Alert archive / Colorado / River Flood Warnings in 2011
River Flood Warning 2, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this river flood warning at Aug 3, 2011, 5:20 AM MDT for Pueblo County, Colorado. It took effect at Aug 3, 2011, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 38 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 3, 2011, 5:20 AM MDT (11:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 3, 2011, 6:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2011, 6:38 AM MDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:22 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 river
Written for the forecast point Arkansas River near Avondale (ADLC2).
- Action stage
- 6 ft
- Minor stage
- 7 ft
- Moderate stage
- 10 ft
- Major stage
- 12 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07109500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
073 WGUS45 KPUB 031120 FLWPUB BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 520 AM MDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN COLORADO... ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE AFFECTING PUEBLO COUNTY. .OVERNIGHT HEAVY RAINS IN THE ST CHARLES RIVER BASIN WILL CAUSE THE ARKANSAS RIVER IN AVONDALE TO REACH OR EXCEED FLOOD STAGE EARLY THIS STAGE. AFTER THAT TIME THE RIVER WILL RECEDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY AWAY FROM THE BANKS OF RIVERS AND STREAMS. DURING A FLOOD... SATURATED BANKS CAN EASILY BREAK OFF AND FALL INTO POTENTIALLY DEADLY...FAST FLOWING FLOOD WATER. STAY TUNED TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. FOR THE LATEST HYDROLOGIC FORECASTS AND WARNINGS... VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO AT WEATHER.GOV/PUEBLO. YOU CAN LINK DIRECTLY TO THE HYDROLOGY PAGE BY CLICKING ON RIVERS AND LAKES UNDER THE HYDROLOGY SECTION OF THE LEFT HAND MENU BAR. && COC101-032320- /O.NEW.KPUB.FL.W.0002.110803T1200Z-110804T0000Z/ /ADLC2.1.ER.110803T1200Z.110803T1200Z.110803T1200Z.UU/ 520 AM MDT WED AUG 3 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE. * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 4:15 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE MIDMORNING. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...CONSIDERABLE AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS NEAR AVONDALE. $$
1 follow-up statement
780 WGUS85 KPUB 031238 FLSPUB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 638 AM MDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN COLORADO... ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE AFFECTING PUEBLO COUNTY. .WATER WAS RECEDING AT AVONDALE AND WILL CONTINUE TO RECEDE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY TUNED TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. FOR THE LATEST HYDROLOGIC FORECASTS AND WARNINGS... VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO AT WEATHER.GOV/PUEBLO. YOU CAN LINK DIRECTLY TO THE HYDROLOGY PAGE BY CLICKING ON RIVERS AND LAKES UNDER THE HYDROLOGY SECTION OF THE LEFT HAND MENU BAR. && COC101-031308- /O.CAN.KPUB.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110804T0000Z/ /ADLC2.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 638 AM MDT WED AUG 3 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE. * AT 6:15 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 6.8 FEET. THE RIVER WILL FALL TO 4.8 FEET BY 11PM TONIGHT. * IMPACT...AT 6.5 FEET...THERE IS LIKELY DAMAGE TO IRRIGATION WORKS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 6:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Otero, Pueblo | 56 min |
| Aug 2, 6:10 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas, Otero | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 7:56 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 8:04 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 8:06 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Crowley, Kiowa, Otero | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 9:27 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Kiowa | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 9:34 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 5 hr |
| Aug 3, 5:26 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Pueblo, Teller | 16 hr |
| Aug 3, 1:35 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Las Animas | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:40 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Las Animas | 62 min |
| Aug 3, 3:35 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:50 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Fremont | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 4:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont | 41 min |
| Aug 3, 4:47 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Teller | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 4:52 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont, Pueblo, Saguache | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 5:17 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 2 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Colorado, 2011Every river flood warning in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.