Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2007
Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 26, 2007, 6:44 PM MDT for 4 counties in 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
- Jun 26, 2007, 6:44 PM MDT (00:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2007, 9:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Bent County, CO, Crowley County, CO, Otero County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 6:50 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 0 | Fowler, CO | ESTIMATED WATER 1 FOOT DEEP. |
| Jun 26, 7:20 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 0 | Rocky Ford, CO | STREET AND BASEMENT FLOODING |
| Jun 26, 7:25 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 0 | Fowler, CO | BASEMENT FLOODING |
| Jun 26, 7:30 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.1 | 2 Se Manzanola, CO | PONDING OF WATER IN FIELDS |
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, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 203 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2188 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 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 270047
FFWPUB
COC011-025-089-101-270345-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
644 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN BENT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
SOUTHERN CROWLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
OTERO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LA JUNTA...
SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
* UNTIL 945 PM MDT...
* AT 639 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING FROM A STORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* THE STORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG HIGHWAY 50
AND THE ARKANSAS RIVER FROM FOWLER...TO ROCKY FORD...TO LA JUNTA...
MANZANOLA...TO CHERAW.
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. MAKE THE SMART
CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 3783 10429 3773 10404 3773 10371 3773 10353
3801 10321 3825 10325 3825 10347 3809 10430
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WGUS75 KPUB 270133
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
733 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2007
COC011-025-089-101-270345-
OTERO CO-CROWLEY CO-BENT CO-PUEBLO CO-
733 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO...WESTERN BENT...SOUTHERN CROWLEY AND OTERO
COUNTIES...
AT 729 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A STORM PRODUCING
FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
SWINK.
ROCKY FORD.
MANZANOLA.
LAS ANIMAS.
LA JUNTA.
FOWLER.
CHERAW.
FLOOD WATERS ARE COLLECTING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND FLOOD PRONE
STREETS AND INTERSECTIONS. SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED FLOODING OF ROADS
AND BASEMENTS IN ROCKY FORD AND FOWLER.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
LAT...LON 3783 10429 3773 10402 3764 10376 3764 10324
3801 10321 3825 10325 3825 10347 3809 10430
$$000
WGUS75 KPUB 270300
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
900 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2007
COC011-025-089-101-270345-
OTERO CO-CROWLEY CO-BENT CO-PUEBLO CO-
900 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO...WESTERN BENT...SOUTHERN CROWLEY AND OTERO
COUNTIES...
AT 858 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A STORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF LA JUNTA.
ALTHOUGH HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER MOST OF THE WARNING AREA...FLOOD
WATERS ARE STILL 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. MAKE THE SMART
CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 3783 10429 3773 10402 3764 10376 3764 10324
3801 10321 3825 10325 3825 10347 3809 10430
$$000
WGUS75 KPUB 270337
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
936 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2007
COC011-025-089-101-270346-
OTERO CO-CROWLEY CO-BENT CO-PUEBLO CO-
936 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2007
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 945 PM MDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
PUEBLO...WESTERN BENT...SOUTHERN CROWLEY AND OTERO COUNTIES...
STANDING WATER WILL CONTINUE IN LOW LYING SPOTS ACROSS THE
AREA...HOWEVER THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING HAS ENDED.
THUS THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 3783 10429 3773 10402 3764 10376 3764 10324
3801 10321 3825 10325 3825 10347 3809 10430
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 6:12 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Otero | 35 min |
| Jun 26, 6:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent | 60 min |
| Jun 26, 6:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley | 39 min |
| Jun 26, 6:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 59 min |
| Jun 26, 6:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 67 min |
| Jun 26, 6:59 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Prowers | 21 min |
| Jun 26, 7:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley | 40 min |
| Jun 26, 7:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent | 64 min |
| Jun 26, 7:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 65 min |
| Jun 26, 8:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 57 min |
| Jun 26, 8:02 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 3:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Teller | 23 min |
| Jun 27, 3:26 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Teller | 34 min |
| Jun 27, 3:52 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Teller | 33 min |
| Jun 27, 4:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 56 min |
| Jun 27, 4:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Chaffee, Fremont | 94 min |
| Jun 27, 4:38 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso | 37 min |
| Jun 27, 5:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 64 min |
| Jun 27, 5:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 59 min |
| Jun 27, 5:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 49 min |
| Jun 27, 5:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Fremont | 56 min |
| Jun 27, 5:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Custer, Pueblo | 84 min |
| Jun 27, 5:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Fremont | 28 min |
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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.