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River Flood Warning 5, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this river flood warning at Sep 14, 2011, 10:07 PM MDT for Pueblo County, Colorado. It took effect at Sep 15, 2011, 7:47 AM MDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 14, 2011, 10:07 PM MDT (04:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 15, 2011, 7:47 AM MDT
- Expired
- Sep 15, 2011, 7:31 PM MDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- 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 04:09 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 Fountain Creek near Piñon (PNNC2).
- Action stage
- 11 ft
- Minor stage
- 12 ft
- Moderate stage
- 14 ft
- Major stage
- 15 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07106300, 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.
156 WGUS45 KPUB 150407 FLWPUB BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1007 PM MDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN COLORADO... FOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR PINON AFFECTING PUEBLO COUNTY. .A BAND OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE MOVING UP FROM THE SOUTH HAS COMBINED WITH A COLD FRONT FROM CANADA TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EL PASO AND TELLER COUNTIES. 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. && COC101-151607- /O.NEW.KPUB.FL.W.0005.110915T1145Z-110916T0045Z/ /PNNC2.1.ER.110915T1145Z.110915T1200Z.110915T1245Z.UU/ 1007 PM MDT WED SEP 14 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR PINON. * FROM LATE TONIGHT TO THURSDAY EVENING. * AT 9:15 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 1.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 7.1 FEET. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MIDMORNING TOMORROW. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...SIGNIFICANT AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS SOUTH OF PINON. $$
7 follow-up statements
653 WGUS85 KPUB 150414 FLSPUB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1014 PM MDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN COLORADO... FOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR FOUNTAIN AFFECTING EL PASO COUNTY. ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN COLORADO... FOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR PINON AFFECTING PUEBLO COUNTY. .A BAND OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE MOVING UP FROM THE SOUTH HAS COMBINED WITH A COLD FRONT FROM CANADA TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EL PASO AND TELLER COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY AWAY FROM THE BANKS OF RIVERS AND STREAMS. DURING A FLOOD... SATURATED BANKS CAN EASILY BREAK OFF AND FALL INTO POTENTIALLY DEADLY...FAST FLOWING FLOOD WATER. STAY TUNED TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. FOR THE LATEST HYDROLOGIC FORECASTS AND WARNINGS... VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO AT WEATHER.GOV/PUEBLO. YOU CAN LINK DIRECTLY TO THE HYDROLOGY PAGE BY CLICKING ON RIVERS AND LAKES UNDER THE HYDROLOGY SECTION OF THE LEFT HAND MENU BAR. && COC041-151614- /O.EXT.KPUB.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110915T2100Z/ /FHAC2.1.ER.110915T0230Z.110915T0500Z.110915T0900Z.UU/ 1014 PM MDT WED SEP 14 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR FOUNTAIN. * UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 9.3 FEET BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 8.0 FEET...MINOR AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS. $$ COC101-151614- /O.CON.KPUB.FL.W.0005.110915T1145Z-110916T0045Z/ /PNNC2.1.ER.110915T1145Z.110915T1200Z.110915T1245Z.UU/ 1014 PM MDT WED SEP 14 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR PINON. * FROM LATE TONIGHT TO THURSDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9:15 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 1.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 7.1 FEET. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MIDMORNING TOMORROW. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...SIGNIFICANT AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS SOUTH OF PINON. $$
208 WGUS85 KPUB 150520 FLSPUB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1120 PM MDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN COLORADO... FOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR FOUNTAIN AFFECTING EL PASO COUNTY. FOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR PINON AFFECTING PUEBLO COUNTY. .A BAND OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE MOVING UP FROM THE SOUTH HAS COMBINED WITH A COLD FRONT FROM CANADA TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EL PASO AND TELLER COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY AWAY FROM THE BANKS OF RIVERS AND STREAMS. DURING A FLOOD... SATURATED BANKS CAN EASILY BREAK OFF AND FALL INTO POTENTIALLY DEADLY...FAST FLOWING FLOOD WATER. STAY TUNED TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. FOR THE LATEST HYDROLOGIC FORECASTS AND WARNINGS... VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO AT WEATHER.GOV/PUEBLO. YOU CAN LINK DIRECTLY TO THE HYDROLOGY PAGE BY CLICKING ON RIVERS AND LAKES UNDER THE HYDROLOGY SECTION OF THE LEFT HAND MENU BAR. && COC041-151720- /O.CON.KPUB.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110915T2100Z/ /FHAC2.1.ER.110915T0230Z.110915T0430Z.110915T0900Z.UU/ 1120 PM MDT WED SEP 14 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR FOUNTAIN. * UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 11:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * IMPACT...AT 8.0 FEET...MINOR AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS. $$ COC101-151719- /O.CON.KPUB.FL.W.0005.110915T1145Z-110916T0045Z/ /PNNC2.1.ER.110915T1145Z.110915T1200Z.110915T1245Z.UU/ 1120 PM MDT WED SEP 14 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR PINON. * FROM LATE TONIGHT TO THURSDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10:15 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 1.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 7.1 FEET BY MIDMORNING TOMORROW...THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...SIGNIFICANT AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS SOUTH OF PINON. $$
