Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2013
Flash Flood Warning 41, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Sep 12, 2013, 10:18 AM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 3 hr. 7 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
- Sep 12, 2013, 10:18 AM MDT (16:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 12, 2013, 1:00 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), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 10:26 AM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 6 | 4 Wsw Colorado Springs, CO | SINCE MIDNIGHT. STORM TOTAL 8.5 INCHES |
| Sep 12, 10:30 AM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 0.4 | 3 Wsw Colorado Springs, CO | 0.40 FELL FROM 1020-1030 AM. |
| Sep 12, 10:30 AM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 0.4 | 3 Wsw Colorado Springs, CO | FELL FROM 1020-1030 AM. |
| Sep 12, 10:31 AM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 0.04 | 3 Wsw Colorado Springs, CO | FROM 1020 - 1030 AM. |
| Sep 12, 10:31 AM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 0.4 | 3 Wsw Colorado Springs, CO | FROM 1020 - 1030 AM. |
| Sep 12, 10:40 AM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Wnw Colorado Springs, CO | REPORTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES OF WATER FLOWING ACROSS COLORADO AVENUE AT 31ST STREET |
| Sep 12, 11:16 AM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 0.62 | 2 Wnw Colorado Springs, CO | FROM 1030 TO 1115 AM. |
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, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 181 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.
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WGUS55 KPUB 121618
FFWPUB
COC041-121900-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0041.130912T1618Z-130912T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1018 AM MDT THU SEP 12 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...
* UNTIL 100 PM MDT
* AT 1013 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN ACROSS FORT CARSON. THIS RAIN IS
MOVING NORTH AND WILL AFFECT THE WEST SIDE OF COLORADO SPRINGS AND
THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR. VERY HEAVY RAIN FELL ACROSS WESTERN
COLORADO SPRINGS LAST NIGHT AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL QUICKLY
RUN OFF. IN ADDITION...THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR IS COMPLETELY
SATURATED AND ANY NEW RAIN WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING IN AND AROUND
THE BURN SCAR REGION.
* 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...MANITOU SPRINGS AND SECURITY.
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...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
&&
LAT...LON 3895 10476 3875 10472 3870 10494 3879 10494
3880 10497 3899 10502
$$6 follow-up statements
658
WGUS75 KPUB 121642
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1042 AM MDT THU SEP 12 2013
COC041-121900-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0041.000000T0000Z-130912T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
1042 AM MDT THU SEP 12 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO
COUNTY UNTIL 100 PM MDT...
AT 1037 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS WESTERN COLORADO SPRINGS.
A SPOTTER ON THE WEST SIDE OF COLORADO SPRING REPORTED RAINFALL
RATES OF GREATER THAN 2 INCHES AN HOUR.
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INDICATED HEAVY RAIN WAS
FALLING AT THE CAVE OF THE WINDS.
IF THE STORM OVER SOUTHWEST COLORADO SPRINGS CONTINUES ON ITS
PRESENT COURSE...THEN TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL MOVE OVER THE WALDO
CANYON BURN SCAR AFTER 1045 AM.
HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS
THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...COLORADO SPRINGS...CASCADE...
CHIPITA PARK...MANITOU SPRINGS AND SECURITY.
JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF RAINFALL ON A BURN SCAR CAN LEAD TO FLASH
FLOODING. WATER THAT IS NORMALLY ABSORBED BY THE SOILS AND
VEGETATION...RUNS OFF ALMOST INSTANTLY. THIS CAUSES CREEKS AND
DRAINAGE AREAS TO FLOOD AT A MUCH FASTER RATE THAN NORMAL. IN
ADDITION...THE SOILS IN A BURN SCAR BECOME UNSTABLE WHEN IT RAINS...
SOMETIMES RESULTING IN DEBRIS AND FALLING ROCK. ROADS CAN BE WASHED
OUT BY THE FORCE OF THE RUSHING WATER AND DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 3895 10476 3875 10472 3870 10494 3879 10494
3880 10497 3899 10502
$$496
WGUS75 KPUB 121703
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1103 AM MDT THU SEP 12 2013
COC041-121900-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0041.000000T0000Z-130912T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
1103 AM MDT THU SEP 12 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO
COUNTY UNTIL 100 PM MDT...
AT 1100 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
TORRENTIAL RAINS WERE FALLING OVER THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE WALDO
CANYON BURN SCAR. AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE WALDO CANYON...WILLIAMS
CANYON AND CAMP CREEK.
THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WATER IN FOUNTAIN CREEK
IN THE CITY OF MANITOU SPRINGS IS ALREADY RUNNING VERY HIGH.
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...COLORADO SPRINGS...CASCADE...
CHIPITA PARK...MANITOU SPRINGS AND SECURITY.
