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Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Aug 22, 2013, 8:31 PM MDT for El Paso 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 22, 2013, 8:31 PM MDT (02:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 22, 2013, 11:30 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 02:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 176 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2103 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
633 WGUS55 KPUB 230231 FFWPUB COC041-230530- /O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0029.130823T0231Z-130823T0530Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 831 PM MDT THU AUG 22 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... * UNTIL 1130 PM MDT * AT 825 PM MDT...THE FLOOD WAVE COMING DOWN THE FOUNTAIN CREEK WAS 1 TO 2 MILES EAST OF CASCADE. THIS FLOOD WAVE WAS ABOUT 2 MILES FROM MANITOU SPRINGS. IT WILL MOVE INTO MANITOU SPRINGS BETWEEN BETWEEN 845 PM AND 1030 PM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ADDITIONALLY...MORE RAIN IS MOVING OVER THE WALDO BURN SCAR AND SOME OF THIS RAIN MAY BECOME HEAVY THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL NEW FLOODING MAY OCCUR. * 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. 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 3895 10483 3880 10480 3891 10503 3902 10502 $$
5 follow-up statements
775 WGUS75 KPUB 230304 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 904 PM MDT THU AUG 22 2013 COC041-230530- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-130823T0530Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EL PASO CO- 904 PM MDT THU AUG 22 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 1130 PM MDT... AT 859 PM MDT...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED 0.50 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN 12 MINUTES 2 MILES NORTH OF WOODLAND PARK. THIS HEAVY RAIN MAY AFFECT SECTIONS OF THE WALDO BURN SCAR AFTER 930 PM. SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE MANITOU SPRING AREA THROUGH 1030 PM AS A FLOOD WAVE MOVES THROUGH THE TOWN. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. LAT...LON 3895 10483 3880 10480 3891 10503 3902 10502 $$
148 WGUS75 KPUB 230334 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 934 PM MDT THU AUG 22 2013 COC041-230530- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-130823T0530Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EL PASO CO- 934 PM MDT THU AUG 22 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 1130 PM MDT... AT 930 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN...WITH POCKETS OF HEAVY RAIN...WERE OCCURRING OVER THE WALDO BURN SCAR. IN ADDITION...THE FLOOD WAVE WAS MOVING THROUGH MANITOU SPRING AND FOUNTAIN CREEK WAS NEAR BANKFUL IN DOWNTOWN MANITOU SPRINGS. THERE IS A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY THAT THE CREEK MAY GO OVER ITS BANKS. 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... CHIPITA PARK...CRYSTOLA...GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS 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 3895 10483 3880 10480 3891 10503 3902 10502 $$
127 WGUS75 KPUB 230404 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1004 PM MDT THU AUG 22 2013 COC041-230530- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-130823T0530Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EL PASO CO- 1004 PM MDT THU AUG 22 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 1130 PM MDT... AT 1000 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN OCCURRING OVER THE WALDO BURN SCAR. RADAR ESTIMATES BETWEEN 0.10 TO 0.40 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE BURN SCAR BETWEEN 9 PM AND 10 PM. THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE BURN SCAR. THE UPPER WILLIAMS RAIN GAGE ABOVE MANITOU SPRINGS REPORTED 0.27 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE LAST HOUR. THE RAMPART RAWS STATION REPORTED 0.40 INCHES OF RAIN. THE FLOOD WAVE CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS DOWNTOWN MANITOU SPRINGS. THE CREEK WAS NEAR BANKFUL AS IT WAS MOVING THROUGH DOWNTOWN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...COLORADO SPRINGS...CASCADE... CHIPITA PARK...CRYSTOLA...GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS AND MANITOU SPRINGS. JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF RAINFALL ON A BURN SCAR CAN LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. WATER THAT IS NORMALLY ABSORBED BY THE SOILS AND VEGETATION...RUNS OFF ALMOST INSTANTLY. THIS CAUSES CREEKS AND DRAINAGE AREAS TO FLOOD AT A MUCH FASTER RATE THAN NORMAL. IN ADDITION...THE SOILS IN A BURN SCAR BECOME UNSTABLE WHEN IT RAINS... SOMETIMES RESULTING IN DEBRIS AND FALLING ROCK. ROADS CAN BE WASHED OUT BY THE FORCE OF THE RUSHING WATER AND DEBRIS. LAT...LON 3895 10483 3880 10480 3891 10503 3902 10502 $$
103 WGUS75 KPUB 230445 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1045 PM MDT THU AUG 22 2013 COC041-230530- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-130823T0530Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EL PASO CO- 1045 PM MDT THU AUG 22 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 1130 PM MDT... AT 1040 PM MDT...MEDIA REPORTS THE FLOOD WAVE IN MANITOU SPRINGS IS DECREASING. AT 1040 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER THE WALDO BURN SCAR. RAIN GAGES ON THE BURN SCAR INDICATE 0.30 AND 0.60 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE BURN SCAR BETWEEN 940 PM AND 1040 PM. MODERATE RAIN...WITH EMBEDDED HEAVY RAIN...WILL LIKELY LAST UNTIL AT LEAST MIDNIGHT ACROSS THE BURN SCAR. IF THE RAIN DOES NOT LET UP...THEN THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED. 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 3895 10483 3880 10480 3891 10503 3902 10502 $$
410 WGUS75 KPUB 230527 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1127 PM MDT THU AUG 22 2013 COC041-230530- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-130823T0530Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EL PASO CO- 1127 PM MDT THU AUG 22 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 1130 PM MDT... THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE WALDO BURN SCAR WILL EXPIRE AT 1130 PM. STEADY LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE RAIN WAS FALLING OVER THE WALDO BURN SCAR...BUT COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PERSONNEL PATROLLING THE HIGHWAY INDICATED THAT NO FLOODING WAS OCCURRING ALONG HIGHWAY 24. LAT...LON 3895 10483 3880 10480 3891 10503 3902 10502 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 6:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 39 min |
| Aug 22, 6:12 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 6:12 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 6:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 41 min |
| Aug 22, 6:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 45 min |
| Aug 22, 7:00 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 7:19 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Huerfano, Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 7:32 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 8:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 52 min |
| Aug 22, 8:17 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 8:55 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 8:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 50 min |
| Aug 22, 9:11 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 9:33 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Fremont | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 9:41 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 9 hr |
| Aug 22, 9:59 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 10:18 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 11:27 PM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 6 hr |
| Aug 22, 11:54 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 2 hr |
| Aug 23, 2:02 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Fremont | 118 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.