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Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Pueblo, CO

May 23, 20145 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at May 23, 2014, 8:13 PM MDT for 5 counties in 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: May 23, 2014, 8:13 PM MDT (02:13 UTC)
Expired: May 23, 2014, 11:15 PM MDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Teller County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:15 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
May 23, 8:37 PM MDT	HEAVY RAIN 0.95	4 Sw Colorado Springs, CO	FELL IN PAST 30 MINUTES
May 23, 9:36 PM MDT	FLASH FLOOD	Manitou Springs, CO	AT THE STAGE COACH INN
May 23, 9:37 PM MDT	HEAVY RAIN 1.13	3 Sw Colorado Springs, CO
May 23, 9:44 PM MDT	HEAVY RAIN 1.8	3 Se Manitou Springs, CO	TOTAL SINCE 730 PM.
May 23, 10:00 PM MDT	HEAVY RAIN 1.05	1 W Colorado Springs, CO	STORM TOTAL SINCE 813 PM.
May 23, 10:09 PM MDT	HEAVY RAIN 0.68	4 Nne Colorado Springs, CO	STORM TOTAL
May 23, 10:31 PM MDT	HEAVY RAIN 1.02	4 Nw Peterson Afb, CO	STORM TOTAL.

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 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 199 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: 530 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -48 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1524 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -72 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -15 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

503 
WGUS55 KPUB 240213
FFWPUB
COC027-041-043-101-119-240515-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0001.140524T0213Z-140524T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
813 PM MDT FRI MAY 23 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN PUEBLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
  NORTHEASTERN CUSTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
  TELLER COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO...
  WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...
  EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO...

* UNTIL 1115 PM MDT

* AT 809 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN UP TO ONE INCH 
  HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING 
  IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO 
  DEVELOP OVER THE WALDO CANYON AND BLACK FOREST BURN SCARS WHICH 
  COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE 
IN THE WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

&&

LAT...LON 3913 10443 3791 10491 3859 10551 3870 10541
      3870 10533 3879 10533 3913 10502

$$

LW

5 follow-up statements

610 
WGUS75 KPUB 240246
FFSPUB

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
846 PM MDT FRI MAY 23 2014

COC027-041-043-101-119-240515-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140524T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PUEBLO CO-CUSTER CO-TELLER CO-EL PASO CO-FREMONT CO-
846 PM MDT FRI MAY 23 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN PUEBLO...NORTHEASTERN CUSTER...TELLER...WESTERN EL PASO
AND EASTERN FREMONT COUNTIES...

AT 833 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED 
AREA.  FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.  AT 833 PM...THE 
HEAVIEST RAIN WAS POISED OVER THE MANITOU SPRINGS AREA...MOVING 
NORTHWEST TOWARD THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR.  ANOTHER AREA OF HEAVY 
RAIN WAS OVER NORTHWEST PUEBLO COUNTY.  YET ANOTHER AREA OF HEAVY 
RAIN WAS OVER THE PALMER DIVIDE...FROM THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY...TO 
THE MONUMENT AREA...TO NORTH OF THE BLACK FOREST AREA. ALL STORMS 
WERE MOVING SLOWLY TO THE NORTHWEST.

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE WARNED AREA...INCLUDING THE WALDO CANYON 
BURN SCAR...AND POSSIBLY THE BLACK FOREST BURN SCAR...WILL RESULT IN 
FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS.  THE DEBRIS FLOW CAN CONSIST OF 
ROCK...MUD...VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS.

AT 840 PM MDT...HAM RADIO REPORTS INDICATE HEAVY RAIN AND STREET 
FLOODING IN MANITOU SPRINGS.  A GROUND TRUTH RAIN GAGE REPORT FROM 
THE TOP OF CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN INDICATED 0.95 INCHES OF RAIN IN 30 
MINUTES.  HIGHWAY 24 ALONG THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR IS CLOSED.  

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

MOVE AWAY FROM RECENTLY BURNED AREAS. LIFE THREATENING FLOODING OF
CREEKS...ROADS AND NORMALLY DRY ARROYOS IS LIKELY. THE HEAVY RAINS
WILL LIKELY TRIGGER ROCKSLIDES...MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN STEEP
TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THESE AREAS.

