Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2007
Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 26, 2007, 8:02 PM MDT for Bent County, Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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, 8:02 PM MDT (02:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2007, 11:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Bent County, CO, Prowers County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:03 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, 8:29 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 0 | Lamar, CO | ROADS CLOSED IN LAMAR DUE TO FLOODING. 6 TO 8 INCHES OF WATER HAS ACCUMULATED ON AREA ROADS. |
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, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 217 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 270204
FFWPUB
COC011-099-270500-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
802 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN BENT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
WEST CENTRAL PROWERS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LAMAR...
* UNTIL 1100 PM MDT...
* AT 758 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING FROM A STORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
LAMAR.
WILEY.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAIN TOTALS OF UP TO 3 INCHES HAVE
OCCURRED IN AND AROUND THE LAMAR AREA AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF UP
TO 1 INCH IS EXPECTED IN THAT AREA. INTENSE RAINFALL RATES WILL
CAUSE FLOODING OF ROADWAYS...DITCHES AND CREEKS IN THE 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 3782 10320 3764 10321 3798 10251 3820 10252
3819 10286
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WGUS75 KPUB 270239
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
835 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2007
COC011-099-270500-
PROWERS CO-BENT CO-
835 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT FOR
EASTERN BENT AND WEST CENTRAL PROWERS COUNTIES...
AT 832 PM MDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED A STORM
PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING IN LAMAR.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
WILEY.
LAMAR.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAIN TOTALS OF UP TO 3 INCHES HAVE
OCCURRED IN AND AROUND THE LAMAR AREA...AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF
UP TO 1/2 INCH IS EXPECTED IN THAT AREA. FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED
IN LAMAR WITH NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO WATER COVERED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3782 10320 3764 10321 3765 10276 3798 10251
3820 10252 3819 10286
$$000
WGUS75 KPUB 270345
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
942 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2007
COC011-099-270500-
PROWERS CO-BENT CO-
942 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT FOR
EASTERN BENT AND WESTERN PROWERS COUNTIES...
AT 936 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...
LAMAR.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAIN TOTALS OF UP TO 3 INCHES HAVE
OCCURRED AROUND THE LAMAR AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF UP TO AN
INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OPEN COUNTRY SOUTH OF LAMAR...WITH
ONLY LIGHT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN THE LAMAR AREA.
HOWEVER...STANDING WATER...AND RUN OFF IN DRAINAGE
DITCHES...CREEKS...STREAMS AND ARROYOS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 1100
PM.
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 3782 10320 3764 10321 3765 10276 3780 10249
3798 10240 3816 10231 3819 10286
$$000
WGUS75 KPUB 270456
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1056 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2007
COC011-099-270506-
PROWERS CO-BENT CO-
1056 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2007
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1100 PM MDT FOR EASTERN
BENT AND WESTERN PROWERS COUNTIES...
THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. ALTHOUGH
SOME PONDING OF WATER IN LOW SPOTS WILL CONTINUE...NO ADDITIONAL
FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED.
LAT...LON 3782 10320 3764 10321 3765 10276 3780 10249
3798 10240 3816 10231 3819 10286
$$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, 6:44 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Bent, Crowley, Otero, Pueblo | 3 hr |
| 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 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 |
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.