Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2007
Flash Flood Warning 34, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Aug 22, 2007, 3:55 AM MDT for Prowers County, Colorado. It took effect at Aug 22, 2007, 4:01 AM MDT. 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 22, 2007, 3:55 AM MDT (09:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 22, 2007, 4:01 AM MDT
- Expired
- Aug 22, 2007, 7:00 AM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Prowers County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 166 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:57 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
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 220 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
- 2716 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -103 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1778 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS55 KPUB 221001
FFWPUB
COC099-221300-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
355 AM MDT WED AUG 22 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL PROWERS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
* UNTIL 700 AM MDT...
* AT 352 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING FROM A STORM OVER HOLLY.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
HOLLY.
HARTMAN.
GRANADA.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAIN TOTALS OF 4 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED
NEAR AND JUST SOUTH OF HOLLY ALONG TWO BUTTES CREEK...AND ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THAT AREA.
AT 350 AM MDT...THE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING THE FLASH FLOODING WERE
LOCATED ALONG HIGHWAY 50 FROM GRANADA TO HOLLY...AND WERE MOVING
SLOWLY NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. PERSONS TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 50
BETWEEN HOLLY AND GRANADA...AND ALONG HIGHWAY 89 SOUTH OF HOLLY
SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF WATER COVERING THE ROAD AND
FLASH FLOODING OF NORMALLY DRY CREEKS AND ARROYOS .
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 3806 10232 3817 10230 3819 10215 3818 10204
3792 10205 3786 10224 3797 10230
TIME...MOT...LOC 0955Z 180DEG 0KT 3794 10218
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WGUS75 KPUB 221033
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
430 AM MDT WED AUG 22 2007
COC099-221300-
PROWERS CO-
430 AM MDT WED AUG 22 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM MDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL PROWERS COUNTY...
AT 426 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A STORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER EAST CENTRAL PROWERS
COUNTY...CENTERED NEAR HOLLY.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
HOLLY.
HARTMAN.
GRANADA.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAIN TOTALS OF OVER 4 INCHES HAVE
OCCURRED NEAR AND JUST SOUTH OF HOLLY...AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1
TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THAT AREA.
AT 430 AM MDT...THE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING THE FLASH FLOODING WERE
LOCATED ALONG HIGHWAY 50 FROM GRANADA TO HOLLY...AND WERE MOVING
SLOWLY NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. PERSONS TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 50
BETWEEN HOLLY AND GRANADA...AND ALONG HIGHWAY 89 SOUTH OF HOLLY
SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF WATER COVERING THE ROAD AND
FLASH FLOODING OF NORMALLY DRY CREEKS AND ARROYOS...INCLUDING TWO
BUTTE CREEK.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER OR STILL WATER OF
UNKNOWN DEPTH ON FOOT OR BY VEHICLE. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER
MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE...AND 2 FEET OF
RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES...INCLUDING SUVS AND
PICKUPS. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. BE
ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT
DROWN.
LAT...LON 3806 10232 3817 10230 3819 10215 3818 10204
3792 10205 3786 10224 3797 10230
TIME...MOT...LOC 1030Z 180DEG 0KT 3794 10218
$$000
WGUS75 KPUB 221139
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
531 AM MDT WED AUG 22 2007
COC099-221300-
PROWERS CO-
531 AM MDT WED AUG 22 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM MDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL PROWERS COUNTY...
AT 525 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A STORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER EAST CENTRAL PROWERS
COUNTY FROM GRANADA TO HOLLY.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
HOLLY.
HARTMAN.
GRANADA.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAIN TOTALS OF NEARLY 5 INCHES HAVE
OCCURRED NEAR AND JUST SOUTH OF HOLLY...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF UP TO
1 INCH IS EXPECTED IN THAT AREA.
AT 540 AM MDT...THE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING THE FLASH FLOODING WERE
LOCATED JUST NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50 NEAR GRANADA AND JUST SOUTH OF
HOLLY ALONG HIGHWAY 89. THESE STORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY. PERSONS
TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 50 BETWEEN HOLLY AND GRANADA...AND ALONG
HIGHWAY 89 SOUTH OF HOLLY SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF
WATER COVERING THE ROAD AND FLASH FLOODING OF NORMALLY DRY CREEKS
AND ARROYOS. FLOODING ALONG TWO BUTTE CREEK SOUTH OF HOLLY IS
LIKELY.
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 3806 10232 3817 10230 3819 10215 3818 10204
3792 10205 3786 10224 3797 10230
TIME...MOT...LOC 1131Z 180DEG 0KT 3794 10218
$$000
WGUS75 KPUB 221228
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
624 AM MDT WED AUG 22 2007
COC099-221300-
PROWERS CO-
624 AM MDT WED AUG 22 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM MDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL PROWERS COUNTY...
AT 620 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A STORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
HOLLY.
HARTMAN.
GRANADA.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAIN TOTALS OF UP TO 5 INCHES HAVE
OCCURRED NEAR HOLLY AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF UP TO AN INCH IS
EXPECTED IN THAT AREA.
AT 540 AM MDT...THE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING THE FLASH FLOODING WERE
LOCATED JUST NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50 NEAR GRANADA AND NEAR HOLLY. THESE
STORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY TO THE NORTH AT 5 MPH. PERSONS TRAVELING
ALONG HIGHWAY 50 BETWEEN HOLLY AND GRANADA...AND ALONG HIGHWAY 89
SOUTH OF HOLLY SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF WATER COVERING
THE ROAD AND FLASH FLOODING OF NORMALLY DRY CREEKS AND ARROYOS.
FLOODING ALONG TWO BUTTE CREEK SOUTH OF HOLLY IS LIKELY.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN OR CLOSE TO THE WARNED AREA GO TO HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY. PEOPLE ALONG CREEKS AND DRAINAGE AREAS SHOULD TAKE
IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER OR STILL WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH ON FOOT
OR BY VEHICLE. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE
CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE...AND 2 FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY
MOST VEHICLES...INCLUDING SUVS AND PICKUPS. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD
FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN
IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. MAKE THE SMART
CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 3806 10232 3817 10230 3819 10215 3818 10204
3792 10205 3786 10224 3797 10230
TIME...MOT...LOC 1224Z 180DEG 0KT 3794 10218
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 7:00 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Prowers | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent | 53 min |
| Aug 22, 3:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 53 min |
| Aug 22, 3:31 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Bent | 17 min |
| Aug 22, 4:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent | 31 min |
| Aug 22, 4:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 55 min |
| Aug 22, 5:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 96 min |
| Aug 22, 5:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 97 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.