Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2007
Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Aug 5, 2007, 6:05 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 3 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
- Aug 5, 2007, 6:05 PM MDT (00:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 5, 2007, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Whole counties
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:06 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 6:15 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.86 | 5 Ese Colorado Springs, CO | FROM 0415 PM TO 0615 PM MDT. |
| Aug 5, 6:20 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | Colorado Springs, CO | FOOT OF WATER IN SOME INTERSECTIONS ALONG POWERS BLVD ON EASTERN SIDE OF CITY. CAR STALLED AT GALLEY AND POWERS. SEVERAL SIDE ROADS IN STETSON HILLS AREA FLOODED WITH UP TO 1 FOOT OF WATER. |
| Aug 5, 6:25 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.5 | 6 Sw Falcon, CO | |
| Aug 5, 7:22 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.6 | Falcon, CO | STORM TOTAL...FELL OVER 1 HOUR AND 45 MINUTES. |
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 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 193 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2550 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS55 KPUB 060007 FFWPUB COC041-060300- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 605 PM MDT SUN AUG 5 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS... * UNTIL 900 PM MDT... * AT 601 PM MDT...RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE WARNED AREA. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO... MONUMENT. COLORADO SPRINGS. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAIN TOTALS OF UP TO 2 AND A HALF INCHES HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF COLORADO SPRINGS...AS WELL AS JUST NORTH OF BLACK FOREST. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF UP TO AN INCH AND A HALF IS EXPECTED IN THAT 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. 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 3876 10486 3879 10464 3912 10450 3913 10490 $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WGUS75 KPUB 060033 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 628 PM MDT SUN AUG 5 2007 COC041-060300- EL PASO CO- 628 PM MDT SUN AUG 5 2007 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY... AT 627 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A STORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO... FALCON. NORTHERN PORTIONS OF COLORADO SPRINGS. BLACK FOREST. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAIN TOTALS OF UP TO 3 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF COLORADO SPRINGS. ANOTHER AREA OF HEAVY RAIN HAS OCCURRED AROUND 2 TO 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF BLACK FOREST. WHILE MOST OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS MOVED INTO NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE CITY...ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM WAS DEVELOPING JUST EAST OF MANITOU SPRINGS. THIS WILL BRING MORE HEAVY RAIN TO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF COLORADO SPRINGS WHERE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH IS EXPECTED IN THAT AREA. CREEKS...STREAMS...AND NORMALLY DRY WASHES WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE FLOODING THROUGH 900 PM UNTIL THE WATER HAS A CHANCE TO RECEDE. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. LAT...LON 3876 10486 3879 10464 3912 10445 3912 10481 $$
000 WGUS75 KPUB 060121 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 714 PM MDT SUN AUG 5 2007 COC041-060300- EL PASO CO- 714 PM MDT SUN AUG 5 2007 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY... AT 710 PM MDT...PUEBLO DOPPLER RADAR AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CONFIRMED FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO... EASTERN PORTIONS OF COLORADO SPRINGS. DOPPLER RADAR AND TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS MEASURED RAIN TOTALS OF 2 TO 2.5 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF COLORADO SPRINGS. LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED SEVERAL ROADS ALONG POWERS ON THE EASTERN AND NORTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF COLORADO SPRINGS WERE FLOODED WITH UP TO 1 FOOT OF WATER. THE RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS THE COLORADO SPRINGS AREA AS THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OFF INTO NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF EL PASO COUNTY. HOWEVER...RUN OFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE CREEKS...STREAMS...AND NORMALLY DRY WASHES IN LOW LYING AREAS TO EXPERIENCE FLOODING. THIS WATER WILL FLOW INTO SHOOKS RUN...AND SAND CREEK TOWARDS THE FOUNTAIN CREEK. FLASH FLOODING MAY ALSO OCCUR ALONG BLACK SQUIRREL CREEK SOUTH OF BLACK FOREST. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ENCOUNTER SWIFT FLOWING WATER...STAY BACK. REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. LAT...LON 3876 10486 3879 10464 3912 10445 3912 10481 $$
000 WGUS75 KPUB 060209 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 803 PM MDT SUN AUG 5 2007 COC041-060300- EL PASO CO- 803 PM MDT SUN AUG 5 2007 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY... AT 800 PM MDT...HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THUNDERSTORMS EARLIER THIS EVENING CONTINUES TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OVER PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO... COLORADO SPRINGS BLACK FOREST. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAIN AMOUNTS OF UP TO 3 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF COLORADO SPRINGS AND JUST SOUTH OF BLACK FOREST. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE AREA...AND NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED IN THAT AREA. HOWEVER FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN COTTONWOOD CREEK INTO MONUMENT CREEK. OTHER CREEKS LIKELY TO BE EXPERIENCING SOME FLOODING INCLUDE...SHOOKS RUN...SAND CREEK...AND BLACK SQUIRREL CREEK SOUTH OF BLACK FOREST. THESE CREEKS AND OTHER NORMALLY DRY DRAINAGE AREAS IN AND AROUND COLORADO SPRINGS AND SOUTH OF BLACK FOREST WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE FLOODING UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES BY 900 PM. IF YOU ARE IN OR CLOSE TO THE WARNED AREA GO TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. PEOPLE ALONG CREEKS AND DRAINAGE AREAS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER OR STILL WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH ON FOOT OR BY VEHICLE. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE...AND 2 FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES...INCLUDING SUVS AND PICKUPS. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. LAT...LON 3876 10486 3879 10464 3912 10445 3912 10481 $$
000 WGUS75 KPUB 060251 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 852 PM MDT SUN AUG 5 2007 COC041-060302- EL PASO CO- 852 PM MDT SUN AUG 5 2007 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 900 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY... LAT...LON 3876 10486 3879 10464 3912 10445 3912 10481 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 12:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 92 min |
| Aug 6, 2:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Pueblo | 27 min |
| Aug 6, 3:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 84 min |
| Aug 6, 4:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Otero | 56 min |
| Aug 6, 4:28 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Teller | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 4:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Fremont | 55 min |
| Aug 6, 5:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 54 min |
| Aug 6, 5:24 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 5:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Fremont, Pueblo | 61 min |
Nearby
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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.