Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 19, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 14, 2014, 4:20 PM MDT for Crowley County, Otero County, Pueblo County, Colorado. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 14, 2014, 4:20 PM MDT (22:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2014, 7:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Crowley County, CO, Otero County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:23 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 nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 369 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -111 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1411 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
779
WGUS55 KPUB 142222
FFWPUB
COC025-089-101-150115-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0019.140714T2220Z-140715T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
420 PM MDT MON JUL 14 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CROWLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
WEST CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
NORTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
* UNTIL 715 PM MDT
* AT 420 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN OVER EASTERN PUEBLO AND WESTERN CROWLEY AND WESTERN
OTERO COUNTIES. THIS AREA HAS RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN OVER THE LAST
COUPLE OF DAYS AND THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED. FLASH FLOODING
IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. THIS AREA OF HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE EAST OVER CROWLEY AND OTERO COUNTIES.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
FOWLER...ORDWAY...MANZANOLA...OLNEY SPRINGS...SUGAR CITY AND
CROWLEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
&&
LAT...LON 3835 10363 3808 10365 3810 10422 3851 10417
$$
HODANISH5 follow-up statements
510 WGUS75 KPUB 142235 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 431 PM MDT MON JUL 14 2014 COC025-089-101-150115- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140715T0115Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CROWLEY CO-OTERO CO-PUEBLO CO- 431 PM MDT MON JUL 14 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT FOR CROWLEY...WEST CENTRAL OTERO AND NORTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTIES... AT 431 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS SHOWING THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WESTERN CROWLEY COUNTY AND EAST CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 2 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN BETWEEN 330 PM AND 430 PM. THIS HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. HIGHWAY 96 AND US 50 ARE THREATENED BY THIS HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT DRIVE WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. THIS AREA IS SATURATED AND FLASH FLOODING WILL OCCUR RAPIDLY. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... FOWLER...ORDWAY...MANZANOLA...OLNEY SPRINGS...SUGAR CITY AND CROWLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. && LAT...LON 3835 10363 3808 10365 3810 10422 3851 10417 $$ HODANISH
989 WGUS75 KPUB 142259 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 456 PM MDT MON JUL 14 2014 COC025-089-101-150115- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140715T0115Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CROWLEY CO-OTERO CO-PUEBLO CO- 456 PM MDT MON JUL 14 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT FOR CROWLEY...WEST CENTRAL OTERO AND NORTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTIES... AT 456 PM MDT...RADAR CONTINUES TO SHOW A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN 1.5 AND 3.0 INCHES PER HOUR. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL CROWLEY COUNTY AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. HIGHWAY 71 WILL BE IMPACTED BY THIS STORM. THIS HEAVY RAIN COULD MOVE INTO THE CROWLEY...ORDWAY...SUGAR CITY AREA AROUND 530 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. && LAT...LON 3835 10363 3808 10365 3810 10422 3851 10417 $$ HODANISH
663 WGUS75 KPUB 142325 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 522 PM MDT MON JUL 14 2014 COC025-089-101-150115- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140715T0115Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CROWLEY CO-OTERO CO-PUEBLO CO- 522 PM MDT MON JUL 14 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT FOR CROWLEY...WEST CENTRAL OTERO AND NORTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTIES... AT 522 PM MDT...HEAVY RAIN WAS OCCURRING ACROSS CENTRAL CROWLEY COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS OCCURRING 5 TO 10 MILES NORTH OF ORDWAY. RAINFALL RATES OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES WERE OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. ADDITIONAL RAIN..SOME MODERATE TO HEAVY...HAS REDEVELOPED OVER EASTERN PUEBLO COUNTY. RAIN FALL RATE OF 0.25 AND 0.50 INCHES ARE OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. && LAT...LON 3835 10363 3808 10365 3810 10422 3851 10417 $$ HODANISH
643 WGUS75 KPUB 142344 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 540 PM MDT MON JUL 14 2014 COC025-089-101-150115- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140715T0115Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CROWLEY CO-OTERO CO-PUEBLO CO- 540 PM MDT MON JUL 14 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT FOR CROWLEY...WEST CENTRAL OTERO AND NORTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTIES... AT 540 PM MDT...RADAR SHOWED THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER CROWLEY...OTERO AND EASTERN PUEBLO COUNTY HAS WEAKENED. HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM EARLIER HEAVIER RAIN WILL STILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE ARROYOS AND SMALL CREEKS TO FLOOD IN PUEBLO AND CROWELY COUNTIES. SHORT RANGE HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS AREAS OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS OF COLORADO THIS EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT. PLEASE REMAIN ALERT TO THE WEATHER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. && LAT...LON 3835 10363 3808 10365 3810 10422 3851 10417 $$ HODANISH
146 WGUS75 KPUB 150022 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 620 PM MDT MON JUL 14 2014 COC025-089-101-150030- /O.CAN.KPUB.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140715T0115Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CROWLEY CO-OTERO CO-PUEBLO CO- 620 PM MDT MON JUL 14 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CROWLEY...WEST CENTRAL OTERO AND NORTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED. HOWEVER...WATER WILL CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH IN ARROYOS...ESPECIALLY IN CROWLEY COUNTY. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT HEAVY RAIN COULD REDEVELOP LATER THIS EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS. LAT...LON 3835 10363 3808 10365 3810 10422 3851 10417 $$ HODANISH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 7:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 27 min |
| Jul 13, 7:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 36 min |
| Jul 13, 7:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 29 min |
| Jul 13, 9:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 30 min |
| Jul 13, 10:43 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | Bent | 17 hr |
| Jul 14, 12:25 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 35 min |
| Jul 14, 1:00 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Custer, Huerfano, Pueblo | 2 hr |
| Jul 14, 1:08 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 112 min |
| Jul 14, 1:08 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 22 min |
| Jul 14, 10:15 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 30 min |
| Jul 14, 11:36 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 39 min |
| Jul 14, 12:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 38 min |
| Jul 14, 12:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 35 min |
| Jul 14, 12:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 47 min |
| Jul 14, 12:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 31 min |
| Jul 14, 1:04 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 116 min |
| Jul 14, 1:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Costilla | 53 min |
| Jul 14, 1:18 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Fremont | 117 min |
| Jul 14, 1:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent | 24 min |
| Jul 14, 1:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Las Animas, Prowers | 44 min |
| Jul 14, 1:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 34 min |
| Jul 14, 1:46 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 119 min |
| Jul 14, 1:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 39 min |
| Jul 14, 2:14 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 2 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:21 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:26 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:28 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Costilla, Las Animas | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 46 min |
| Jul 14, 2:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 30 min |
| Jul 14, 2:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 37 min |
| Jul 14, 3:00 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 2 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:02 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 28 min |
| Jul 14, 3:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 39 min |
| Jul 14, 3:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 39 min |
| Jul 14, 3:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 47 min |
| Jul 14, 3:19 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 2 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:25 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 44 min |
| Jul 14, 4:02 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Crowley, El Paso, Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:32 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Crowley, El Paso, Pueblo | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 39 min |
| Jul 14, 4:40 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Las Animas | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 45 min |
| Jul 14, 4:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Chaffee | 42 min |
| Jul 14, 5:03 PM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 14, 5:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 26 min |
| Jul 14, 5:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 33 min |
| Jul 14, 5:15 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 90 min |
| Jul 14, 5:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Alamosa | 30 min |
| Jul 14, 5:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Chaffee, Fremont | 50 min |
| Jul 14, 5:42 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 2 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Colorado, 2014Every flash 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.