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Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Aug 10, 2013, 6:03 PM MDT for Fremont County, Colorado. It was in force for 3 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
- Aug 10, 2013, 6:03 PM MDT (00:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 10, 2013, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Fremont County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 238 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3477 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
657 WGUS55 KPUB 110003 FFWPUB COC043-110300- /O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0018.130811T0003Z-130811T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 603 PM MDT SAT AUG 10 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO... * UNTIL 900 PM MDT * AT 601 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING ACROSS THE ROYAL GORGE BURN SCAR. RADAR RAINFALL RATES WITH THIS STORM RANGED BETWEEN 1.00 AND 1.25 INCHES PER HOUR * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...AREAS IN AND AROUND ROYAL GORGE...AND HIGHWAY 50 BETWEEN CANON CITY AND PARKDALE. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES... ARKANSAS RIVER...COPPER GULCH...CURRANT CREEK AND WILSON 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. LAT...LON 3852 10527 3844 10526 3842 10531 3847 10548 $$
4 follow-up statements
788 WGUS75 KPUB 110018 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 618 PM MDT SAT AUG 10 2013 COC043-110300- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-130811T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ FREMONT CO- 618 PM MDT SAT AUG 10 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM MDT... AT 615 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE ROYAL GORGE BURN SCAR AREA. RADAR HAS ESTIMATED UP TO 0.75 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN BETWEEN 555 PM AND 612 PM. THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING IN AND AROUND THE ROYAL GORGE BURN SCAR. COPPER GULCH ALONG THE PARKDALE HILL WILL LIKELY FLOOD. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED ALONG HIGHWAY 50 BETWEEN CANON CITY AND PARKDALE. THIS SAME GULCH FLOODED YESTERDAY WHEN A STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVED THROUGH. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES... ARKANSAS RIVER...GRAPE CREEK...COPPER GULCH...CURRANT CREEK AND WILSON CREEK. JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF RAINFALL ON A BURN SCAR CAN LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. WATER THAT IS NORMALLY ABSORBED BY THE SOILS AND VEGETATION...RUNS OFF ALMOST INSTANTLY. THIS CAUSES CREEKS AND DRAINAGE AREAS TO FLOOD AT A MUCH FASTER RATE THAN NORMAL. IN ADDITION...THE SOILS IN A BURN SCAR BECOME UNSTABLE WHEN IT RAINS... SOMETIMES RESULTING IN DEBRIS AND FALLING ROCK. ROADS CAN BE WASHED OUT BY THE FORCE OF THE RUSHING WATER AND DEBRIS. LAT...LON 3852 10527 3844 10526 3842 10531 3847 10548 $$
843 WGUS75 KPUB 110039 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 639 PM MDT SAT AUG 10 2013 COC043-110300- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-130811T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ FREMONT CO- 639 PM MDT SAT AUG 10 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM MDT... AT 636 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED OFF OF THE ROYAL GORGE BURN SCAR. RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT 0.5 TO 1.25 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROYAL GORGE BURN SCAR. THIS RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY ALONG COPPER GULCH. HIGHWAY 50 OVER PARKDALE HILL WILL LIKELY BE FLOODED DUE TO THIS HEAVY RAIN. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES... ARKANSAS RIVER...GRAPE CREEK...COPPER GULCH...CURRANT CREEK AND WILSON 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. LAT...LON 3852 10527 3844 10526 3842 10531 3847 10548 $$
842 WGUS75 KPUB 110113 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 713 PM MDT SAT AUG 10 2013 COC043-110300- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-130811T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ FREMONT CO- 713 PM MDT SAT AUG 10 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM MDT... AT 712 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT ALL OF THE RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS THE ROYAL GORGE BURN SCAR...AND NO MORE HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED. HIGH WATER IS LIKELY STILL OCCURRING IN AREAS IN AND AROUND THE ROYAL GORGE BURN SCAR...ESPECIALLY AREAS IN AND AROUND COPPER GULCH. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES... ARKANSAS RIVER...GRAPE CREEK...COPPER GULCH...CURRANT CREEK AND WILSON CREEK. JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF RAINFALL ON A BURN SCAR CAN LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. WATER THAT IS NORMALLY ABSORBED BY THE SOILS AND VEGETATION...RUNS OFF ALMOST INSTANTLY. THIS CAUSES CREEKS AND DRAINAGE AREAS TO FLOOD AT A MUCH FASTER RATE THAN NORMAL. IN ADDITION...THE SOILS IN A BURN SCAR BECOME UNSTABLE WHEN IT RAINS... SOMETIMES RESULTING IN DEBRIS AND FALLING ROCK. ROADS CAN BE WASHED OUT BY THE FORCE OF THE RUSHING WATER AND DEBRIS. LAT...LON 3852 10527 3844 10526 3842 10531 3847 10548 $$
857 WGUS75 KPUB 110211 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 811 PM MDT SAT AUG 10 2013 COC043-110226- /O.CAN.KPUB.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-130811T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ FREMONT CO- 811 PM MDT SAT AUG 10 2013 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY IS CANCELLED... 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. 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 3852 10527 3844 10526 3842 10531 3847 10548 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 8:10 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 3:44 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 106 min |
| Aug 11, 4:02 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 4:19 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Mineral | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 5:00 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 3 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.