203 WGUS85 KPUB 150548 FLSPUB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1148 PM MDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN COLORADO... FOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR FOUNTAIN AFFECTING EL PASO COUNTY. FOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR PINON AFFECTING PUEBLO COUNTY. .A BAND OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE MOVING UP FROM THE SOUTH HAS COMBINED WITH A COLD FRONT FROM CANADA TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EL PASO AND TELLER COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY AWAY FROM THE BANKS OF RIVERS AND STREAMS. DURING A FLOOD... SATURATED BANKS CAN EASILY BREAK OFF AND FALL INTO POTENTIALLY DEADLY...FAST FLOWING FLOOD WATER. STAY TUNED TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. FOR THE LATEST HYDROLOGIC FORECASTS AND WARNINGS... VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO AT WEATHER.GOV/PUEBLO. YOU CAN LINK DIRECTLY TO THE HYDROLOGY PAGE BY CLICKING ON RIVERS AND LAKES UNDER THE HYDROLOGY SECTION OF THE LEFT HAND MENU BAR. && COC041-151748- /O.CON.KPUB.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110915T2100Z/ /FHAC2.1.ER.110915T0230Z.110915T0430Z.110915T0900Z.UU/ 1148 PM MDT WED SEP 14 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR FOUNTAIN. * UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 11:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * IMPACT...AT 8.0 FEET...MINOR AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS. $$ COC101-151748- /O.CON.KPUB.FL.W.0005.110915T1145Z-110916T0045Z/ /PNNC2.1.ER.110915T1145Z.110915T1200Z.110915T1245Z.UU/ 1148 PM MDT WED SEP 14 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR PINON. * FROM LATE TONIGHT TO THURSDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 11:15 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 2.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 7.1 FEET BY MIDMORNING TOMORROW...THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...SIGNIFICANT AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS SOUTH OF PINON. $$
006 WGUS85 KPUB 150821 FLSPUB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 221 AM MDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN COLORADO... FOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR FOUNTAIN AFFECTING EL PASO COUNTY. FOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR PINON AFFECTING PUEBLO COUNTY. .EASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW BEHIND A COLD FRONT...COMBINED WITH SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM HAS PRODUCED WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN ACROSS EL PASO COUNTY. HIGH WATER WILL CONTINUE TO DRAIN DOWN FOUNTAIN CREEK IN SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY CAUSING MINOR FLOODING ALONG ITS BANKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY AWAY FROM THE BANKS OF RIVERS AND STREAMS. DURING A FLOOD... SATURATED BANKS CAN EASILY BREAK OFF AND FALL INTO POTENTIALLY DEADLY...FAST FLOWING FLOOD WATER. STAY TUNED TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. FOR THE LATEST HYDROLOGIC FORECASTS AND WARNINGS... VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO AT WEATHER.GOV/PUEBLO. YOU CAN LINK DIRECTLY TO THE HYDROLOGY PAGE BY CLICKING ON RIVERS AND LAKES UNDER THE HYDROLOGY SECTION OF THE LEFT HAND MENU BAR. && COC041-152021- /O.EXT.KPUB.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110916T0136Z/ /FHAC2.1.ER.110915T0230Z.110915T0430Z.110915T1336Z.UU/ 221 AM MDT THU SEP 15 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR FOUNTAIN. * UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 1:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY NOON. * IMPACT...AT 8.0 FEET...MINOR AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS. $$ COC101-152021- /O.EXT.KPUB.FL.W.0005.110915T1600Z-110916T0625Z/ /PNNC2.1.ER.110915T1600Z.110915T1800Z.110915T1825Z.UU/ 221 AM MDT THU SEP 15 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR PINON. * FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 1:15 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 7.1 FEET BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...SIGNIFICANT AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS SOUTH OF PINON. $$
