Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2007
Flash Flood Warning 30, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Aug 6, 2007, 4:28 PM MDT for 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
- Aug 6, 2007, 4:28 PM MDT (22:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2007, 7:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Teller County, CO
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 199 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
- 51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -265 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1880 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -35 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 062230 FFWPUB COC119-070130- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 428 PM MDT MON AUG 6 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN TELLER COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO... * UNTIL 730 PM MDT... * AT 427 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM A STORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAIN TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE HAYMAN BURN SCAR...AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES 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. JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF RAINFALL ON A BURN SCAR CAN LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. WATER THAT IS NORMALLY ABSORBED BY VEGETATION...RUNS OFF ALMOST INSTANTLY. THIS CAUSES CREEKS AND DRAINAGE AREAS TO FLOOD AT A MUCH FASTER RATE THAN NORMAL. ADDITIONALLY...THE SOILS IN A BURN SCAR BECOME UNSTABLE WHEN IT RAINS...RESULTING IN MUD FLOWS AND FALLING ROCK. ROADWAYS CAN BE WASHED OUT BY THE FORCE OF THE RUSHING WATER. LAT...LON 3912 10532 3896 10532 3906 10502 3912 10504 $$
4 follow-up statements
000
WGUS75 KPUB 062258
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
454 PM MDT MON AUG 6 2007
COC119-070130-
TELLER CO-
454 PM MDT MON AUG 6 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MDT FOR
NORTHERN TELLER COUNTY...
AT 452 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER NORTHWEST
TELLER COUNTY...INCLUDING WOODLAND PARK AND THE HAYMAN BURN SCAR.
AT 450 PM...A WEATHER SERVICE SPOTTER IN WOODLAND PARK REPORTED
STREET FLOODING WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAIN TOTALS OF GREATER THAN 2 INCHES
HAVE OCCURRED NORTH OF WOODLAND PARK ALONG THE DOUGLAS COUNTY
LINE...AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER ALL
OF NORTHERN TELLER COUNTY.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF RAINFALL ON A BURN SCAR CAN LEAD TO FLASH
FLOODING. WATER THAT IS NORMALLY ABSORBED BY VEGETATION...RUNS OFF
ALMOST INSTANTLY. THIS CAUSES CREEKS AND DRAINAGE AREAS TO FLOOD AT A
MUCH FASTER RATE THAN NORMAL. ADDITIONALLY...THE SOILS IN A BURN SCAR
BECOME UNSTABLE WHEN IT RAINS...RESULTING IN MUD FLOWS AND FALLING
ROCK. ROADWAYS CAN BE WASHED OUT BY THE FORCE OF THE RUSHING WATER.
LAT...LON 3912 10532 3896 10532 3897 10502 3906 10502
3912 10504
$$000
WGUS75 KPUB 062344
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
540 PM MDT MON AUG 6 2007
COC119-070130-
TELLER CO-
540 PM MDT MON AUG 6 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MDT FOR
NORTHERN TELLER COUNTY...
AT 534 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A STORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG THE DOUGLAS COUNTY
LINE TO THE NORTH OF WOODLAND PARK.
AN AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGE EAST OF WESTCREEK...IN EXTREME SOUTHERN
DOUGLAS COUNTY...INDICATED THAT 2.52 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN FROM
THIS STORM SINCE 4 PM MDT.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS
AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS...ESPECIALLY ALONG TROUT
CREEK AND HIGHWAY 67 NORTH OF WOODLAND PARK.
JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF RAINFALL ON A BURN SCAR CAN LEAD TO FLASH
FLOODING. WATER THAT IS NORMALLY ABSORBED BY VEGETATION...RUNS OFF
ALMOST INSTANTLY. THIS CAUSES CREEKS AND DRAINAGE AREAS TO FLOOD AT A
MUCH FASTER RATE THAN NORMAL. ADDITIONALLY...THE SOILS IN A BURN SCAR
BECOME UNSTABLE WHEN IT RAINS...RESULTING IN MUD FLOWS AND FALLING
ROCK. ROADWAYS CAN BE WASHED OUT BY THE FORCE OF THE RUSHING WATER.
LAT...LON 3912 10532 3896 10532 3897 10502 3906 10502
3912 10504
$$000
WGUS75 KPUB 070019
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
616 PM MDT MON AUG 6 2007
COC119-070130-
TELLER CO-
616 PM MDT MON AUG 6 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MDT FOR
NORTHERN TELLER COUNTY...
AT 612 PM MDT...A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL CONTINUED
OVER NORTHERN TELLER COUNTY...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL ALONG THE
DOUGLAS COUNTY LINE NORTH OF WOODLAND PARK.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM STORMS EARLIER THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO
CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE
CULVERTS...ESPECIALLY ALONG TROUT CREEK AND HIGHWAY 67 NORTH OF
WOODLAND PARK...THROUGH 730 PM MDT.
JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF RAINFALL ON A BURN SCAR CAN LEAD TO FLASH
FLOODING. WATER THAT IS NORMALLY ABSORBED BY VEGETATION...RUNS OFF
ALMOST INSTANTLY. THIS CAUSES CREEKS AND DRAINAGE AREAS TO FLOOD AT A
MUCH FASTER RATE THAN NORMAL. ADDITIONALLY...THE SOILS IN A BURN SCAR
BECOME UNSTABLE WHEN IT RAINS...RESULTING IN MUD FLOWS AND FALLING
ROCK. ROADWAYS CAN BE WASHED OUT BY THE FORCE OF THE RUSHING WATER.
LAT...LON 3912 10532 3896 10532 3897 10502 3906 10502
3912 10504
$$000
WGUS75 KPUB 070045
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
645 PM MDT MON AUG 6 2007
COC119-070055-
TELLER CO-
645 PM MDT MON AUG 6 2007
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHERN TELLER
COUNTY...
HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...AND WATER LEVELS HAVE GONE
DOWN.
LAT...LON 3912 10532 3896 10532 3897 10502 3906 10502
3912 10504
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 6:05 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| 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, 4:35 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
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.