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River Flood Warning 9, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this river flood warning at Sep 13, 2013, 1:15 AM MDT for Pueblo County, Colorado. It took effect at Sep 13, 2013, 2:51 PM MDT. It was in force for 22 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 13, 2013, 1:15 AM MDT (07:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 13, 2013, 2:51 PM MDT
- Expired
- Sep 14, 2013, 1:04 PM MDT
- In force
- 22 hr
- 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 07:19 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.
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.
990 WGUS45 KPUB 130715 FLWPUB BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 115 AM MDT FRI SEP 13 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. .HEAVY RAINFALL THURSDAY EVENING HAS CAUSED THE WATER LEVEL IN THE ARKANSAS RIVER TO RISE RAPIDLY. RAIN IS CONTINUING TO FALL EARLY THIS MORNING AND THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CREST AT 7.3 FEET. THE RIVER WILL LIKELY REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND THEN DROP BY MIDMORNING TOMORROW. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF YOU ARE IN OR AROUND THE RIVER AREA. DEBRIS JAMS CAN CAUSE SHARP AND SUDDEN RISES IN THE RIVER LEVEL. 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. && COC101-131915- /O.NEW.KPUB.FL.W.0009.130913T2100Z-130915T0130Z/ /ADLC2.1.ER.130913T2100Z.130914T0600Z.130914T1330Z.UU/ 115 AM MDT FRI SEP 13 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE. * FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO SATURDAY EVENING. * AT 12:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 7.3 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MIDMORNING TOMORROW. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...CONSIDERABLE AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS NEAR AVONDALE. $$
13 follow-up statements
087 WGUS85 KPUB 130724 FLSPUB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 124 AM MDT FRI SEP 13 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN COLORADO... FOUNTAIN CREEK AT COLORADO SPRINGS AFFECTING EL PASO COUNTY. FOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR FOUNTAIN AFFECTING EL PASO COUNTY. ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN COLORADO... ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE AFFECTING PUEBLO COUNTY. .HEAVY RAINFALL THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING HAS CAUSED THE WATER LEVEL IN FOUNTAIN CREEK AND IN THE ARKANSAS RIVER TO RISE RAPIDLY. RAIN IS CONTINUING TO FALL EARLY THIS MORNING AND THESE RIVER POINTS ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED FLOOD STAGE...OR REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THESE POINTS ARE FORECAST TO DROP BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MID TO LATE MORNING. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF YOU ARE IN OR AROUND THE RIVER AREA. DEBRIS JAMS CAN CAUSE SHARP AND SUDDEN RISES IN THE RIVER LEVEL. 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. && COC041-131924- /O.EXT.KPUB.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130914T1055Z/ /FNEC2.2.ER.130913T0235Z.130913T1200Z.130913T2255Z.UU/ 124 AM MDT FRI SEP 13 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOUNTAIN CREEK AT COLORADO SPRINGS. * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 1:01 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 12.1 FEET BY MIDMORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS THREATEN HOMES SOUTH OF SECURITY WIDEFIELD AT THE END OF LEIGH LANE IN THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ALONG SOUTHMOOR DRIVE. $$ COC041-131924- /O.EXT.KPUB.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130914T1030Z/ /FHAC2.1.ER.130913T0608Z.130913T1200Z.130913T2230Z.UU/ 124 AM MDT FRI SEP 13 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR FOUNTAIN. * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 12:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.2 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 9.0 FEET BY MIDMORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 8.0 FEET...MINOR AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS. $$ COC101-131924- /O.CON.KPUB.FL.W.0009.130913T2100Z-130915T0130Z/ /ADLC2.1.ER.130913T2100Z.130914T0600Z.130914T1330Z.UU/ 124 AM MDT FRI SEP 13 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE. * FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO SATURDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 12:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 7.3 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MIDMORNING TOMORROW. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...CONSIDERABLE AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS NEAR AVONDALE. $$