949 WGUS45 KPUB 151353 FLWPUB BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 753 AM MDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MAJOR SEVERITY FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN COLORADO... FOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR PINON AFFECTING PUEBLO COUNTY. .FLOODING RAINS WHICH FELL ACROSS EL PASO COUNTY LAST NIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING ALONG THE FOUNTAIN CREEK AT PINON. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCAL POCKETS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ACROSS EL PASO COUNTY HAS CAUSED THE FLOOD STAGE AT PINON TO RISE INTO THE MAJOR CATEGORY AND MAJOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY AWAY FROM THE BANKS OF RIVERS AND STREAMS. DURING A FLOOD... SATURATED BANKS CAN EASILY BREAK OFF AND FALL INTO POTENTIALLY DEADLY...FAST FLOWING FLOOD WATER. STAY TUNED TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. FOR THE LATEST HYDROLOGIC FORECASTS AND WARNINGS... VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO AT WEATHER.GOV/PUEBLO. YOU CAN LINK DIRECTLY TO THE HYDROLOGY PAGE BY CLICKING ON RIVERS AND LAKES UNDER THE HYDROLOGY SECTION OF THE LEFT HAND MENU BAR. && COC101-160153- /O.EXT.KPUB.FL.W.0005.110915T1347Z-110916T1042Z/ /PNNC2.3.ER.110915T1209Z.110915T1500Z.110915T2242Z.UU/ 753 AM MDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...OBSERVED FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY... ...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MAJOR SEVERITY... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR PINON. * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * AT 7:15 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 9.0 FEET BY LATE THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...WATER RISES INTO BUILDINGS NEAR 28TH STREET IN PUEBLO. $$
790 WGUS85 KPUB 151727 FLSPUB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1127 AM MDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN COLORADO... FOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR PINON AFFECTING PUEBLO COUNTY. .FLOODING RAINS WHICH FELL ACROSS EL PASO COUNTY LAST NIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING ALONG THE FOUNTAIN CREEK AT PINON. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCAL POCKETS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ACROSS EL PASO COUNTY HAS CAUSED THE CREEK TO RISE TO ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT PINON...WITH MODERATE FLOODING EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. MEANWHILE THE FLOOD CREST HAS ALREADY PASSED SOUTH OF FOUNTAIN WHERE MINOR FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. 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. && COC101-160527- /O.CON.KPUB.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110916T1042Z/ /PNNC2.3.ER.110915T1209Z.110915T1530Z.110915T2242Z.UU/ 1127 AM MDT THU SEP 15 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR PINON. * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10:15 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...SIGNIFICANT AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS SOUTH OF PINON. $$
800 WGUS85 KPUB 160131 FLSPUB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 731 PM MDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN COLORADO... FOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR PINON AFFECTING PUEBLO COUNTY. ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN COLORADO... ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE AFFECTING PUEBLO COUNTY. .FLOODING RAINS FELL ACROSS EL PASO COUNTY LAST NIGHT...WITH AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES COMMON...AND LOCAL POCKETS OF UP TO 6 INCHES OCCURRING NEAR FOUNTAIN AND ACROSS FORT CARSON. THIS WATER IS MAKING ITS WAY DOWN THE FOUNTAIN INTO THE ARKANSAS...WHERE IT IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE LOWLAND AGRICULTURAL FLOODING LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY AWAY FROM THE BANKS OF RIVERS AND STREAMS. DURING A FLOOD... SATURATED BANKS CAN EASILY BREAK OFF AND FALL INTO POTENTIALLY DEADLY...FAST FLOWING FLOOD WATER. STAY TUNED TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. FOR THE LATEST HYDROLOGIC FORECASTS AND WARNINGS... VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO AT WEATHER.GOV/PUEBLO. YOU CAN LINK DIRECTLY TO THE HYDROLOGY PAGE BY CLICKING ON RIVERS AND LAKES UNDER THE HYDROLOGY SECTION OF THE LEFT HAND MENU BAR. && COC101-161331- /O.EXT.KPUB.FL.W.0006.110916T0432Z-110917T0057Z/ /ADLC2.1.ER.110916T0432Z.110916T0600Z.110916T1257Z.UU/ 731 PM MDT THU SEP 15 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE. * FROM THIS EVENING TO FRIDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:15 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 7.5 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MIDMORNING TOMORROW. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...CONSIDERABLE AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS NEAR AVONDALE. $$ COC101-160201- /O.CAN.KPUB.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110916T1042Z/ /PNNC2.2.ER.110915T1209Z.110915T1530Z.110915T2020Z.UU/ 731 PM MDT THU SEP 15 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR PINON. * AT 7:15 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 2:20 PM THURSDAY. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 3.4 FEET BY MIDMORNING SATURDAY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 7:28 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 2 hr |
| Sep 14, 7:43 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 13 hr |
| Sep 14, 9:28 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 3 hr |
| Sep 15, 12:26 AM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Sep 15, 2:26 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 28 hr |
| Sep 15, 3:24 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 100 min |
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.