Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 16, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Sep 12, 2012, 8:47 AM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report 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
- Sep 12, 2012, 8:47 AM MDT (14:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 12, 2012, 2:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 6 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 14:47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 11:13 AM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 0.82 | 6 Nnw Colorado Springs, CO | FELL SINCE 8 AM. |
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 12:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 781 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -69 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WGUS55 KPUB 121447
FFWPUB
COC041-122030-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
847 AM MDT WED SEP 12 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR AREA IN WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IN
EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...
* UNTIL 230 PM MDT
* AT 840 AM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED THUNDERSTORMS
PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR
AREA. WEATHER SPOTTERS AND AUTOMATED GAGES ON AND NEAR THE SCAR
INDICATE THAT A THIRD TO A HALF INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN
ACROSS THE SCAR SINCE ABOUT 6 AM. AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH OF
RAIN OR MORE IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE DAY.
TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS COULD EXCEED AN INCH OR MORE BY
AFTERNOON.
* THIS IS 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...CRYSTOLA...GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS
AND MANITOU SPRINGS.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
MONUMENT 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...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...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A HALF INCH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING
STREAM... EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3898 10487 3893 10485 3889 10485 3885 10491
3889 10497 3893 10503 3896 10503 3899 10500
3900 10495
$$5 follow-up statements
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WGUS75 KPUB 121545
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
945 AM MDT WED SEP 12 2012
COC041-122030-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120912T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
945 AM MDT WED SEP 12 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WALDO CANYON BURN
SCAR AREA IN WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 230 PM MDT...
AT 937 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND WEATHER
SPOTTERS INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WALDO
CANYON BURN SCAR AREA. REPORTS FROM WEATHER SPOTTERS AND AUTOMATED
GAGES IN AND AROUND THE SCAR AREA INDICATE THAT A HALF TO THREE
QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BY
THIS AFTERNOON COULD REACH AN INCH OR MORE OVER THE ENTIRE BURN SCAR
AREA.
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...WESTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...
CASCADE...CHIPITA PARK...CRYSTOLA...GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS AND MANITOU
SPRINGS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...WESTERN
COLORADO SPRINGS...CASCADE...CHIPITA PARK...CRYSTOLA...GREEN
MOUNTAIN FALLS AND MANITOU SPRINGS.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
MONUMENT 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...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...
MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON
FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.
IN HILLY TERRAIN...THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH
ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL
ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW
INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
&&
LAT...LON 3898 10487 3893 10485 3889 10485 3885 10491
3889 10497 3893 10503 3896 10503 3899 10500
3900 10495
$$740
WGUS75 KPUB 121716
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1116 AM MDT WED SEP 12 2012
COC041-122030-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120912T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
1116 AM MDT WED SEP 12 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO
COUNTY UNTIL 230 PM MDT...
AT 1106 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND WEATHER
SPOTTERS INDICATED MODERATE RAINFALL ACROSS THE WALDO CANYON BURN
SCAR AREA. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT AN AREA OF HEAVIER RAINFALL
WAS SHIFTING SOUTH TOWARD THE BURN SCAR AREA. RAINFALL RATES UNDER
THE APPROACHING AREA OF HEAVIER RAINFALL WERE ESTIMATED AT UP TO
0.25 TO 0.50 INCHES PER HOUR. THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL WILL LIKELY
INITIATE FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS ACROSS THE BURN SCAR AREA
INTO THE AFTERNOON.
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...WESTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...
CASCADE...CHIPITA PARK...CRYSTOLA...GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS AND MANITOU
SPRINGS.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
MONUMENT 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...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...
MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON
FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.
IN HILLY TERRAIN...THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH
ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL
ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW
INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
&&
LAT...LON 3898 10487 3893 10485 3889 10485 3885 10491
3889 10497 3893 10503 3896 10503 3899 10500
3900 10495
$$288
WGUS75 KPUB 121817
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1217 PM MDT WED SEP 12 2012
COC041-122030-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120912T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
1217 PM MDT WED SEP 12 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO
COUNTY UNTIL 230 PM MDT...
AT 1211 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND WEATHER
SPOTTERS INDICATED MODERATE RAINFALL ACROSS THE WALDO CANYON BURN
SCAR AREA...WITH AN AREA OF HEAVIER RAINFALL DRIFTING SOUTH ACROSS
THE SCAR. AUTOMATED GAGES AND SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATED RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH TO JUST OVER AN INCH HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THE BURN SCAR. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
A HALF INCH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.