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 10476 3875 10472 3870 10494 3879 10494
3880 10497 3899 10502
$$871
WGUS75 KPUB 121736
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1136 AM MDT THU SEP 12 2013
COC041-121900-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0041.000000T0000Z-130912T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
1136 AM MDT THU SEP 12 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO
COUNTY UNTIL 100 PM MDT...
AT 1129 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WALDO CANYON
BURN SCAR. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS OCCURRING OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE BURN SCAR.
UPPER WILLIAMS CANYON HAS RECEIVED 0.87 INCHES BETWEEN 1020 AM AND
1120 AM.
LOWER WALDO CANYON HAS RECEIVED 0.63 BETWEEN 1020 AND 1120 AM.
UPPER QUEENS HAS RECEIVED 0.51 BETWEEN 1020 AM AND 1120 AM.
FLOODING WAS OCCURRING AT THE WALDO CANYON POUR POINT AT HIGHWAY 24.
IN ADDITION...CHEYENNE CREEK WAS REPORTED OUT OF ITS BANKS ALONG
CHEYENNE ROAD ON THE WEST SIDE OF COLORDO SPRINGS.
JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF RAINFALL ON A BURN SCAR CAN LEAD TO FLASH
FLOODING. WATER THAT IS NORMALLY ABSORBED BY THE SOILS AND
VEGETATION...RUNS OFF ALMOST INSTANTLY. THIS CAUSES CREEKS AND
DRAINAGE AREAS TO FLOOD AT A MUCH FASTER RATE THAN NORMAL. IN
ADDITION...THE SOILS IN A BURN SCAR BECOME UNSTABLE WHEN IT
RAINS...SOMETIMES RESULTING IN DEBRIS AND FALLING ROCK. ROADS CAN BE
WASHED OUT BY THE FORCE OF THE RUSHING WATER AND DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 3895 10476 3875 10472 3870 10494 3879 10494
3880 10497 3899 10502
$$955
WGUS75 KPUB 121750
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1150 AM MDT THU SEP 12 2013
COC041-121900-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0041.000000T0000Z-130912T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
1150 AM MDT THU SEP 12 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO
COUNTY UNTIL 100 PM MDT...
AT 1147 AM MDT...VIDEO FROM MEDIA IS INDICATING SIGNIFICANT FLASH
FLOODING OCCURRING IN THE CITY OF MANITO SPRINGS. THE MOST
DANGEROUS FLOODING WAS OCCURRING ALONG CANON AVENUE.
THE HEAVIEST RAIN OVER THE BURN SCAR HAS ENDED.
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...MANITOU SPRINGS AND SECURITY.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...COLORADO
SPRINGS...CASCADE...CHIPITA PARK...MANITOU SPRINGS AND SECURITY.
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 10476 3875 10472 3870 10494 3879 10494
3880 10497 3899 10502
$$514
WGUS75 KPUB 121812
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1212 PM MDT THU SEP 12 2013
COC041-121900-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0041.000000T0000Z-130912T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
1212 PM MDT THU SEP 12 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO
COUNTY UNTIL 100 PM MDT...
AT 1206 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THE HEAVY RAIN HAS DISSIPATED ACROSS THE WALDO BURN SCAR. ALSO
THE HEAVIER RAIN OVER THE WEST SIDE OF COLORADO SPRINGS HAS ENDED.
WATER IS RUNNING VERY HIGH ACROSS THE WEST SIDE OF COLORADO SPRINGS
AND ACROSS THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR REGION. WATER SHOULD GRADUALLY
DECREASE DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER SIMULATIONS ARE INDICATING VERY HEAVY RAIN
IS LIKELY GOING TO REDEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS STRONGLY URGING ALL FOLKS IN THE GREATER
PIKES PEAK REGION TO BE WEATHER ALERT TODAY.
LAT...LON 3895 10476 3875 10472 3870 10494 3879 10494
3880 10497 3899 10502
$$892
WGUS75 KPUB 121854
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1254 PM MDT THU SEP 12 2013
COC041-121905-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FF.W.0041.000000T0000Z-130912T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
1254 PM MDT THU SEP 12 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL
PASO COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...
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.
HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER SIMULATION CONTINUE TO INDICATE THE
POTENTIAL FOR VERY HEAVY RAIN REDEVELOPING LATER THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE GREATER PIKES PEAK REGION. VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS NOTED OVER
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHERN COLORADO...AND THIS HEAVY RAIN WAS
MOVING NORTH. A WELL DEFINED STRONG DISTURBANCE WAS NOTED OVER
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WAS MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST TOWARDS THE PIKES
PEAK REGION. IT IS POSSIBLE SEVERAL INCHES OF NEW RAIN WILL BE
POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH THE EVENING.
LOCALLY...NEW THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN EL
PASO COUNTY AND THEY WERE MOVING NORTHWEST TOWARDS COLORADO SPRINGS.
LAT...LON 3895 10476 3875 10472 3870 10494 3879 10494
3880 10497 3899 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, 8:33 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 10:01 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | 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
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.