440 WGUS85 KPUB 131043 FLSPUB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 443 AM MDT FRI SEP 13 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN COLORADO... FOUNTAIN CREEK AT COLORADO SPRINGS AFFECTING EL PASO COUNTY. ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN COLORADO... ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE AFFECTING PUEBLO COUNTY. FOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR FOUNTAIN AFFECTING EL PASO COUNTY. .RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE RESULTED IN HIGH WATER LEVELS IN FOUNTAIN CREEK AND WILL BRING RISING WATER LEVELS TO THE ARKANSAS RIVER TODAY. FOUNTAIN CREEK AT FOUNTAIN WILL BE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE UNTIL LATE MORNING AND WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE. THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT AVONDALE IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE UNTIL ABOUT MIDMORNING SATURDAY. 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. && COC101-132243- /O.CON.KPUB.FL.W.0009.130913T2100Z-130915T0130Z/ /ADLC2.1.ER.130913T2100Z.130914T0600Z.130914T1330Z.UU/ 443 AM MDT FRI SEP 13 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE. * FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO SATURDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 4:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 7.3 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MIDMORNING TOMORROW. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...CONSIDERABLE AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS NEAR AVONDALE. $$ COC041-131113- /O.CAN.KPUB.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130914T1055Z/ /FNEC2.1.ER.130913T0235Z.130913T0530Z.130913T0739Z.UU/ 443 AM MDT FRI SEP 13 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOUNTAIN CREEK AT COLORADO SPRINGS. * AT 4:16 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 1:39 AM FRIDAY. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 3.4 FEET BY MIDMORNING TOMORROW. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...THE RIVER IS BANKFULL. $$ COC041-132242- /O.CON.KPUB.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130914T1030Z/ /FHAC2.1.ER.130913T0608Z.130913T0730Z.130913T2230Z.UU/ 443 AM MDT FRI SEP 13 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR FOUNTAIN. * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 4:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS MORNING AND THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 8.0 FEET...MINOR AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS. $$
322 WGUS45 KPUB 131400 FLWPUB BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 800 AM MDT FRI SEP 13 2013 ...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN COLORADO... ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE AFFECTING PUEBLO COUNTY. .HEAVY RAINFALL UPSTREAM THURSDAY EVENING AND AGAIN THIS MORNING HAS CAUSED THE WATER LEVEL IN THE ARKANSAS RIVER TO RISE RAPIDLY. RAIN IS CONTINUING TO FALL EARLY THIS MORNING AND THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS EVENING, CRESTING AT 8.4 FEET LATE TONIGHT. THE RIVER SHOULD THEN BEGIN TO RECEDE BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY MORNING. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF YOU ARE IN OR AROUND THE RIVER AREA. DEBRIS JAMS CAN CAUSE SHARP AND SUDDEN RISES IN THE RIVER LEVEL. 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. && COC101-140200- /O.EXT.KPUB.FL.W.0009.130914T0000Z-130915T1012Z/ /ADLC2.2.ER.130914T0000Z.130914T1200Z.130914T2212Z.UU/ 800 AM MDT FRI SEP 13 2013 ...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE. * FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * AT 7:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 8.4 FEET BY MIDMORNING TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...CONSIDERABLE AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS NEAR AVONDALE. $$
