Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2013
Flash Flood Warning 40, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Sep 12, 2013, 8:33 AM MDT for El Paso County, Fremont County, Pueblo 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
- Sep 12, 2013, 8:33 AM MDT (14:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 12, 2013, 11:30 AM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:33 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 (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 209 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
- 156 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 555 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
769
WGUS55 KPUB 121433
FFWPUB
COC041-043-101-121730-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0040.130912T1433Z-130912T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
833 AM MDT THU SEP 12 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO...
NORTHWESTERN PUEBLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
SOUTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...
* UNTIL 1130 AM MDT
* AT 830 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS EASTERN FREMONT
COUNTY...EXTREME SOUTHWEST EL PASO COUNTY...AND EXTREME NORTHWEST
PUEBLO COUNTY. ROADWAYS IN FREMONT COUNTY WERE BEGINNING TO FLOOD
AND STREAMS WERE AT BANKFUL. THIS AREA OF RAIN IS MOVING SLOWLY
EAST INTO SOUTHWEST EL PASO AND NORTHWEST PUEBLO COUNTIES.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
PENROSE.
RADAR INDICATED 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN BETWEEN 730 AM AND
830 AM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
&&
LAT...LON 3864 10489 3850 10481 3834 10486 3843 10517
3865 10503 3865 10502
$$4 follow-up statements
687
WGUS75 KPUB 121445
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
845 AM MDT THU SEP 12 2013
COC041-043-101-121730-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0040.000000T0000Z-130912T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PUEBLO CO-FREMONT CO-EL PASO CO-
845 AM MDT THU SEP 12 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN EL PASO...
EAST CENTRAL FREMONT AND NORTHWESTERN PUEBLO COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 AM
MDT...
AT 843 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS EASTERN FREMONT...SOUTHWEST EL
PASO AND NORTHWEST PUEBLO COUNTIES.
HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS
THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...PENROSE.
!THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...SIXMILE
CREEK...ARKANSAS RIVER...EAST BEAVER CREEK...BEAVER CREEK...BRUSH
HOLLOW CREEK...EIGHTMILE CREEK...EAST FORK EIGHTMILE CREEK...RED
CREEK...TURKEY CREEK...BOOTH GULCH...EAST FORK RED CREEK...WEST FORK
TURKEY CREEK...BEAR CREEK...HARDSCRABBLE CREEK AND FOURMILE CREEK.
STREAMS THAT RUN UNDER HIGHWAY 50 BETWEEN PUEBLO WEST AND PENROSE
WILL BE AFFECTED.
LAT...LON 3864 10489 3850 10481 3834 10486 3843 10517
3865 10503 3865 10502
$$329
WGUS75 KPUB 121527
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
927 AM MDT THU SEP 12 2013
COC041-043-101-121730-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0040.000000T0000Z-130912T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PUEBLO CO-FREMONT CO-EL PASO CO-
927 AM MDT THU SEP 12 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN EL PASO...
EAST CENTRAL FREMONT AND NORTHWESTERN PUEBLO COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 AM
MDT...
AT 923 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE
AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN OVER SOUTHWEST EL PASO COUNTY. RAINFALL
ESTIMATES FROM RADAR INDICATE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN
EASTERN FREMONT...SOUTHWEST EL PASO AND EXTREME NORTHWEST PUEBLO
COUNTY BETWEEN 820 AM AND 920 AM. SINCE 6 AM...3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN
HAS BEEN ESTIMATED BY RADAR...ESPECIALLY OVER EASTERN FREMONT
COUNTY.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
SIXMILE CREEK...ARKANSAS RIVER...EAST BEAVER CREEK...BEAVER CREEK...
BRUSH HOLLOW CREEK...EIGHTMILE CREEK...EAST FORK EIGHTMILE CREEK...
RED CREEK...TURKEY CREEK...BOOTH GULCH...EAST FORK RED CREEK...WEST
FORK TURKEY CREEK...BEAR CREEK...HARDSCRABBLE CREEK AND FOURMILE
CREEK.
STREAMS THAT RUN UNDER HIGHWAY 50 BETWEEN PUEBLO WEST AND PENROSE
WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS HEAVY RAIN.
LAT...LON 3864 10489 3850 10481 3834 10486 3843 10517
3865 10503 3865 10502
$$343
WGUS75 KPUB 121625
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1025 AM MDT THU SEP 12 2013
COC041-043-101-121730-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0040.000000T0000Z-130912T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PUEBLO CO-FREMONT CO-EL PASO CO-
1025 AM MDT THU SEP 12 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN EL PASO...
EAST CENTRAL FREMONT AND NORTHWESTERN PUEBLO COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 AM
MDT...
AT 1023 AM MDT...RADAR INDICATED THE HEAVIEST RAIN MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNING AREA. HOWEVER...RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE OVER EASTERN FREMONT
COUNTY...SOUTHWEST EL PASO COUNTY AND NORTHWEST PUEBLO COUNTY. THIS
RAINFALL WILL DRAIN INTO STREAMS THAT WILL RUN UNDER HIGHWAY 50
BETWEEN PUEBLO WEST AND PENROSE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
SIXMILE CREEK...ARKANSAS RIVER...EAST BEAVER CREEK...BEAVER CREEK...
BRUSH HOLLOW CREEK...EIGHTMILE CREEK...EAST FORK EIGHTMILE CREEK...
RED CREEK...TURKEY CREEK...BOOTH GULCH...EAST FORK RED CREEK...WEST
FORK TURKEY CREEK...BEAR CREEK...HARDSCRABBLE CREEK AND FOURMILE
CREEK.
LAT...LON 3864 10489 3850 10481 3834 10486 3843 10517
3865 10503 3865 10502
$$405
WGUS75 KPUB 121722
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1122 AM MDT THU SEP 12 2013
COC041-043-101-121736-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FF.W.0040.000000T0000Z-130912T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PUEBLO CO-FREMONT CO-EL PASO CO-
1122 AM MDT THU SEP 12 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN EL
PASO...EAST CENTRAL FREMONT AND NORTHWESTERN PUEBLO COUNTIES WILL BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1130 AM 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.
NOTE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY AND THE
WALDO CANYON AREA IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM.
LAT...LON 3864 10489 3850 10481 3834 10486 3843 10517
3865 10503 3865 10502
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 8:45 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Sep 11, 9:23 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Sep 11, 9:32 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Sep 11, 9:36 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Fremont | 114 min |
| Sep 12, 12:32 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 1:43 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Teller | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 2:48 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 2 hr |
| Sep 12, 3:24 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 3:45 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Fremont | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 6:37 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Fremont | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 10:01 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 10:18 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 10:41 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | Fremont | 4 hr |
| Sep 12, 4:15 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 5 hr |
| Sep 12, 5:08 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 5:26 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
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.