Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 6, 2012, 7:30 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 2 hr. 8 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 6, 2012, 7:30 PM MDT (01:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2012, 9:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:33 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 6, 7:38 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Ene Colorado Springs, CO | SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING ALONG NORTH CAREFREE AND SOUTH CAREFREE BLVDS. IN COLORADO SPRINGS. NUMEROUS CARS STALLED IN THE STREET. |
| Jun 6, 7:57 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 Nne Colorado Springs, CO | 6 INCHES OF WATER REPORTED ON THE ROADWAY AT 739 PM MDT. |
| Jun 6, 8:13 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Ene Colorado Springs, CO | CONSTITUTION AVENUE IS FLOODED BETWEEN MURRAY BLVD AND POWERS BLVD IN COLORADO SPRINGS AT 803 PM MDT. |
| Jun 6, 8:16 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ese Colorado Springs, CO | FLOODING IN THE BASEMENT OF A PRIVATE RESIDENCE ON BRYCE DRIVE IN COLORADO SPRINGS. |
| Jun 6, 8:30 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.5 | 6 Wsw Falcon, CO | 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN IN 2 HOURS. STETSON HILLS BLVD AND POWERS BLVD. MEASURED AT 811 PM MDT. |
| Jun 6, 8:40 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 E Colorado Springs, CO | CARS SUBMERGED IN WATER UP TO THEIR WINDOWS. |
| Jun 6, 9:17 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.24 | 5 Ne Colorado Springs, CO | STORM TOTAL REPORT. |
| Jun 6, 9:33 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.5 | 7 Ne Colorado Springs, CO | FELL IN TWO HOURS...BETWEEN 630 PM AND 830 PM MDT. |
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, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 170 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
- 859 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -42 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2447 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 155 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
171 WGUS55 KPUB 070130 FFWPUB COC041-070330- /O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0001.120607T0130Z-120607T0330Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 730 PM MDT WED JUN 6 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... * UNTIL 930 PM MDT * AT 728 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WERE OCCURRING WITH STREET FLOODING BEING REPORTED. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS. * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... COLORADO SPRINGS AND PETERSON AFB. SOME CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE RUNNING FAST AND FULL AND SOME MAY FLOW OUT OF THEIR BANKS. LAT...LON 3895 10468 3880 10466 3874 10488 3897 10478 $$
3 follow-up statements
154 WGUS75 KPUB 070202 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 802 PM MDT WED JUN 6 2012 COC041-070330- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120607T0330Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EL PASO CO- 802 PM MDT WED JUN 6 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM MDT... AT 801 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND 1 INCH PER HOUR HAVE BEEN REPORTED. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...COLORADO SPRINGS AND PETERSON AFB. EXPECT FLOODED ROADWAYS...ALONG WITH FAST FLOWING CREEKS AND STREAMS THAT MAY BE FLOWING OUT OF THEIR BANKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. && LAT...LON 3895 10468 3880 10466 3874 10488 3897 10478 $$
351 WGUS75 KPUB 070230 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 830 PM MDT WED JUN 6 2012 COC041-070330- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120607T0330Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EL PASO CO- 830 PM MDT WED JUN 6 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM MDT... AT 825 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND 1 INCH PER HOUR HAVE BEEN OCCURRING SINCE AROUND 7 PM. A SPOTTER REPORTED 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN THE STETSON HILLS AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...COLORADO SPRINGS. STREET FLOODING IS BEING REPORTED WITH SOME STRANDED CARS AND FLOODED BASEMENTS. CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE RUNNING FAST AND HIGH...WITH SOME POSSIBLY FLOWING OUT OF THEIR BANKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. && LAT...LON 3895 10468 3880 10466 3874 10488 3897 10478 $$
744 WGUS75 KPUB 070314 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 914 PM MDT WED JUN 6 2012 COC041-070330- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120607T0330Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EL PASO CO- 914 PM MDT WED JUN 6 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM MDT... AT 909 PM MDT...TRAINED SPOTTERS AND THE MEDIA REPORTED THAT FLASH FLOODING WAS OCCURRING IN PORTIONS OF COLORADO SPRINGS. CARS WERE STALLED AND FLOODED ON SOME ROADWAYS. CREEKS AND STREAMS WHERE RUNNING FAST AND HIGH...AND SOME MAY BE FLOWING OUT OF THEIR BANKS. RAINFALL REPORTS OF 2 INCHES TO A LITTLE MORE THAN 3 INCHES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...COLORADO SPRINGS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. && LAT...LON 3895 10468 3880 10466 3874 10488 3897 10478 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 6:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 54 min |
| Jun 6, 7:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 52 min |
| Jun 6, 7:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 61 min |
| Jun 6, 8:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 53 min |
| Jun 6, 9:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 63 min |
| Jun 6, 9:40 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 100 min |
| Jun 7, 3:03 PM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | El Paso | 7 hr |
| Jun 7, 3:28 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 6 more | 23 hr |
| Jun 7, 4:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Otero, Pueblo | 54 min |
| Jun 7, 5:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley | 30 min |
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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.