253 WGUS85 KPUB 132031 FLSPUB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 231 PM MDT FRI SEP 13 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN COLORADO... ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE AFFECTING PUEBLO COUNTY. FOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR PINON AFFECTING PUEBLO COUNTY. .HEAVY RAIN OVER THE PAST 48 HOURS...AND CURRENTLY STILL FALLING IN SOME AREAS...HAS CAUSED RAPID RISES IN THE ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE AND IN FOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR PINON. THESE RIVERS WILL CREST LATER TONIGHT AND FALL RATHER QUICKLY. DEBRIS JAMS MAY CAUSE SUDDEN RISES IN RIVER LEVELS. 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. && COC101-140831- /O.EXT.KPUB.FL.W.0009.130913T2051Z-130914T2030Z/ /ADLC2.1.ER.130913T2051Z.130914T0000Z.130914T0830Z.UU/ 231 PM MDT FRI SEP 13 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE. * UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 1:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 7.7 FEET BY EARLY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...CONSIDERABLE AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS NEAR AVONDALE. $$ COC101-140831- /O.EXT.KPUB.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-130914T1200Z/ /PNNC2.1.ER.130913T1249Z.130913T1500Z.130914T0000Z.UU/ 231 PM MDT FRI SEP 13 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR PINON. * UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 1:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.5 FEET BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...MINOR AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS SOUTH OF PINON. $$
549 WGUS85 KPUB 140138 FLSPUB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 738 PM MDT FRI SEP 13 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN COLORADO... ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE AFFECTING PUEBLO COUNTY. FOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR PINON AFFECTING PUEBLO COUNTY. .THE FOUNTAIN RIVER NEAR PINON HAS CRESTED AND SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATER THIS EVENING. CAUTION SHOULD STILL BE USED IF NEAR THIS AREA. THE ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE IS AT MINOR FLOOD STAGE AND CONTINUES TO SLOWLY RISE. THE RIVER SHOULD CREST AROUND MIDNIGHT IN AVONDALE. 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. && COC101-141338- /O.EXT.KPUB.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130915T0000Z/ /ADLC2.1.ER.130914T0006Z.130914T0600Z.130914T1200Z.UU/ 738 PM MDT FRI SEP 13 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE. * UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 7.6 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MIDMORNING TOMORROW. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...CONSIDERABLE AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS NEAR AVONDALE. $$ COC101-141338- /O.EXT.KPUB.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-130914T1422Z/ /PNNC2.1.ER.130913T1249Z.130913T1500Z.130914T0222Z.UU/ 738 PM MDT FRI SEP 13 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR PINON. * UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...MINOR AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS SOUTH OF PINON. $$
412 WGUS45 KPUB 140407 FLWPUB BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1007 PM MDT FRI SEP 13 2013 ...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN COLORADO... ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE AFFECTING PUEBLO COUNTY. .HEAVY RAINFALL THURSDAY EVENING AND AGAIN THIS MORNING HAS CAUSED THE WATER LEVEL IN THE ARKANSAS RIVER TO RISE AS A SURGE FLOWS DOWNSTREAM. THE ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE CONTINUES TO SLOWLY RISE...AND THE RIVER SHOULD CREST AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE RIVER SHOULD THEN BEGIN TO RECEDE BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE TOMORROW MORNING. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF YOU ARE IN OR AROUND THE RIVER AREA. DEBRIS JAMS CAN CAUSE SHARP AND SUDDEN RISES IN THE RIVER LEVEL. 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. && COC101-141607- /O.EXT.KPUB.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130915T0352Z/ /ADLC2.2.ER.130914T0006Z.130914T0600Z.130914T1552Z.UU/ 1007 PM MDT FRI SEP 13 2013 ...OBSERVED FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY... ...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE.* AT 9:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.5 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE TOMORROW MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...CONSIDERABLE AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS NEAR AVONDALE. $$
