Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2013
Flash Flood Warning 16, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Aug 9, 2013, 5:37 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 3 hr. 6 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
- Aug 9, 2013, 5:37 PM MDT (23:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2013, 8:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 5:45 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Nw Manitou Springs, CO | *** 1 FATAL *** ADULT MALE FOUND BURIED IN DEBRIS ON WESTBOUND LANES OF HIGHWAY 24 NORTHWEST OF MANITOU SPRINGS, COLORADO. TIME IS ESTIMATED |
| Aug 9, 6:15 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Wnw Colorado Springs, CO | HOME DESTROYED FROM RUSHING WATER IN BACK OF SPRINGS PARK. |
| Aug 9, 6:15 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 0.82 | 1 Ene Cascade, CO | USGS UPPER WALDO CANYON RAIN GUAGE IN WALDO BURN SCAR |
| Aug 9, 6:15 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.3 | 2 N Manitou Springs, CO | USGS UPPER WILLIAMS CANYON IN WALDO BURN SCAR. |
| Aug 9, 6:15 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.37 | 2 Nnw Manitou Springs, CO | USGS LOWER WALDO RAIN GUAGE IN WALDO BURN SCAR |
| Aug 9, 6:24 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | Manitou Springs, CO | MAJOR FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING IN MANITOU SPRINGS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1793 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
483
WGUS55 KPUB 092337
FFWPUB
COC041-100230-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0016.130809T2337Z-130810T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
537 PM MDT FRI AUG 9 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...
* UNTIL 830 PM MDT
* AT 535 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WALDO CANYON
BURN SCAR. RADAR ESTIMATES RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH PER
HOUR OCCURRING OVER THE SOUTHERN END OF THE BURN SCAR.
* 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 AND MANITOU SPRINGS.
THE MOST SERIOUS THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY
24 FROM GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS THROUGH 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.
LAT...LON 3897 10490 3890 10485 3884 10488 3885 10493
3894 10501
$$9 follow-up statements
985
WGUS75 KPUB 092355
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
555 PM MDT FRI AUG 9 2013
COC041-100230-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-130810T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
555 PM MDT FRI AUG 9 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO
COUNTY UNTIL 830 PM MDT...
AT 552 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WALDO CANYON
BURN SCAR. THE HEAVIEST RAIN...FALLING AT THE RATE OF 1 INCH PER
HOUR...WAS FALLING OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE BURN
SCAR ALONG HIGHWAY 24.
THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. RUNOFF
FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...COLORADO
SPRINGS...CASCADE AND MANITOU SPRINGS.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER AN INCH HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED OVER THE
HEADWATERS OF WILLIAMS CREEK.
AT 552 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SPOTTER
REPORTS INDICATED THAT FLASH FLOODING WAS OCCURRING ALONG HIGHWAY 24
NEAR CAVE OF THE WINDS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...COLORADO
SPRINGS...CASCADE AND MANITOU SPRINGS.
JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF RAINFALL ON A BURN SCAR CAN LEAD TO FLASH
FLOODING. WATER THAT IS NORMALLY ABSORBED BY THE SOILS AND
VEGETATION...RUNS OFF ALMOST INSTANTLY. THIS CAUSES CREEKS AND
DRAINAGE AREAS TO FLOOD AT A MUCH FASTER RATE THAN NORMAL. IN
ADDITION...THE SOILS IN A BURN SCAR BECOME UNSTABLE WHEN IT RAINS...
SOMETIMES RESULTING IN DEBRIS AND FALLING ROCK. ROADS CAN BE WASHED
OUT BY THE FORCE OF THE RUSHING WATER AND DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 3897 10490 3890 10485 3884 10488 3885 10493
3894 10501
$$085
WGUS75 KPUB 100005
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
605 PM MDT FRI AUG 9 2013
COC041-100230-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-130810T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
605 PM MDT FRI AUG 9 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO
COUNTY UNTIL 830 PM MDT...
AT 601 PM MDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING
ACROSS THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR. RADAR ESTIMATES UP UP TO 1.5
INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF
THE BURN SCAR. AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH OF RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH
630 PM MDT.
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
AND MANITOU SPRINGS.
DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING AND WATER RESCUES ARE OCCURRING ALONG
HIGHWAY 24 NEAR CAVE OF THE WINDS. RAIN GAGES ABOVE MANITOU SPRINGS
ALONG WILLIAMS CREEK HAVE REPORTED 1.3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN
LESS THAN AN HOUR.
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 3897 10490 3890 10485 3884 10488 3885 10493
3894 10501
$$323
WGUS75 KPUB 100018
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
618 PM MDT FRI AUG 9 2013
COC041-100230-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-130810T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
618 PM MDT FRI AUG 9 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO
COUNTY UNTIL 830 PM MDT...
AT 614 PM MDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT FLASH
FLOODING WAS OCCURRING ALONG HIGHWAY 24 NEAR CAVE OF THE WINDS...AND
IN MANITOU SPRINGS. ALTHOUGH RAINFALL RATES HAVE DECREASED OVER
THE BURN SCAR...RUN OFF FROM EARLIER HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE EVENING.