&&

LAT...LON 3913 10443 3791 10491 3859 10551 3870 10541
      3870 10533 3879 10533 3913 10502

$$

LW

461 
WGUS75 KPUB 240336
FFSPUB

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
936 PM MDT FRI MAY 23 2014

COC027-041-043-101-119-240515-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140524T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PUEBLO CO-CUSTER CO-TELLER CO-EL PASO CO-FREMONT CO-
936 PM MDT FRI MAY 23 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN PUEBLO...NORTHEASTERN CUSTER...TELLER...WESTERN EL PASO
AND EASTERN FREMONT COUNTIES...

AT 915 PM MDT...TELEVISION VIDEO FEED INDICATED HEAVY RAIN AND 
STREET FLOODING IN MANITOU SPRINGS.  AUTOMATED RAIN GAGE REPORTS 
HAVE INDICATED 1.03 INCHES OF RAIN AT THE MANITOU MET STATION RAIN 
GAGE IN MANITOU SPRINGS IN THE HOUR ENDING AT 915 PM MDT.  0.67 
INCHES HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST HOUR...ENDING AT 920 PM...AT THE LOWER 
WALDO CANYON GAGE ABOVE MANITOU SPRINGS.

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR...AND POSSIBLY 
THE BLACK FOREST BURN SCAR...WILL RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING AND 
DEBRIS FLOWS MOVING THROUGH THE STREAM BASINS AND DRAINAGES AROUND 
THE BURN SCARS.  THE DEBRIS FLOWS CAN CONSIST OF ROCK...MUD... 
VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA.  RADAR INDICATES THINGS WILL GET WORSE BEFORE THEY GET 
BETTER...AS A LARGE AREA OF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS MOVING UP FROM 
SOUTHWEST EL PASO COUNTY...HEADED FOR THE WALDO AND BLACK FOREST 
BURN SCARS...AS WELL AS THE REST OF WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY AND PARTS 
OF EXTREME EASTERN TELLER COUNTY.

THIS IS A SERIOUS...POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING...STORM SYSTEM.  
TAKE ACTION NOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. THE HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH 
FLOODING IS NOT OVER!

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

MOVE AWAY FROM RECENTLY BURNED AREAS. LIFE THREATENING FLOODING OF
CREEKS...ROADS AND NORMALLY DRY ARROYOS IS LIKELY. THE HEAVY RAINS
WILL LIKELY TRIGGER ROCKSLIDES...MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN STEEP
TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THESE AREAS.

&&

LAT...LON 3913 10443 3791 10491 3859 10551 3870 10541
      3870 10533 3879 10533 3913 10502

$$

LW

656 
WGUS75 KPUB 240420
FFSPUB

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1020 PM MDT FRI MAY 23 2014

COC027-101-240418-
/O.CAN.KPUB.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140524T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PUEBLO CO-CUSTER CO-
1020 PM MDT FRI MAY 23 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN PUEBLO AND NORTHEASTERN
CUSTER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR PARTS OF EL PASO...TELLER AND EXTREME 
NORTHEAST FREMONT COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED FOR PUEBLO AND CUSTER COUNTIES...AND 
FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT.

LAT...LON 3913 10443 3855 10466 3858 10499 3873 10532
      3880 10532 3913 10502

$$

COC041-043-119-240515-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140524T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TELLER CO-EL PASO CO-FREMONT CO-
1020 PM MDT FRI MAY 23 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM MDT FOR
TELLER...WESTERN EL PASO AND NORTHEASTERN FREMONT COUNTIES...

AT 1008 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
THAT HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING OVER THE AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN
HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING IN AREAS.

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS 
MOVING THROUGH THE WALDO AND BLACK FOREST BURN SCAR DRAINAGES. THE 
DEBRIS FLOWS CAN CONSIST OF ROCK...MUD...VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE 
MATERIALS.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 0.50 INCHES OF RAIN ARE 
POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.

