Alert archive / Colorado / River Flood Warnings in 2012
River Flood Warning 2, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this river flood warning at Jun 6, 2012, 9:40 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It took effect at Jun 6, 2012, 11:15 PM MDT. It was in force for 5 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 6, 2012, 9:40 PM MDT (03:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 6, 2012, 11:15 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2012, 11:20 PM MDT
- In force
- 5 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Flood severity
- Minor
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:41 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 at Colorado Springs (FNEC2).
- Action stage
- 9.5 ft
- Minor stage
- 11.5 ft
- Moderate stage
- 16 ft
- Major stage
- 18 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07105500, 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.
390 WGUS45 KPUB 070340 FLWPUB BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 940 PM MDT WED JUN 6 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN COLORADO... FOUNTAIN CREEK AT COLORADO SPRINGS AFFECTING EL PASO COUNTY. .VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS EARLIER THIS EVENING...BROUGHT AS MUCH AS 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN TO THE COLORADO SPRINGS AREAS. THIS RAINFALL HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO FOUNTAIN CREEK...AND IT IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BEFORE 10 PM. 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. && COC041-071540- /O.NEW.KPUB.FL.W.0002.120607T0544Z-120607T2000Z/ /FNEC2.1.ER.120607T0544Z.120607T0600Z.120607T0800Z.UU/ 940 PM MDT WED JUN 6 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOUNTAIN CREEK AT COLORADO SPRINGS. * UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 9:30 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY 10 PM AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 8.5 FEET BY AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BEFORE 6 AM. * IMPACT...AT 8.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS ALONG THE CREEK OCCURS. $$
1 follow-up statement
033 WGUS85 KPUB 070520 FLSPUB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1120 PM MDT WED JUN 6 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN COLORADO... FOUNTAIN CREEK AT COLORADO SPRINGS AFFECTING EL PASO COUNTY. .THE WATER LEVEL IN FOUNTAIN CREEK AT COLORADO SPRINGS...HAS FALLEN BELOW FLOOD STAGE. HOWEVER...WITH ALL THE RAINFALL RUNOFF...THE CREEK WILL STILL BE RUNNING HIGHER AND FASTER THAN NORMAL FROM COLORADO SPRINGS AND SOUTHWARD...THROUGH THE NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY AWAY FROM THE BANKS OF RIVERS AND STREAMS. DURING A FLOOD... SATURATED BANKS CAN EASILY BREAK OFF AND FALL INTO POTENTIALLY DEADLY...FAST FLOWING FLOOD WATER. STAY TUNED TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. FOR THE LATEST HYDROLOGIC FORECASTS AND WARNINGS... VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO AT WEATHER.GOV/PUEBLO. YOU CAN LINK DIRECTLY TO THE HYDROLOGY PAGE BY CLICKING ON RIVERS AND LAKES UNDER THE HYDROLOGY SECTION OF THE LEFT HAND MENU BAR. && COC041-070550- /O.CAN.KPUB.FL.W.0002.120607T0515Z-120607T2000Z/ /FNEC2.1.ER.120607T0356Z.120607T0600Z.120607T0800Z.UU/ 1120 PM MDT WED JUN 6 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOUNTAIN CREEK AT COLORADO SPRINGS. * AT 11:01 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * FORECAST...WATER LEVELS TONIGHT IN FOUNTAIN CREEK AT COLORADO SPRINGS...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AND WILL REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE. * IMPACT...AT 8.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS ALONG THE CREEK OCCURS. $$
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, 7:30 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 2 hr |
| 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 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 |
Nearby
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.