Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 25, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 15, 2014, 5:14 PM MDT for Huerfano County, Las Animas County, Colorado. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 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
- Jul 15, 2014, 5:14 PM MDT (23:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 2014, 8:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 6:00 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.2 | Walsenburg, CO | FELL BETWEEN 440 AND 500 PM |
| Jul 15, 6:00 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.2 | Walsenburg, CO | FELL BETWEEN 540 AND 600 PM |
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 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 274 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
- 90 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -149 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 840 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WGUS55 KPUB 152314
FFWPUB
COC055-071-160215-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0025.140715T2314Z-140716T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
514 PM MDT TUE JUL 15 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
EASTERN HUERFANO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
* UNTIL 815 PM MDT
* AT 513 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN NEAR WALSENBURG AND FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
WALSENBURG AND AGUILAR.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...BUTTE CREEK...
SANTA CLARA CREEK...MEXICAN SPRINGS BRANCH GREASEWOOD ARROYO...TEJANA
ARROYO...SOUTH APACHE CREEK...WALSEN ARROYO...HUERFANO RIVER...
CUCHARAS RIVER...SALADO CREEK...APISHAPA RIVER...GREASEWOOD ARROYO...
SAND ARROYO...SOUTH SANTA CLARA CREEK...GORDON ARROYO...MAITLAND
ARROYO...MAES CREEK...ROCK SPRING ARROYO...MAYNE ARROYO...POPE
ARROYO...TRUJILLO CREEK...TOM BRANCH...APACHE CREEK...NORTH APACHE
CREEK...MUSTANG ARROYO AND PICTOU ARROYO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3789 10466 3745 10441 3736 10473 3787 10505
$$
KAM4 follow-up statements
057 WGUS75 KPUB 152332 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 532 PM MDT TUE JUL 15 2014 COC055-071-160215- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0025.000000T0000Z-140716T0215Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LAS ANIMAS CO-HUERFANO CO- 532 PM MDT TUE JUL 15 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM MDT FOR NORTHWESTERN LAS ANIMAS AND EASTERN HUERFANO COUNTIES... AT 531 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. HEAVY RAINFALL IS OCCURRING ALONG INTERSTATE 25 FROM MILE MARKERS 70 TO 40. SLOW DOWN AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAIN HYDROPLANING. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... WALSENBURG AND AGUILAR. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...BUTTE CREEK... SANTA CLARA CREEK...MEXICAN SPRINGS BRANCH GREASEWOOD ARROYO...TEJANA ARROYO...SOUTH APACHE CREEK...WALSEN ARROYO...HUERFANO RIVER... CUCHARAS RIVER...SALADO CREEK...APISHAPA RIVER...GREASEWOOD ARROYO... SAND ARROYO...SOUTH SANTA CLARA CREEK...GORDON ARROYO...MAITLAND ARROYO...MAES CREEK...ROCK SPRING ARROYO...MAYNE ARROYO...POPE ARROYO...TRUJILLO CREEK...TOM BRANCH...APACHE CREEK...NORTH APACHE CREEK...MUSTANG ARROYO AND PICTOU ARROYO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 3789 10466 3745 10441 3736 10473 3787 10505 $$ KAM
040 WGUS75 KPUB 160001 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 601 PM MDT TUE JUL 15 2014 COC055-071-160215- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0025.000000T0000Z-140716T0215Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LAS ANIMAS CO-HUERFANO CO- 601 PM MDT TUE JUL 15 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM MDT FOR NORTHWESTERN LAS ANIMAS AND EASTERN HUERFANO COUNTIES... AT 559 PM MDT...THUNDERSTORMS HAVE SHIFTED SOUTH TO NEAR AGUILAR HOWEVER SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED OVER AN INCH OF RAINFALL IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. THIS HAS LIKELY CONTRIBUTED TO FLASH FLOODING IN AND AROUND WALSENBURG...AND ALONG INTERSTATE 25. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... WALSENBURG AND AGUILAR. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...BUTTE CREEK... SANTA CLARA CREEK...MEXICAN SPRINGS BRANCH GREASEWOOD ARROYO...TEJANA ARROYO...SOUTH APACHE CREEK...WALSEN ARROYO...HUERFANO RIVER... CUCHARAS RIVER...SALADO CREEK...APISHAPA RIVER...GREASEWOOD ARROYO... SAND ARROYO...SOUTH SANTA CLARA CREEK...GORDON ARROYO...MAITLAND ARROYO...MAES CREEK...ROCK SPRING ARROYO...MAYNE ARROYO...POPE ARROYO...TRUJILLO CREEK...TOM BRANCH...APACHE CREEK...NORTH APACHE CREEK...MUSTANG ARROYO AND PICTOU ARROYO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 3789 10466 3745 10441 3736 10473 3787 10505 $$ KAM