810 WGUS45 KPUB 140940 FLWPUB BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 340 AM MDT SAT SEP 14 2013 ...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN COLORADO... ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE AFFECTING PUEBLO COUNTY. .RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINS OVER THE PIKES PEAK REGION THURSDAY IS CAUSING FLOODING IN THE AVONDALE REGION. THE RIVER AT AVONDALE WAS AT 9.4 FEET AT 3 AM SUNDAY MORNING AND IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO 9.1 FEET BY 6 AM SATURDAY. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DROP THROUGHOUT THE DAY SATURDAY. SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY AWAY FROM THE BANKS OF RIVERS AND STREAMS. DURING A FLOOD... SATURATED BANKS CAN EASILY BREAK OFF AND FALL INTO POTENTIALLY DEADLY...FAST FLOWING FLOOD WATER. STAY TUNED TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. FOR THE LATEST HYDROLOGIC FORECASTS AND WARNINGS... VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO AT WEATHER.GOV/PUEBLO. YOU CAN LINK DIRECTLY TO THE HYDROLOGY PAGE BY CLICKING ON RIVERS AND LAKES UNDER THE HYDROLOGY SECTION OF THE LEFT HAND MENU BAR. && COC101-142140- /O.EXT.KPUB.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130915T0730Z/ /ADLC2.3.ER.130914T0006Z.130914T0915Z.130914T1930Z.UU/ 340 AM MDT SAT SEP 14 2013 ...OBSERVED FLOODING INCREASED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY... ...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE.* AT 3:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...CONSIDERABLE AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS NEAR AVONDALE. $$
514 WGUS85 KPUB 141315 FLSPUB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 715 AM MDT SAT SEP 14 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN COLORADO... ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE AFFECTING PUEBLO COUNTY. .RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINS OVER THE PIKES PEAK REGION THURSDAY IS CAUSING FLOODING IN THE AVONDALE REGION. THE RIVER AT AVONDALE HAS CRESTED AND WATER LEVELS HAVE BEGUN TO DECREASE. IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && COC101-150115- /O.EXT.KPUB.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130915T1052Z/ /ADLC2.3.ER.130914T0006Z.130914T0930Z.130914T2252Z.UU/ 715 AM MDT SAT SEP 14 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE. * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...CONSIDERABLE AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS NEAR AVONDALE. $$
649 WGUS85 KPUB 141427 FLSPUB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 827 AM MDT SAT SEP 14 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN COLORADO... ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE AFFECTING PUEBLO COUNTY. .THE ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE HAS CRESTED AND IS NOW FALLING. WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL RUNOFF EXPECTED OVER THE AREA TODAY...IT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FALLING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY AWAY FROM THE BANKS OF RIVERS AND STREAMS. DURING A FLOOD... SATURATED BANKS CAN EASILY BREAK OFF AND FALL INTO POTENTIALLY DEADLY...FAST FLOWING FLOOD WATER. STAY TUNED TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. FOR THE LATEST HYDROLOGIC FORECASTS AND WARNINGS... VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO AT WEATHER.GOV/PUEBLO. YOU CAN LINK DIRECTLY TO THE HYDROLOGY PAGE BY CLICKING ON RIVERS AND LAKES UNDER THE HYDROLOGY SECTION OF THE LEFT HAND MENU BAR. && COC101-150227- /O.CON.KPUB.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130915T1052Z/ /ADLC2.3.ER.130914T0006Z.130914T0930Z.130914T2252Z.UU/ 827 AM MDT SAT SEP 14 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE. * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.7 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...CONSIDERABLE AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS NEAR AVONDALE. $$
