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River Flood Warning 13, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this river flood warning at Sep 15, 2013, 7:50 PM MDT for Pueblo County, Colorado. It took effect at Sep 16, 2013, 4:12 PM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 15, 2013, 7:50 PM MDT (01:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 16, 2013, 4:12 PM MDT
- Expired
- Sep 16, 2013, 8:30 AM MDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Arkansas River near Avondale (ADLC2).
- Action stage
- 6 ft
- Minor stage
- 7 ft
- Moderate stage
- 10 ft
- Major stage
- 12 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07109500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
139 WGUS45 KPUB 160150 FLWPUB BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 750 PM MDT SUN SEP 15 2013 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN COLORADO... ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE AFFECTING PUEBLO COUNTY. .RECENT HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN WILL CAUSE THE RIVER TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. AREAS UPSTREAM HAVE RECEIVED 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. PLEASE AVOID THE WARNING AREA AND USE EXTREME CAUTION ALONG ALL AREAS ALONG THE ARKANSAS RIVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY AWAY FROM THE BANKS OF RIVERS AND STREAMS. DURING A FLOOD... SATURATED BANKS CAN EASILY BREAK OFF AND FALL INTO POTENTIALLY DEADLY...FAST FLOWING FLOOD WATER. STAY TUNED TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. FOR THE LATEST HYDROLOGIC FORECASTS AND WARNINGS... VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO AT WEATHER.GOV/PUEBLO. YOU CAN LINK DIRECTLY TO THE HYDROLOGY PAGE BY CLICKING ON RIVERS AND LAKES UNDER THE HYDROLOGY SECTION OF THE LEFT HAND MENU BAR. && COC101-161350- /O.NEW.KPUB.FL.W.0013.130916T2212Z-130918T0700Z/ /ADLC2.1.ER.130916T2212Z.130917T0600Z.130917T1900Z.UU/ 750 PM MDT SUN SEP 15 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE. * FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON TO LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * AT 7:15 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 7.9 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...CONSIDERABLE AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS NEAR AVONDALE. $$
1 follow-up statement
053 WGUS85 KPUB 161430 FLSPUB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 830 AM MDT MON SEP 16 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN COLORADO... ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE AFFECTING PUEBLO COUNTY. .WATER LEVELS ALONG THE ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE HAVE DROPPED BELOW FLOOD STAGE...BUT STILL REMAIN HIGH. RECENT HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY AND PIKES PEAK REGION WILL KEEP WATER LEVELS HIGH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY AWAY FROM THE BANKS OF RIVERS AND STREAMS. DURING A FLOOD... SATURATED BANKS CAN EASILY BREAK OFF AND FALL INTO POTENTIALLY DEADLY...FAST FLOWING FLOOD WATER. STAY TUNED TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. FOR THE LATEST HYDROLOGIC FORECASTS AND WARNINGS... VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO AT WEATHER.GOV/PUEBLO. YOU CAN LINK DIRECTLY TO THE HYDROLOGY PAGE BY CLICKING ON RIVERS AND LAKES UNDER THE HYDROLOGY SECTION OF THE LEFT HAND MENU BAR. && COC101-161500- /O.CAN.KPUB.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130918T0700Z/ /ADLC2.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 830 AM MDT MON SEP 16 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE. * AT 7:15 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 6.5 FEET EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 6.5 FEET...THERE IS LIKELY DAMAGE TO IRRIGATION WORKS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 6:46 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Sep 15, 7:01 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Sep 15, 9:28 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Sep 15, 9:40 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Las Animas, Otero | 3 hr |
| Sep 15, 11:19 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Las Animas | 3 hr |
| Sep 16, 5:27 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Teller | 9 hr |
| Sep 16, 8:20 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | Otero | 36 hr |
| Sep 16, 1:45 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 4 hr |
| Sep 16, 1:45 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | Crowley, Otero | 5 hr |
| Sep 16, 3:14 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Huerfano | 106 min |
| Sep 16, 3:47 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Huerfano | 103 min |
| Sep 16, 4:34 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Las Animas | 116 min |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.