848 WGUS75 KPUB 160034 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 634 PM MDT TUE JUL 15 2014 COC055-071-160215- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0025.000000T0000Z-140716T0215Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LAS ANIMAS CO-HUERFANO CO- 634 PM MDT TUE JUL 15 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM MDT FOR NORTHWESTERN LAS ANIMAS AND EASTERN HUERFANO COUNTIES... AT 631 PM MDT...HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WALSENBURG AREA AT THIS TIME...BUT RADAR ESTIMATES AND SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN...WHICH HAS LIKELY PRODUCED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING IN AND AROUND THE WALSENBURG AREA. IF YOU ENCOUNTER FLASH FLOODING...TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... WALSENBURG AND AGUILAR. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...BUTTE CREEK... SANTA CLARA CREEK...MEXICAN SPRINGS BRANCH GREASEWOOD ARROYO...TEJANA ARROYO...SOUTH APACHE CREEK...WALSEN ARROYO...HUERFANO RIVER... CUCHARAS RIVER...SALADO CREEK...APISHAPA RIVER...GREASEWOOD ARROYO... SAND ARROYO...SOUTH SANTA CLARA CREEK...GORDON ARROYO...MAITLAND ARROYO...MAES CREEK...ROCK SPRING ARROYO...MAYNE ARROYO...POPE ARROYO...TRUJILLO CREEK...TOM BRANCH...APACHE CREEK...NORTH APACHE CREEK...MUSTANG ARROYO AND PICTOU ARROYO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 3789 10466 3745 10441 3736 10473 3787 10505 $$ KAM
704 WGUS75 KPUB 160122 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 720 PM MDT TUE JUL 15 2014 COC055-071-160130- /O.CAN.KPUB.FF.W.0025.000000T0000Z-140716T0215Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LAS ANIMAS CO-HUERFANO CO- 720 PM MDT TUE JUL 15 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN LAS ANIMAS AND EASTERN HUERFANO COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ALL ROAD CLOSURES. CREEKS AND ARROYOS WILL CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH DURING THE EVENING. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE LATER ON TONIGHT. LAT...LON 3789 10466 3745 10441 3736 10473 3787 10505 $$ HODANISH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 6:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 41 min |
| Jul 14, 6:06 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 6:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 46 min |
| Jul 14, 6:26 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 2 hr |
| Jul 14, 6:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 30 min |
| Jul 14, 6:47 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 6:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 32 min |
| Jul 14, 7:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 26 min |
| Jul 14, 7:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 37 min |
| Jul 15, 12:47 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 1:54 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 36 min |
| Jul 15, 2:18 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 27 min |
| Jul 15, 2:44 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 31 min |
| Jul 15, 3:07 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 23 min |
| Jul 15, 4:08 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Teller | 20 hr |
| Jul 15, 8:28 AM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | PUB | Bent | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 1:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Costilla | 34 min |
| Jul 15, 1:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Custer | 37 min |
| Jul 15, 1:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Chaffee | 28 min |
| Jul 15, 1:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont, Saguache | 19 min |
| Jul 15, 2:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 34 min |
| Jul 15, 2:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 31 min |
| Jul 15, 2:26 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | Otero | 35 hr |
| Jul 15, 2:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 37 min |
| Jul 15, 3:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Chaffee | 31 min |
| Jul 15, 3:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 32 min |
| Jul 15, 4:01 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 4:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Costilla | 38 min |
| Jul 15, 4:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 51 min |
| Jul 15, 4:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Rio Grande | 32 min |
| Jul 15, 4:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo | 50 min |
| Jul 15, 5:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Conejos, Costilla | 39 min |
| Jul 15, 5:10 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 5:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 45 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.