840 WGUS85 KPUB 141429 FLSPUB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 829 AM MDT SAT SEP 14 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN COLORADO... ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE AFFECTING PUEBLO COUNTY. .THE ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE HAS CRESTED AND IS NOW FALLING. WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL RUNOFF EXPECTED OVER THE AREA TODAY...IT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FALLING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 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. && COC101-150229- /O.CON.KPUB.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130915T1052Z/ /ADLC2.3.ER.130914T0006Z.130914T0930Z.130914T2252Z.UU/ 829 AM MDT SAT SEP 14 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE. * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...CONSIDERABLE AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS NEAR AVONDALE. $$
414 WGUS85 KPUB 141533 FLSPUB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 933 AM MDT SAT SEP 14 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN COLORADO... ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE AFFECTING PUEBLO COUNTY. .THE ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE HAS CRESTED AND FALLEN TO MINOR FLOOD LEVELS. WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL RUNOFF EXPECTED OVER THE AREA TODAY...IT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FALLING BELOW MINOR FLOOD STAGE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY AWAY FROM THE BANKS OF RIVERS AND STREAMS. DURING A FLOOD... SATURATED BANKS CAN EASILY BREAK OFF AND FALL INTO POTENTIALLY DEADLY...FAST FLOWING FLOOD WATER. STAY TUNED TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. FOR THE LATEST HYDROLOGIC FORECASTS AND WARNINGS... VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO AT WEATHER.GOV/PUEBLO. YOU CAN LINK DIRECTLY TO THE HYDROLOGY PAGE BY CLICKING ON RIVERS AND LAKES UNDER THE HYDROLOGY SECTION OF THE LEFT HAND MENU BAR. && COC101-150333- /O.CON.KPUB.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130915T1052Z/ /ADLC2.3.ER.130914T0006Z.130914T0930Z.130914T2252Z.UU/ 933 AM MDT SAT SEP 14 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE. * UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...CONSIDERABLE AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS NEAR AVONDALE. $$
799 WGUS85 KPUB 141751 FLSPUB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1151 AM MDT SAT SEP 14 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN COLORADO... ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE AFFECTING PUEBLO COUNTY. .THE ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE HAS CRESTED AND FALLEN BELOW MINOR FLOOD STAGE. WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED OVER THE AREA TODAY...IT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR OR BELOW MINOR FLOOD STAGE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 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. && COC101-150551- /O.CON.KPUB.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130915T1052Z/ /ADLC2.3.ER.130914T0006Z.130914T0930Z.130914T2252Z.UU/ 1151 AM MDT SAT SEP 14 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE. * UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 11:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...CONSIDERABLE AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS NEAR AVONDALE. $$
267 WGUS85 KPUB 141904 FLSPUB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 104 PM MDT SAT SEP 14 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN COLORADO... ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE AFFECTING PUEBLO COUNTY. .THE RIVER HAS FALLEN BELOW FLOOD STAGE IN THIS AREA AND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY. CAUTION SHOULD STILL BE USED IN AND AROUND THE RIVER AS DEBRIS JAMS CAN CAUSE SUDDEN RISES IN RIVER LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY AWAY FROM THE BANKS OF RIVERS AND STREAMS. DURING A FLOOD... SATURATED BANKS CAN EASILY BREAK OFF AND FALL INTO POTENTIALLY DEADLY...FAST FLOWING FLOOD WATER. STAY TUNED TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. FOR THE LATEST HYDROLOGIC FORECASTS AND WARNINGS... VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO AT WEATHER.GOV/PUEBLO. YOU CAN LINK DIRECTLY TO THE HYDROLOGY PAGE BY CLICKING ON RIVERS AND LAKES UNDER THE HYDROLOGY SECTION OF THE LEFT HAND MENU BAR. && COC101-141934- /O.CAN.KPUB.