Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 26, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 15, 2014, 6:08 PM MDT for Las Animas 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 15, 2014, 6:08 PM MDT (00:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 2014, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Las Animas County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:12 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
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 306 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2095 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
756
WGUS55 KPUB 160008
FFWPUB
COC071-160300-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0026.140716T0008Z-140716T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
608 PM MDT TUE JUL 15 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
* UNTIL 900 PM MDT
* AT 606 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN SOUTH OF TRINIDAD ALONG INTERSTATE 25 WHERE UP TO AN
INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE TRACK AND BEAR FIRE BURN
SCARS WILL RESULT IN FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS. THE DEBRIS FLOW
CAN CONSIST OF ROCK...MUD...VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
TRINIDAD...COKEDALE...STARKVILLE...HOEHNE AND RATON PASS.
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.
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 3700 10456 3735 10472 3737 10471 3745 10443
3745 10442 3704 10427 3699 10426
$$
KAM3 follow-up statements
461
WGUS75 KPUB 160036
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
636 PM MDT TUE JUL 15 2014
COC071-160300-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0026.000000T0000Z-140716T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LAS ANIMAS CO-
636 PM MDT TUE JUL 15 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...
AT 634 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN OVER THE TRACK FIRE BURN SCAR. FLASH FLOODING IS
EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE TRACK AND BEAR FIRE BURN SCARS WILL
RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS. THE DEBRIS FLOW CAN
CONSIST OF ROCK...MUD...VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS.
TRAVELERS ON INTERSTATE 25 NEAR THE NEW MEXICO BORDER WILL ALSO
ENCOUNTER VERY HEAVY RAINFALL.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
TRINIDAD...COKEDALE...STARKVILLE...HOEHNE AND RATON PASS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
MOVE AWAY FROM RECENTLY BURNED AREAS. LIFE THREATENING FLOODING OF
CREEKS...ROADS AND NORMALLY DRY ARROYOS IS LIKELY. THE HEAVY RAINS
WILL LIKELY TRIGGER ROCKSLIDES...MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN STEEP
TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THESE AREAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3700 10456 3735 10472 3737 10471 3745 10443
3745 10442 3704 10427 3699 10426
$$
KAM844
WGUS75 KPUB 160102
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
700 PM MDT TUE JUL 15 2014
COC071-160300-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0026.000000T0000Z-140716T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LAS ANIMAS CO-
700 PM MDT TUE JUL 15 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...
AT 700 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED RAINFALL HAS ENDED OVER THE
WARNING AREA. HOWEVER...EARLIER HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO RUN OFF
AND HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN IN AND AROUND THE
TRINIDAD AREA...INCLUDING AREAS IN AND AROUND RATON PASS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
TRINIDAD...COKEDALE...STARKVILLE...HOEHNE AND RATON PASS.
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.
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 3700 10456 3735 10472 3737 10471 3745 10443
3745 10442 3704 10427 3699 10426
$$
HODANISH114
WGUS75 KPUB 160159
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
756 PM MDT TUE JUL 15 2014
COC071-160206-
/O.CAN.KPUB.FF.W.0026.000000T0000Z-140716T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LAS ANIMAS CO-
756 PM MDT TUE JUL 15 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE TRINIDAD AND RATON PASS AREAS HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. ANY FLASH FLOODING HAS LIKELY ENDED. STREAM AND
CREEKS IN THE REGION WILL STILL BE RUNNING HIGH THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS.
MORE HEAVY RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT.
LAT...LON 3700 10456 3735 10472 3737 10471 3745 10443
3745 10442 3704 10427 3699 10426
$$
HODANISHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 6:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Chaffee | 30 min |
| Jul 15, 6:37 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Lake | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 6:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 23 min |
| Jul 15, 7:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 28 min |
| Jul 15, 7:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Saguache | 40 min |
| Jul 15, 8:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 52 min |
| Jul 15, 8:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Mineral | 35 min |
| Jul 15, 11:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 34 min |
| Jul 16, 11:29 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 14 more | 13 hr |
| Jul 16, 11:50 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 55 min |
| Jul 16, 12:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 30 min |
| Jul 16, 12:10 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 12:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 33 min |
| Jul 16, 12:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 32 min |
| Jul 16, 12:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Conejos | 26 min |
| Jul 16, 1:42 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Fremont | 2 hr |
| Jul 16, 2:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont, Pueblo | 40 min |
| Jul 16, 2:33 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Mineral, Rio Grande | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 2:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 26 min |
| Jul 16, 2:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Custer, Huerfano, Pueblo | 51 min |
| Jul 16, 2:42 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 2:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 39 min |
| Jul 16, 2:58 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 3:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 41 min |
| Jul 16, 3:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 39 min |
| Jul 16, 3:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo | 20 min |
| Jul 16, 3:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 38 min |
| Jul 16, 3:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 46 min |
| Jul 16, 3:45 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 5 hr |
| Jul 16, 4:22 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 4:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 19 min |
| Jul 16, 4:31 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 5:16 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Crowley | 6 hr |
| Jul 16, 5:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 48 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.