Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 7, 2012, 8:45 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
- Jun 7, 2012, 8:45 PM MDT (02:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2012, 11:00 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), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:46 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, 2.8 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
- 1009 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -107 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2384 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
167
WGUS55 KPUB 080245
FFWPUB
COC041-080500-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0002.120608T0245Z-120608T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
845 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...
* UNTIL 1100 PM MDT
* AT 845 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 ARE POSSIBLE.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
COLORADO SPRINGS...PETERSON AFB AND SECURITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
&&
LAT...LON 3895 10464 3889 10461 3872 10454 3872 10483
3885 10486 3894 10485
$$3 follow-up statements
083
WGUS75 KPUB 080312
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
912 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012
COC041-080500-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120608T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
912 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY
UNTIL 1100 PM MDT...
AT 910 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE OCCURRING...WITH STREET
FLOODING BEING REPORTED ON THE EAST SIDE OF COLORADO SPRINGS.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING
INCLUDE...COLORADO SPRINGS AND PETERSON AFB. CREEKS AND STREAMS
WILL BE RUNNING HIGH AND FAST...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR THE WATER TO
LEAVE THE BANKS OF SOME CREEKS AND STREAMS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON
FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3895 10464 3889 10461 3872 10454 3872 10483
3885 10486 3894 10485
$$363
WGUS75 KPUB 080407
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1007 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012
COC041-080500-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120608T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
1007 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY
UNTIL 1100 PM MDT...
AT 1004 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. HOWEVER...CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE STILL RUNNING HIGH AND FAST
DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT FELL EARLIER. THERE MAY ALSO STILL
BE SOME STREET FLOODING IN EASTERN PORTIONS OF 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.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3895 10464 3889 10461 3872 10454 3872 10483
3885 10486 3894 10485
$$071
WGUS75 KPUB 080450
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1050 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012
COC041-080505-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120608T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
1050 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL EL PASO
COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1100 PM MDT...
EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...
PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
LAT...LON 3895 10464 3889 10461 3872 10454 3872 10483
3885 10486 3894 10485
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 6:53 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso | 37 min |
| Jun 7, 7:27 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso | 48 min |
| Jun 7, 8:14 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso | 31 min |
| Jun 7, 8:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 54 min |
| Jun 7, 8:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 52 min |
| Jun 7, 8:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 63 min |
| Jun 7, 9:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 50 min |
| Jun 7, 9:25 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Crowley, El Paso, Pueblo | 50 min |
| Jun 7, 9:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 66 min |
| Jun 7, 10:13 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Crowley, El Paso, Pueblo | 47 min |
| Jun 7, 10:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 28 min |
| Jun 8, 3:12 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 63 min |
| Jun 8, 3:41 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 34 min |
| Jun 8, 2:17 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 6 more | 31 hr |
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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.