Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 30, 2012, 11:55 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2012, 11:55 PM MDT (05:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 31, 2012, 2:00 AM 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), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:55 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
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 180 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
- 144 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -163 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1672 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
718
WGUS55 KPUB 310555
FFWPUB
COC041-310800-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0013.120731T0555Z-120731T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1155 PM MDT MON JUL 30 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...
* UNTIL 200 AM MDT
* AT 1152 PM MDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS WERE CONTINUING TO
IMPACT HIGHWAY 24
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...COLORADO
SPRINGS...CASCADE...CHIPITA PARK AND MANITOU SPRINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS CAN STILL OCCUR AFTER THE HEAVY RAIN
HAS ENDED IN A BURN SCAR. SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS IMPACTED
THE UPPER REACHES OF BASINS IN THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR MONDAY
EVENING. DEBRIS...MUD AND WATER MAY STILL COME DOWN THE CREEKS AND
STREAMS CREATING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS ALONG
HIGHWAY 24 IN UTE PASS.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
PUEBLO.
&&
LAT...LON 3899 10499 3897 10490 3893 10484 3885 10488
3885 10492 3892 10502
$$
STARK2 follow-up statements
593
WGUS75 KPUB 310648
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1248 AM MDT TUE JUL 31 2012
COC041-310800-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120731T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
1248 AM MDT TUE JUL 31 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO
COUNTY UNTIL 200 AM MDT...
AT 1152 PM MDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS WERE CONTINUING TO
IMPACT HIGHWAY 24.
THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. RUNOFF FROM THIS
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS
THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...COLORADO SPRINGS...CASCADE...
CHIPITA PARK AND MANITOU SPRINGS.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES FELL ACROSS THE WALDO CANYON
BURN SCAR MONDAY EVENING. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN HAS LIKELY CAUSED
WATER...ASH AND MUD TO BUILD UP BEHIND DEBRIS JAMS AT VARIOUS POINTS
ACROSS THE WALDO CANYON SCAR. THESE DEBRIS JAMS COULD GIVE WAY AT
ANY MOMENT. WITH THE CURRENT LOAD OF WATER AND DEBRIS AND ADDITIONAL
SHOWERS POSSIBLE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR AREAS IN AND AROUND
THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 2 AM MDT.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...MONUMENT
CREEK...SEVERY CREEK...FOUNTAIN CREEK...FRENCH CREEK...NORTH DOUGLAS
CREEK...INCLUDING OAK VALLEY...AND SUBDIVISIONS TO MONUMENT
CREEK...WEST MONUMENT CREEK...INCLUDING EXTREME SOUTHERN AIR FORCE
ACADEMY...CAMP CREEK...INCLUDING QUEENS CANYON...GARDEN OF THE
GODS...ROCKLEDGE RANCH...31ST STREET CHANNEL...CABIN CREEK...WALDO
CANYON...INCLUDING MANITOU SPRINGS...WELLINGTON GULCH...INCLUDING
CHIPITA PARK...SAND GULCH...INCLUDING CHIPITA PARK...DRY
CREEK...INCLUDING PEREGRINE AND ROCKRIMMON SUBDIVISIONS...SOUTH
DOUGLAS CREEK...INCLUDING MOUNTAIN SHADOWS...HOLLAND PARK AND EAST TO
MONUMENT CREEK AND WILLIAMS CANYON...INCLUDING MANITOU SPRINGS.
JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF RAINFALL ON A BURN SCAR CAN LEAD TO FLASH
FLOODING. WATER THAT IS NORMALLY ABSORBED BY THE SOILS AND
VEGETATION...RUNS OFF ALMOST INSTANTLY. THIS CAUSES CREEKS AND
DRAINAGE AREAS TO FLOOD AT A MUCH FASTER RATE THAN NORMAL. IN
ADDITION...THE SOILS IN A BURN SCAR BECOME UNSTABLE WHEN IT RAINS...
SOMETIMES RESULTING IN DEBRIS AND FALLING ROCK. ROADS CAN BE WASHED
OUT BY THE FORCE OF THE RUSHING WATER AND DEBRIS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY
MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO.
&&
LAT...LON 3899 10499 3897 10490 3893 10484 3885 10488
3885 10492 3892 10502
$$617
WGUS75 KPUB 310724
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
124 AM MDT TUE JUL 31 2012
COC041-310800-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120731T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
124 AM MDT TUE JUL 31 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO
COUNTY UNTIL 200 AM MDT...
AROUND MIDNIGHT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS WERE CONTINUING TO
IMPACT HIGHWAY 24.
AT 118 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
ADDITIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS HEADED FOR THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR WHICH
WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...COLORADO
SPRINGS...CASCADE...CHIPITA PARK AND MANITOU SPRINGS.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
MONUMENT CREEK...SEVERY CREEK...FOUNTAIN CREEK...FRENCH CREEK...NORTH
DOUGLAS CREEK...INCLUDING OAK VALLEY...AND SUBDIVISIONS TO MONUMENT
CREEK...WEST MONUMENT CREEK...INCLUDING EXTREME SOUTHERN AIR FORCE
ACADEMY...CAMP CREEK...INCLUDING QUEENS CANYON...GARDEN OF THE
GODS...ROCKLEDGE RANCH...31ST STREET CHANNEL...CABIN CREEK...WALDO
CANYON...INCLUDING MANITOU SPRINGS...WELLINGTON GULCH...INCLUDING
CHIPITA PARK...SAND GULCH...INCLUDING CHIPITA PARK...DRY CREEK...
INCLUDING PEREGRINE AND ROCKRIMMON SUBDIVISIONS...SOUTH DOUGLAS
CREEK...INCLUDING MOUNTAIN SHADOWS...HOLLAND PARK AND EAST TO
MONUMENT CREEK AND WILLIAMS CANYON...INCLUDING MANITOU SPRINGS.
JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF RAINFALL ON A BURN SCAR CAN LEAD TO FLASH
FLOODING. WATER THAT IS NORMALLY ABSORBED BY THE SOILS AND
VEGETATION...RUNS OFF ALMOST INSTANTLY. THIS CAUSES CREEKS AND
DRAINAGE AREAS TO FLOOD AT A MUCH FASTER RATE THAN NORMAL. IN
ADDITION...THE SOILS IN A BURN SCAR BECOME UNSTABLE WHEN IT RAINS...
SOMETIMES RESULTING IN DEBRIS AND FALLING ROCK. ROADS CAN BE WASHED
OUT BY THE FORCE OF THE RUSHING WATER AND DEBRIS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY
MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO.
&&
LAT...LON 3899 10499 3897 10490 3893 10484 3885 10488
3885 10492 3892 10502
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 6:20 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 2 hr |
| Jul 30, 7:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 38 min |
| Jul 30, 7:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 25 min |
| Jul 30, 7:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 58 min |
| Jul 30, 8:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Pueblo | 59 min |
| Jul 30, 8:06 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 114 min |
| Jul 30, 9:04 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Jul 30, 10:02 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 118 min |
| Jul 31, 1:54 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Jul 31, 12:38 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Las Animas | 2 hr |
| Jul 31, 2:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 32 min |
| Jul 31, 2:28 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Las Animas | 112 min |
| Jul 31, 2:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Teller | 18 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.