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130915T1052Z/ /ADLC2.3.ER.130914T0006Z.130914T0930Z.130914T1703Z.UU/ 104 PM MDT SAT SEP 14 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE. * AT 12:15 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 11:03 AM SATURDAY. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 5.4 FEET BY MIDMORNING TOMORROW. * IMPACT...AT 6.5 FEET...THERE IS LIKELY DAMAGE TO IRRIGATION WORKS. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Sep 12, 3:14 PM MDT, 10 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 12, 3:14 PM MDT, 10 hours 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 314 PM MDT THU SEP 12 2013 .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY) ISSUED AT 313 PM MDT THU SEP 12 2013 TONIGHT...ANOTHER ROUND OF CONVECTION IS STARTING AFTER A BRIEF LULL. SHORTWAVE MOVING OUT OF NEW MEXICO IS HELPING TO DEVELOP THIS CONVECTION. WITH SOUTH TO NORTH MOTION...EL PASO COUNTY IS THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE REGION FOR HEAVY RAIN...BUT HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE ANYWHERE FROM THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND EASTWARD. ANTICIPATE HIGH PRECIPITATION EFFICIENCIES WITH DEEP MOISTURE AND LOW LCL/S. CELLS WITH MODEST REFLECTIVITIES WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL. AFTER THE FIRST SHORTWAVE PASSES THIS EVENING...ANOTHER WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH THE REGION AROUND MIDNIGHT WITH CONVECTION INTENSIFYING. CURRENT FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR CONTINUES UNTIL 6AM...WHICH ACCOUNTS WELL FOR THE SECOND SHORTWAVE. FRIDAY...BAND OF PRECIPITATION MAY CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS DURING THE MORNING AS THE SHORTWAVE LIFTS TO THE NORTHEAST. FLOW ALOFT TURNS MORE SOUTHWESTERLY. PRECIPITABLE WATERS DECREASE SLIGHTLY FROM THURSDAY AS 700MB FLOW BECOMES MORE WESTERLY. THE STRONGER SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WOULD TEND TO HAVE STORMS MOVE OFF THE HIGHER TERRAIN DURING THE DAY. STORMS WILL STILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...BUT FEEL THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN HAS DECREASED ENOUGH NOT TO ISSUE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH AT THIS TIME. ALSO HAVE SOME CONCERNS THE ATMOSPHERE MAY TO TOO STABLE TO GET WIDESPREAD CONVECTION. LATE SHIFTS CAN EVALUATE MORE SUBTLE FEATURES AND DECIDE ON A WATCH. --PGW-- .LONG TERM...(FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY) ISSUED AT 313 PM MDT THU SEP 12 2013 NO BIG CHANGES TO CURRENT FORECAST THINKING THROUGH THE PERIOD AS FLOW ALOFT BECOMES MORE WESTERLY AND WEAKENS THROUGH SUNDAY...OWNING TO THE THICK MONSOONAL PLUME ACROSS THE STATE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH. THERE WILL STILL ENOUGH MOISTURE IN PLACE FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL STILL A THREAT DUE TO THE WEAK STEERING FLOW ALOFT. BY SATURDAY NIGHT...A PASSING SYSTEM ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER OF STATES SENDS A WEAK BACKDOOR COLD FRONT ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS WITH MOIST EASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW HELPING TO INCREASE PRECIPITATION CHANCES ACROSS THE AREA AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MONDAY-THURSDAY...THE LATEST MODELS ALL CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE A WARMING AND DRYING TREND DEVELOPING ACROSS THE AREA NEXT WEEK AS A BROAD UPPER TROUGH SETS UP ACROSS THE PAC NW COAST. THIS WILL KEEP MODERATE WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT ACROSS THE REGION AND ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES TO WARM BACK TO ABOVE SEASONAL AVERAGES BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. AS FOR PRECIPITATION...SHOULD SEE AVAILABLE MOISTURE DIMINISHING THROUGH THE EARLY WEEK...WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POPS AREA WIDE ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECIPITATION CHANCES CONTINUE TO DECREASE THEREAFTER AND HAVE KEPT MAINLY ISOLATED DIURNAL POPS ACROSS THE AREA INTO MID WEEK. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z FRIDAY EVENING) ISSUED AT 313 PM MDT THU SEP 12 2013 KCOS AND KPUB...MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH CONVECTION AT KPUB AND KCOS THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. ANTICIPATE GENERALLY MFVR CONDITIONS...WITH IFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AMOUNT OF MOISTURE WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY ON FRIDAY..AND STILL ANTICIPATE MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS IN THE HEAVIER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. KALS...CONVECTION WILL BE LESS LIKELY THAN AT KCOS AND KPUB. GENERALLY HAVE VFR CONDITIONS WITH MVFR OR IFR IN HEAVIER SHOWERS. WITH TWO DISTURBANCES PASSING THURSDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...THREAT FOR SOME CONVECTION COULD LINGER WELL INTO THE NIGHT. --PGW-- && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR COZ072>088. && SHORT TERM...PGW LONG TERM...MW AVIATION...PGW
