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Areal Flood Warning 4, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 29, 2014Bent County, Kiowa County, Prowers County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this areal flood warning at Jul 29, 2014, 11:02 PM MDT for Bent County, Kiowa County, Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 29, 2014, 11:02 PM MDT (05:02 UTC)
Expired: Jul 30, 2014, 5:00 AM MDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Bent County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Prowers County, CO

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 200 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1146 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 62 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal 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 areal flood warning went out at Jul 29, 8:23 PM MDT, 2 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 8:23 PM MDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 29, 12:09 PM MDT, 10 hours 53 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1209 PM MDT TUE JUL 29 2014

COZ058>089-093>099-301300-
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-
1209 PM MDT TUE JUL 29 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

FLASH FLOODING WILL BE THE PRIMARY STORM THREAT TODAY AS AN EMBEDDED
DISTURBANCE WITHIN THE MONSOON PLUME ACTS IN CONCERT WITH AFTERNOON
HEATING TO GENERATE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS.  THESE WILL MOVE OFF INTO THE PLAINS DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS BEFORE DEVELOPING INTO A THUNDERSTORM
CLUSTER ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST PLAINS OVERNIGHT. DUE TO
ABUNDANT MOISTURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING.
RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THE STRONGER STORMS. THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS WILL BE THE BURN
SCARS. HOWEVER AREAS WITH SATURATED SOILS FROM RECENT HEAVY
RAIN...AND LOCATIONS IN AND NEAR STEEP TERRAIN WILL ALSO SEE AN
ELEVATED THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE FLASH
FLOOD THREAT WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS FOR THE
SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS AS A THUNDERSTORM CLUSTER DEVELOPS
AND SLOWLY MOVES TO THE SOUTHEAST.

ONE OR TWO STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  HAIL UP TO 1 INCH
IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE
STRONGER STORMS.

DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE A THREAT WITH ALL
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE RISK FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND ASSOCIATED FLASH FLOODING
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER MANY PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN COLORADO
FROM WEDNESDAY INTO POSSIBLY THE WEEKEND. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED OVER THE MOUNTAINS MOST
AFTERNOONS...WITH STORMS SPREADING ACROSS THE ADJACENT HIGH
VALLEYS AND NEARBY PLAINS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. AT THIS
TIME...IT APPEARS THAT THE THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING WILL BE
HIGHEST WEDNESDAY...ALTHOUGH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLASH
FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES FROM LATER THIS WEEK
INTO THIS WEEKEND. IN ADDITION...IF ENOUGH PRECIPITATION
FALLS...PORTIONS OF THE ARKANSAS AND PURGATOIRE RIVERS...ALONG
WITH THEIR TRIBUTARY CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING
AT TIMES.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT AREA BURN SCARS...URBAN AREAS...STEEP
TERRAIN LOCATIONS AND AREAS THAT HAVE RECEIVED RECENT HEAVY
PRECIPITATION WILL BE MOST VULNERABLE TO THE FLASH FLOOD RISK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST COLORADO.

06/06

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 29, 9:35 PM MDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
935 PM MDT TUE JUL 29 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0931 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 NNE COLORADO SPRINGS  38.89N 104.79W
07/29/2014  M1.00 INCH       EL PASO            CO   BROADCAST MEDIA

0932 PM     HEAVY RAIN       7 N LAMAR               38.18N 102.62W
07/29/2014  M3.00 INCH       PROWERS            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

MN

Local storm report, Jul 29, 9:44 PM MDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
944 PM MDT TUE JUL 29 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0932 PM     HEAVY RAIN       7 N LAMAR               38.18N 102.62W
07/29/2014  M3.00 INCH       PROWERS            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

0931 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 NNE COLORADO SPRINGS  38.89N 104.79W
07/29/2014  M0.78 INCH       EL PASO            CO   EMERGENCY MNGR

0927 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 WSW FALCON            38.90N 104.68W
07/29/2014  M1.00 INCH       EL PASO            CO   BROADCAST MEDIA

0858 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 NE SWEETWATER RESERVO 38.37N 102.73W
07/29/2014                   KIOWA              CO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HIGHWAY 287 AT MM 105 IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.

0856 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 WSW COLORADO SPRINGS  38.82N 104.86W
07/29/2014  M1.43 INCH       EL PASO            CO   NWS EMPLOYEE

            0.98 FELL SINCE 745 PM.

0831 PM     HEAVY RAIN       EADS                    38.48N 102.77W
07/29/2014  M5.64 INCH       KIOWA              CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

0816 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 SW COLORADO SPRINGS   38.80N 104.85W
07/29/2014  M1.41 INCH       EL PASO            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            0.70 SINCE 745 PM

0650 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 NE MANITOU SPRINGS    38.88N 104.87W
07/29/2014  M0.68 INCH       EL PASO            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            IN PAST 40 MINUTES

0532 PM     FLASH FLOOD      EADS                    38.48N 102.77W
07/29/2014                   KIOWA              CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ESTIMATED 8 TO 10 INCHES OF WATER IS FLOWING SOUTH
            ACROSS YARDS.