RAINFALL IS STILL FALLING HEAVILY OVER EASTERN AND NORTHERN PARTS OF 
COLORADO SPRINGS.  HEAVY RAIN IS ABOUT TO SPREAD OVER THE BLACK 
FOREST BURN SCAR AGAIN.  MEANWHILE...RAINFALL OVER THE WALDO CANYON 
BURN SCAR HAS DECREASED...AND IS MOSTLY LIGHT AS OF 1008 PM.  THERE 
IS STILL A BIT MORE RAINFALL TO MOVE ACROSS THE BURN SCAR THROUGH 
1115 PM MDT.  IT IS NOT CERTAIN WHETHER OR NOT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL 
DEVELOP...BUT IT IS A POSSIBILITY.  THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL 
CONTINUE FOR THE TIME BEING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

MOVE AWAY FROM RECENTLY BURNED AREAS. LIFE THREATENING FLOODING OF
CREEKS...ROADS AND NORMALLY DRY ARROYOS IS LIKELY. THE HEAVY RAINS
WILL LIKELY TRIGGER ROCKSLIDES...MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN STEEP
TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THESE AREAS.

&&

LAT...LON 3913 10443 3855 10466 3858 10499 3873 10532
      3880 10532 3913 10502

$$

LW

531 
WGUS75 KPUB 240449
FFSPUB

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1049 PM MDT FRI MAY 23 2014

COC041-043-119-240515-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140524T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TELLER CO-EL PASO CO-FREMONT CO-
1049 PM MDT FRI MAY 23 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM MDT FOR
TELLER...WESTERN EL PASO AND NORTHEASTERN FREMONT COUNTIES...

AT 1038 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED 
THAT MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING OVER PARTS OF THE AREA. UP 
TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS 
OCCURRING IN AREAS.

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE WARNED AREA...INCLUDING THE WALDO AND 
BLACK FOREST BURN SCARS...WILL RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS 
FLOWS MOVING THROUGH STREAMS AND DRAINAGES.  THE DEBRIS FLOWS CAN 
CONSIST OF ROCK...MUD...VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP 0.50 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER 
PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA.

THIS STORM SYSTEM IS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING OUT OF THE AREA.  
HEAVY RAIN IS NOW CONFINED TO NORTHERN PARTS OF EL PASO AND TELLER 
COUNTIES AND IT CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH.  ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT 
THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE.  
DRIER AIR IS MOVING UP FROM SOUTHERN PARTS OF EL PASO AND TELLER 
COUNTIES AND WILL SOON SPREAD INTO NORTHERN PARTS OF THESE COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

MOVE AWAY FROM RECENTLY BURNED AREAS. LIFE THREATENING FLOODING OF
CREEKS...ROADS AND NORMALLY DRY ARROYOS IS LIKELY. THE HEAVY RAINS
WILL LIKELY TRIGGER ROCKSLIDES...MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN STEEP
TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THESE AREAS.

&&

LAT...LON 3913 10443 3855 10466 3858 10499 3873 10532
      3880 10532 3913 10502

$$

LW

970 
WGUS75 KPUB 240508
FFSPUB

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1107 PM MDT FRI MAY 23 2014

COC041-043-119-240517-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140524T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TELLER CO-EL PASO CO-FREMONT CO-
1107 PM MDT FRI MAY 23 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR TELLER...WESTERN EL PASO AND
NORTHEASTERN FREMONT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1115 PM MDT...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE
A THREAT.

LAT...LON 3913 10443 3855 10466 3858 10499 3873 10532
      3880 10532 3913 10502

$$

LW

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 23, 6:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	42 min
May 23, 7:09 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Fremont, Pueblo	51 min
May 23, 7:13 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso, Teller	62 min
May 23, 7:24 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	51 min
May 23, 7:40 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	35 min
May 23, 7:48 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	El Paso	42 min
May 23, 8:04 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	El Paso, Teller	3 hr
May 23, 8:08 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	52 min
May 24, 4:30 AM MDT	Flash Flood Watch	PUB	Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Pueblo, Teller	17 hr
May 24, 1:56 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Costilla	34 min
May 24, 2:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Fremont	31 min
May 24, 3:28 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	32 min
May 24, 4:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	25 min
May 24, 5:18 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	27 min
May 24, 5:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	52 min
May 24, 5:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	55 min
May 24, 5:51 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	24 min

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.