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 12, 7:20 PM MDT, 5 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 720 PM MDT THU SEP 12 2013 COZ058>089-093>099-131300- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- 720 PM MDT THU SEP 12 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS...AND ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT. SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE AND COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING CONCERNS THROUGH TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER EASTERN TELLER AND WESTERN EL PASO COUNTIES...WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED AS A RESULT OF HEAVY RAIN THAT OCCURRED LATE LAST NIGHT AND EARLY THIS MORNING. THE GREATEST CHANCES FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING WILL BE THROUGH TONIGHT...AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PASSES OVER THE REGION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY IN COMBINATION WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THIS WEEKEND. A NORTHERLY SURGE MOVING ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY IS PROJECTED TO BRING A RENEWED THREAT OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND POTENTIAL FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OVER ARE BURN SCARS...FROM SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. THE PRIMARY THUNDERSTORM THREATS WILL BE HAZARDOUS LIGHTNING AND HAIL GENERALLY UNDER 3/4 INCH IN DIAMETER. BY NEXT WEEK...DRIER AND WARMER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TO SOUTHERN COLORADO. IN ADDITION...ACCUMULATING SNOW IS ANTICIPATED FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 12000 FEET THROUGH THIS WEEKEND WITH ELEVATIONS ABOVE 13000 FEET POTENTIALLY EXPERIENCING MODERATE SNOW AT TIMES. OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS AS WELL AS CLIMBERS AND HIKERS SHOULD EXPECT WINTER CONDITIONS ABOVE TREELINE INTO THIS WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. 27/27
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 12, 9:52 PM MDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
952 PM MDT THU SEP 12 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 S COLORADO SPRINGS 38.81N 104.82W
09/12/2013 EL PASO CO BROADCAST MEDIA
MOTOR WAY CLOSED AT NEVADA DUE TO IMMINENT FLOODING.
0830 PM HEAVY RAIN COLORADO SPRINGS 38.83N 104.82W
09/12/2013 M0.58 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
GARDEN OF THE GODS AREA. ONE HOUR DURATION IN ADDITION TO
PREVIOUS REPORT OF 0.94.
0808 PM FLOOD 3 SW COLORADO SPRINGS 38.80N 104.85W
09/12/2013 EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
CHEYENNE CREEK IS FLOODING FROM CHEYENNE CANYON TO NEVADA
AVENUE.
0740 PM FLOOD 3 SW COLORADO SPRINGS 38.80N 104.85W
09/12/2013 EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
CHEYENNE CREEK OUT OF BANKS AND ONTO CHEYENNE ROAD.
0740 PM HEAVY RAIN COLORADO SPRINGS 38.83N 104.82W
09/12/2013 M0.94 INCH EL PASO CO PUBLIC
GARDEN OF THE GODS AREA...0.57 RAINFALL FROM 530 PM TO
630 PM MDT... AND 0.37 630 PM TO 730 PM. WATER FLOWING
DOWN STREET.
0710 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 SSW COLORADO SPRINGS 38.80N 104.85W
09/12/2013 EL PASO CO BROADCAST MEDIA
CHEYENNE CREEK OVERFLOWING IT BANKS AND THREATENING
HOUSES.
0610 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 NW MANITOU SPRINGS 38.87N 104.92W
09/12/2013 EL PASO CO EMERGENCY MNGR
ROCKS AND MUD FLOW ONTO HIGHWAY 24 AT THE MOUTH OF WALDO
CANYON.
0550 PM FLASH FLOOD MANITOU SPRINGS 38.86N 104.91W
09/12/2013 EL PASO CO BROADCAST MEDIA
WATER GREATER THAN 6 INCHES DEEP AT FOUNTAIN PLACE AND
MANITOU AVENUE.
0446 PM HEAVY RAIN 6 SSW CALHAN 38.95N 104.34W
09/12/2013 M1.14 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
RAINFALL TOTAL IN 60 MINUTES. EASTERLY WINDS INCREASING.