HIGH WATER HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED ALONG CAMP CREEK ACROSS THE WEST
SIDE OF COLORADO SPRINGS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...COLORADO
SPRINGS...CASCADE...MANITOU SPRINGS.
JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF RAINFALL ON A BURN SCAR CAN LEAD TO FLASH
FLOODING. WATER THAT IS NORMALLY ABSORBED BY THE SOILS AND
VEGETATION...RUNS OFF ALMOST INSTANTLY. THIS CAUSES CREEKS AND
DRAINAGE AREAS TO FLOOD AT A MUCH FASTER RATE THAN NORMAL. IN
ADDITION...THE SOILS IN A BURN SCAR BECOME UNSTABLE WHEN IT RAINS...
SOMETIMES RESULTING IN DEBRIS AND FALLING ROCK. ROADS CAN BE WASHED
OUT BY THE FORCE OF THE RUSHING WATER AND DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 3897 10490 3890 10485 3884 10488 3885 10493
3894 10501
$$159
WGUS75 KPUB 100028
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
628 PM MDT FRI AUG 9 2013
COC041-100230-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-130810T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
628 PM MDT FRI AUG 9 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO
COUNTY UNTIL 830 PM MDT...
AT 626 PM MDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND MEDIA REPORTED
THAT FLASH FLOODING WAS OCCURRING IN MANITOU SPRINGS. ALTHOUGH
RAINFALL RATES HAVE DECREASED OVER THE BURN SCAR...RUNOFF FROM
EARLIER HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE FLOODING THIS EVENING.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...COLORADO
SPRINGS...OLD COLORADO CITY...CASCADE AND MANITOU SPRINGS. FLOODING
ALONG WILLIAMS CREEK...FOUNTAIN CREEK AND CAMP CREEK IS LIKELY.
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 3897 10490 3890 10485 3884 10488 3885 10493
3894 10501
$$081
WGUS75 KPUB 100047
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
647 PM MDT FRI AUG 9 2013
COC041-100230-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-130810T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
647 PM MDT FRI AUG 9 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO
COUNTY UNTIL 830 PM MDT...
AT 637 PM MDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND MEDIA REPORTED
THAT FLASH FLOODING WAS OCCURRING IN MANITOU SPRINGS. ONLY LIGHT
RAINFALL...LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH...IS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THE EVENING...ALTHOUGH FLASH FLOODING DUE TO EARLIER RAINFALL
WILL CONTINUE.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...COLORADO
SPRINGS...OLD COLORADO CITY...CASCADE AND MANITOU SPRINGS. FLOODING
ALONG FOUNTAIN CREEK AND WILLIAMS CREEK WILL CONTINUE...WITH HIGH
WATER ALONG CAMP CREEK AND THE WESTERN PORTION OF COLORADO SPRINGS.
JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF RAINFALL ON A BURN SCAR CAN LEAD TO FLASH
FLOODING. WATER THAT IS NORMALLY ABSORBED BY THE SOILS AND
VEGETATION...RUNS OFF ALMOST INSTANTLY. THIS CAUSES CREEKS AND
DRAINAGE AREAS TO FLOOD AT A MUCH FASTER RATE THAN NORMAL. IN
ADDITION...THE SOILS IN A BURN SCAR BECOME UNSTABLE WHEN IT RAINS...
SOMETIMES RESULTING IN DEBRIS AND FALLING ROCK. ROADS CAN BE WASHED
OUT BY THE FORCE OF THE RUSHING WATER AND DEBRIS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN FOUNTAIN CREEK...DOWNSTREAM OF MANITOU
SPRINGS...AND PERSONS NEAR THE CREEK FROM OLD COLORADO CITY AND THE
WESTERN PORTION OF COLORADO SPRINGS SOUTH THROUGH SECURITY AND
FOUNTAIN SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND QUICKLY IF
WATER RISES.
&&
LAT...LON 3897 10490 3890 10485 3884 10488 3885 10493
3894 10501
$$349
WGUS75 KPUB 100109
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
709 PM MDT FRI AUG 9 2013
COC041-100230-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-130810T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
709 PM MDT FRI AUG 9 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO
COUNTY UNTIL 830 PM MDT...
AT 701 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED THAT FLASH FLOODING WAS OCCURRING
IN MANITOU SPRINGS. FLASH FLOODING HAS PRODUCED ROCK AND DEBRIS
SLIDES ALONG HIGHWAY 24 BETWEEN MANITOU SPRINGS AND WOODLAND PARK
AND THE REMAINS CLOSED.
ONLY LIGHT RAINFALL...LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH...IS EXPECTED FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE EVENING...ALTHOUGH FLASH FLOODING DUE TO EARLIER
RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...COLORADO
SPRINGS...OLD COLORADO CITY...CASCADE AND MANITOU SPRINGS. FLOODING
ALONG WILLIAMS CREEK AND FOUNTAIN CREEK WILL CONTINUE...WHILE HIGH
WATER WILL CONTINUE FLOWING ALONG CAMP CREEK.
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...
FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN FOUNTAIN CREEK...DOWNSTREAM OF MANITOU
SPRINGS...AND PERSONS NEAR THE CREEK FROM OLD COLORADO CITY AND THE
WESTERN PORTION OF COLORADO SPRINGS SOUTH THROUGH SECURITY AND
FOUNTAIN SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND QUICKLY IF
WATER RISES.
&&
LAT...LON 3897 10490 3890 10485 3884 10488 3885 10493
3894 10501
$$951
WGUS75 KPUB 100138
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
738 PM MDT FRI AUG 9 2013
COC041-100230-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-130810T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
738 PM MDT FRI AUG 9 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO
COUNTY UNTIL 830 PM MDT...
AT 732 PM MDT...FLASH FLOODING WAS OCCURRING ALONG FOUNTAIN CREEK
FROM MANITOU SPRINGS TRHOUGH OLD COLORADO CITY. A RIVER GAGE ALONG
FOUNTAIN CREEK AT 33RD STREET WAS REPORTING THE CREEK WAS SEVERAL
FEET ABOVE FLOOD STREET.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...COLORADO
SPRINGS...OLD COLORADO CITY...CASCADE AND MANITOU SPRINGS.
FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN FOUNTAIN CREEK...DOWNSTREAM OF MANITOU
SPRINGS...AND PERSONS NEAR THE CREEK FROM OLD COLORADO CITY AND THE
WESTERN PORTION OF COLORADO SPRINGS SOUTH THROUGH SECURITY AND
FOUNTAIN SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND QUICKLY IF
WATER RISES.
JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF RAINFALL ON A BURN SCAR CAN LEAD TO FLASH
FLOODING. WATER THAT IS NORMALLY ABSORBED BY THE SOILS AND
VEGETATION...RUNS OFF ALMOST INSTANTLY. THIS CAUSES CREEKS AND
DRAINAGE AREAS TO FLOOD AT A MUCH FASTER RATE THAN NORMAL. IN
ADDITION...THE SOILS IN A BURN SCAR BECOME UNSTABLE WHEN IT
RAINS...SOMETIMES RESULTING IN DEBRIS AND FALLING ROCK. ROADS CAN BE
WASHED OUT BY THE FORCE OF THE RUSHING WATER AND DEBRIS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
&&
LAT...LON 3897 10490 3890 10485 3884 10488 3885 10493
3894 10501
$$645
WGUS75 KPUB 100211
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
811 PM MDT FRI AUG 9 2013
COC041-100230-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-130810T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
811 PM MDT FRI AUG 9 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO
COUNTY UNTIL 830 PM MDT...
AT 803 PM MDT...FLASH FLOODING WAS CONTINUING ALONG FOUNTAIN CREEK
FROM MANITOU SPRINGS EASTWARD. THE RIVER GAGE AT 33RD STREET IN
COLORADO SPRINGS CONTINUES TO INDICATE THE CREEK IS SEVERAL FEET
ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. FLOOD WATERS IN MANITOU SPRINGS HAVE BEGUN TO
RECEDE...AND WATER LEVELS WERE FALLING ALONG WILLIAMS CREEK AND CAMP
CREEK.
ONLY LIGHT RAINFALL...LESS THAN A TENTH INCH...IS EXPECTED FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE EVENING...ALTHOUGH FLASH FLOODING DUE TO EARLIER
RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE.
FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN FOUNTAIN CREEK...DOWNSTREAM OF MANITOU
SPRINGS...AND PERSONS NEAR THE CREEK FROM OLD COLORADO CITY AND THE
WESTERN PORTION OF COLORADO SPRINGS SOUTH THROUGH SECURITY AND
FOUNTAIN SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND QUICKLY IF
WATER RISES.
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...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
&&
LAT...LON 3897 10490 3890 10485 3884 10488 3885 10493
3894 10501
$$254
WGUS75 KPUB 100232
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
832 PM MDT FRI AUG 9 2013
COC041-100239-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-130810T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
832 PM MDT FRI AUG 9 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL
PASO COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 830 PM MDT...
STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING
TO RECEDE...ENDING THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT. FOUNTAIN CREEK DOWNSTREAM
FROM MANITOU SPRINGS CONTINUES ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...AND A FLOOD
WARNING WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE CREEK FROM MANITOU SPRINGS EAST
THROUGH COLORADO SPRINGS.
JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF RAINFALL ON A BURN SCAR CAN LEAD TO FLASH
FLOODING. WATER THAT IS NORMALLY ABSORBED BY THE SOILS AND
VEGETATION...RUNS OFF ALMOST INSTANTLY. THIS CAUSES CREEKS AND
DRAINAGE AREAS TO FLOOD AT A MUCH FASTER RATE THAN NORMAL. IN
ADDITION...THE SOILS IN A BURN SCAR BECOME UNSTABLE WHEN IT RAINS...
SOMETIMES RESULTING IN DEBRIS AND FALLING ROCK. ROADS CAN BE WASHED
OUT BY THE FORCE OF THE RUSHING WATER AND DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 3897 10490 3890 10485 3884 10488 3885 10493
3894 10501
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 12:56 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | Bent | 41 hr |
| Aug 9, 5:26 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 5:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 38 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Colorado, 2013Every flash flood warning in 2013
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.