0459 PM     FLASH FLOOD      EADS                    38.48N 102.78W
07/29/2014                   KIOWA              CO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HIGHWAY 287 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING

0424 PM     FLASH FLOOD      EADS                    38.48N 102.77W
07/29/2014                   KIOWA              CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            3 TO 6 INCHES OF WATER FLOWING OVER STREETS THROUGHOUT
            EADS. 10 TO 12 INCHES OF WATER RUNNING THROUGH SMALL
            DRAINAGE DITCHES. ROAD THROUGH UNDERPASS IS CLOSED.

0413 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 ESE EADS              38.48N 102.77W
07/29/2014                   KIOWA              CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STREET FLOODING AT LEAST 6 INCHES DEEP

0741 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 NE SPANISH PEAKS      37.43N 104.90W
07/29/2014  M1.20 INCH       HUERFANO           CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            RAIN FELL OVERNIGHT

0111 AM     FLOOD            2 N BLANCA              37.47N 105.51W
07/29/2014                   COSTILLA           CO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER FLOWING 2-4 FEET DEEP OVER ROADWAYS BETWEEN 1
            MILE NORTH TO 3 MILES NORTH OF BLANCA

1243 AM     FLOOD            4 N BLANCA              37.50N 105.51W
07/29/2014                   COSTILLA           CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            CREEKS OUT OF THEIR BANKS. CEDAR AVE AND SEVERAL OTHER
            DIRT ROADS WASHED OUT FROM RAIN WHICH FELL UP BASIN FROM
            THIS LOCATION. FLOODING BEGAIN 930 PM AND PEAKED AT 1130
            PM AND IS STILL ONGOING.

0740 PM     HEAVY RAIN       5 NNE ROSITA            38.16N 105.28W
07/28/2014  M1.75 INCH       CUSTER             CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HEAVY RAIN LASTED ABOUT AN HOUR. HEAVY RAIN ENDED ABOUT
            740 PM MDT.

0715 PM     FLOOD            4 NNE SPANISH PEAKS     37.43N 104.92W
07/28/2014                   HUERFANO           CO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HUERFANO COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS FLOODING ON CR 340 NEAR
            BOY SCOUT RANCH

0530 PM     HEAVY RAIN       10 NNW WALSENBURG       37.75N 104.86W
07/28/2014  M2.00 INCH       HUERFANO           CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

MN

Local storm report, Jul 29, 9:46 PM MDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
946 PM MDT TUE JUL 29 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0945 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 S BEULAH              38.07N 104.98W
07/29/2014  M0.65 INCH       PUEBLO             CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            IN THE PAST 40 MINUTES

&&

MW

Local storm report, Jul 29, 9:56 PM MDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
956 PM MDT TUE JUL 29 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0945 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 WSW COLORADO SPRINGS  38.82N 104.86W
07/29/2014  M1.64 INCH       EL PASO            CO   NWS EMPLOYEE

&&

MN

Local storm report, Jul 29, 9:57 PM MDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
957 PM MDT TUE JUL 29 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0952 PM     FLASH FLOOD      7 N LAMAR               38.18N 102.62W
07/29/2014                   PROWERS            CO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            12 INCHES OF WATER OVER COUNTY ROAD 8 AND RR ROAD.

&&

STARK

Local storm report, Jul 29, 10:40 PM MDT, 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1040 PM MDT TUE JUL 29 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1037 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 NE LAMAR              38.12N 102.56W
07/29/2014                   PROWERS            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            2.94 RAIN. FLOODING OCCURING ACROSS HIS PROPERTY.

&&

KLT

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 29, 6:01 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	El Paso	119 min
Jul 29, 6:17 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	El Paso	118 min
Jul 29, 6:46 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	El Paso	3 hr
Jul 29, 7:35 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	Kiowa	6 hr
Jul 29, 7:51 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Fremont	24 min
Jul 29, 8:03 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Fremont	27 min
Jul 29, 8:29 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	Fremont	2 hr
Jul 29, 8:52 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	23 min
Jul 29, 9:15 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	Baca, Las Animas	2 hr
Jul 29, 9:30 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	Baca, Bent, Las Animas, Prowers	5 hr
Jul 29, 10:02 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	Las Animas	3 hr
Jul 29, 10:19 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	Kiowa, Prowers	3 hr
Jul 29, 11:03 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	Baca	3 hr
Jul 29, 11:51 PM MDT	Flash Flood Watch	PUB	Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Costilla, Crowley and 11 more	18 hr
Jul 30, 12:17 AM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	Baca	3 hr
Jul 30, 12:18 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	Bent, Prowers	3 hr
Jul 30, 12:41 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	Prowers	3 hr
Jul 30, 12:48 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	Baca, Las Animas, Prowers	3 hr
Jul 30, 2:36 AM MDT	Areal Flood Warning	PUB	Baca	5 hr
Jul 30, 3:06 AM MDT	Areal Flood Warning	PUB	Bent, Otero	3 hr
Jul 30, 2:33 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	El Paso	117 min
Jul 30, 2:48 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	El Paso	117 min
Jul 30, 3:38 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	22 min
Jul 30, 5:13 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	32 min
Jul 30, 5:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Alamosa	31 min
Jul 30, 5:57 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	Saguache	2 hr

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in Colorado, 2014 Every areal flood warning in 2014

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.