0223 PM HEAVY RAIN 9 WSW FOUNTAIN 38.66N 104.87W
09/12/2013 M3.75 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
MOST OF THIS FELL DURING A 2HR PERIOD THIS MORNING.
1116 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 WNW COLORADO SPRINGS 38.85N 104.85W
09/12/2013 M0.62 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
FROM 1030 TO 1115 AM.
1040 AM FLASH FLOOD 3 WNW COLORADO SPRINGS 38.85N 104.87W
09/12/2013 EL PASO CO AMATEUR RADIO
REPORTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES OF WATER FLOWING ACROSS COLORADO
AVENUE AT 31ST STREET
0925 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 SW SECURITY 38.71N 104.82W
09/12/2013 EL PASO CO EMERGENCY MNGR
2 FEET OFF WATER OVER HWY 115 AT ROCK CREEK. CULVERT
RIPPED OUT. TWO VEHICLES SWEPT OFF THE ROAD. OCCUPANTS
SAFE.
0925 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 SW SECURITY 38.70N 104.81W
09/12/2013 EL PASO CO EMERGENCY MNGR
2 FEET OF WATER OVER HIGHWAY 115 AT ROCK CREEK. CULVERT
RIPPED OUT. TWO VEHICLES SWEPT OFF THE ROAD. OCCUPANTS
SAFE.
&&
TLMLocal storm report, Sep 12, 9:53 PM MDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
953 PM MDT THU SEP 12 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0925 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 SW SECURITY 38.70N 104.81W
09/12/2013 EL PASO CO EMERGENCY MNGR
2 FEET OF WATER OVER HIGHWAY 115 AT ROCK CREEK. TWO
VEHICLES SWEPT OFF ROAD. OCCUPANTS SAFE.
&&
TLMLocal storm report, Sep 12, 9:59 PM MDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
959 PM MDT THU SEP 12 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0957 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 WSW COLORADO SPRINGS 38.82N 104.86W
09/12/2013 M8.25 INCH EL PASO CO NWS EMPLOYEE
36-HOUR TOTAL FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING.
&&
TLMLocal storm report, Sep 12, 10:54 PM MDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1054 PM MDT THU SEP 12 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1030 PM HEAVY RAIN COLORADO SPRINGS 38.83N 104.82W
09/12/2013 M0.72 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
GARDEN OF THE GODS AREA...0.43 RAINFALL FROM 830 TO 930
PM MDT...AND 0.29 RAINFALL FROM 930 TO 1030 PM MDT.
&&
MOORELocal storm report, Sep 12, 11:48 PM MDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1148 PM MDT THU SEP 12 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1130 PM HEAVY RAIN COLORADO SPRINGS 38.83N 104.82W
09/12/2013 M0.27 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
GARDEN OF THE GODS AREA. ONE HOUR DURATION FROM 1030 PM
TO 1130 PM MDT IN ADDITION TO PREVIOUS STORM TOTAL OF
2.24
&&
MOORELocal storm report, Sep 13, 12:10 AM MDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1210 AM MDT FRI SEP 13 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1209 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 NNE COLORADO SPRINGS 38.89N 104.79W
09/13/2013 M2.96 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR PCPN AMOUNT
&&
MOOREThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 6:17 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 6:39 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 6:48 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 10 hr |
| Sep 12, 8:08 PM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 8:23 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 9:26 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 10:55 PM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 11:24 PM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 11:32 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 13 hr |
| Sep 13, 12:29 AM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Sep 13, 12:38 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero | 3 hr |
| Sep 13, 1:43 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Mineral | 107 min |
| Sep 13, 5:02 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 4 hr |
| Sep 13, 5:12 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Teller | 5 hr |
| Sep 13, 6:11 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Chaffee, Custer, Fremont, Saguache | 3 hr |
| Sep 13, 7:12 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 5 hr |
| Sep 13, 7:52 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 25 hr |
| Sep 13, 8:56 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 64 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.