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...WESTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...
CASCADE...CHIPITA PARK...CRYSTOLA...GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS AND MANITOU
SPRINGS.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
MONUMENT 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...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...
MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON
FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.
IN HILLY TERRAIN...THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH
ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL
ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW
INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
&&
LAT...LON 3898 10487 3893 10485 3889 10485 3885 10491
3889 10497 3893 10503 3896 10503 3899 10500
3900 10495
$$508
WGUS75 KPUB 121923
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
123 PM MDT WED SEP 12 2012
COC041-122030-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120912T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
123 PM MDT WED SEP 12 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO
COUNTY UNTIL 230 PM MDT...
AT 113 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND WEATHER
SPOTTERS INDICATED MODERATE RAINFALL ACROSS THE WALDO CANYON BURN
SCAR AREA. AUTOMATED GAGES INDICATED 1.03 TO 1.22 INCHES OF RAIN HAD
FALLEN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE SCAR...
DRAINING DOWN TO HIGHWAY 24 AND FOUNTAIN CREEK...WHILE 0.79 TO 1.08
INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN ON THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF
THE SCAR...DRAINING INTO MONUMENT CREEK. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS
ACROSS THE BURN SCAR AREA MAY EXCEED 1.50 INCHES BY LATER IN THE
AFTERNOON.
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...WESTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...
CASCADE...CHIPITA PARK...CRYSTOLA...GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS AND MANITOU
SPRINGS.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
MONUMENT 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...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...
MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON
FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.
IN HILLY TERRAIN...THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH
ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL
ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW
INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
&&
LAT...LON 3898 10487 3893 10485 3889 10485 3885 10491
3889 10497 3893 10503 3896 10503 3899 10500
3900 10495
$$620
WGUS75 KPUB 122036
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
236 PM MDT WED SEP 12 2012
COC041-122041-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120912T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
236 PM MDT WED SEP 12 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL
PASO COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 230 PM MDT...
EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN IS SEEMINGLY BEING HANDLED WELL BY THE
WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR AREA. DESPITE WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
1.08 TO 1.38 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE BURN
SCAR AND WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF 0.87 TO 1.19 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN
AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE SCAR...ONLY MINOR RUNOFF HAS BEEN
OCCURRING ACROSS THE WALDO CANYON SCAR AREA. APPARENTLY...THE RAIN
HAS BEEN FALLING AT A SLOW ENOUGH RATE TO BE ABSORBED BY THE WALDO
CANYON SCAR DRAINAGE BASINS.
ADDITIONAL RAIN IS EXPECTED...POSSIBLY UP TO A HALF INCH MORE...BUT
IT IS FELT THAT THE RAIN WILL FALL AT A SLOW ENOUGH RATE AS TO NOT
BE A PROBLEM. CONSEQUENTLY...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE
SAME AREA THROUGH 8 PM MDT.
IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. MINOR FLOOD AND DEBRIS PROBLEMS ARE STILL
POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS IS STILL A POTENTIALLY
DANGEROUS SITUATION. PLEASE REMAIN ALERT TO WEATHER CONDITIONS IN
YOUR AREA.
JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF RAINFALL ON A BURN SCAR CAN LEAD TO FLASH
FLOODING. WATER THAT IS NORMALLY ABSORBED BY THE SOILS AND
VEGETATION...RUNS OFF ALMOST INSTANTLY. THIS CAUSES CREEKS AND
DRAINAGE AREAS TO FLOOD AT A MUCH FASTER RATE THAN NORMAL. IN
ADDITION...THE SOILS IN A BURN SCAR BECOME UNSTABLE WHEN IT RAINS...
SOMETIMES RESULTING IN DEBRIS AND FALLING ROCK. ROADS CAN BE WASHED
OUT BY THE FORCE OF THE RUSHING WATER AND DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 3898 10487 3893 10485 3889 10485 3885 10491
3889 10497 3893 10503 3896 10503 3899 10500
3900 10495
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2:17 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 5 more | 15 hr |
| Sep 12, 7:22 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 7:31 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 10:59 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Fremont | 6 hr |
| Sep 12, 2:25 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Colorado, 2012Every flash flood warning in 2012
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.