479 3825 10503
$$000
WGUS75 KPUB 200419
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1016 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2007
COC041-119-200600-
TELLER CO-EL PASO CO-
1016 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT FOR EL
PASO AND EASTERN TELLER COUNTIES...
AT 1007 PM MDT...BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED FROM FAR SOUTHEAST EL
PASO COUNTY TO THE TELLER AND EL PASO COUNTY LINE WAS MOVING
NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WAS LOCATED ALONG
THE TELLER AND EL PASO COUNTY LINE NORTH OF PIKES PEAK...AND ACROSS
FAR SOUTHEAST EL PASO COUNTY.
RADAR ESTIMATES BETWEEN 0.5 AND 1 INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE
REGION.
OVERALL...BETWEEN 10 PM AND 1015 PM...THE AREA OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL
HAS GRADUALLY DECREASED IN COVERAGE ACROSS EL PASO AND TELLER
COUNTIES.
LAT...LON 3854 10492 3852 10405 3885 10414 3897 10442
3908 10517 3890 10518 3867 10517 3866 10492
$$000
WGUS75 KPUB 200422
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1021 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2007
COC041-119-200600-
TELLER CO-EL PASO CO-
1021 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT FOR EL
PASO AND EASTERN TELLER COUNTIES...
AT 1007 PM MDT...BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED FROM FAR SOUTHEAST EL
PASO COUNTY TO THE TELLER AND EL PASO COUNTY LINE WAS MOVING
NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WAS LOCATED ALONG
THE TELLER AND EL PASO COUNTY LINE NORTH OF PIKES PEAK...AND ACROSS
FAR SOUTHEAST EL PASO COUNTY.
RADAR ESTIMATES BETWEEN 0.5 AND 1 INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE
REGION.
OVERALL...BETWEEN 10 PM AND 1015 PM...THE AREA OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL
HAS GRADUALLY DECREASED IN COVERAGE ACROSS EL PASO AND TELLER
COUNTIES.
AT FORT CARSON...0.85 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE 830 PM.
LAT...LON 3854 10492 3852 10405 3885 10414 3897 10442
3908 10517 3890 10518 3867 10517 3866 10492
$$000
WGUS75 KPUB 200444
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1042 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2007
COC041-119-200452-
TELLER CO-EL PASO CO-
1042 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2007
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR EL PASO AND EASTERN
TELLER COUNTIES...
TRENDS IN RADAR DATA BETWEEN 1020 PM AND 1040 PM INDICATE THE AREA
OF HEAVIEST RAIN ACROSS EL PASO AND TELLER COUNTIES HAS DECREASED.
ALTHOUGH BRIEF PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN MAY CONTINUE
THROUGH MIDNIGHT ACROSS THE REGION...THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING
HAS DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY. FOR THIS REASON...THE FLASH FLOOD
WARNING IS BEING CANCELED.
LAT...LON 3854 10492 3852 10405 3885 10414 3897 10442
3908 10517 3890 10518 3867 10517 3866 10492
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 6:45 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Chaffee | 3 hr |
| Jul 19, 6:57 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 3 hr |
| Jul 19, 7:10 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 5 hr |
| Jul 19, 8:07 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Huerfano | 113 min |
| Jul 19, 8:55 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Fremont, Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Jul 20, 10:15 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 11 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Colorado, 2007Every flash flood warning in 2007
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.