Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 31, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 16, 2014, 2:58 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 3 hr. 16 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 16, 2014, 2:58 PM MDT (20:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 16, 2014, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 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 16, 3:12 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | Colorado Springs, CO | 6-12 INCHES FLOWING WATER HWY 24 AND 31ST |
| Jul 16, 3:18 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 0.53 | 2 Wnw Colorado Springs, CO | BEGAN 0257 PM. 25 MINUTE DURATION. WITH PEA TO 1/4 INCH HAIL. |
| Jul 16, 3:29 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.15 | 4 Nw Peterson Afb, CO | 30 MINUTE DURATION...WITH PEASIZE HAIL. |
| Jul 16, 3:30 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 0.74 | 3 Nw Peterson Afb, CO | 15 MINUTE DURATION |
| Jul 16, 3:31 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Ne Colorado Springs, CO | DOHERTY HIGH SCHOOL |
| Jul 16, 3:35 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 E Colorado Springs, CO | BIJOU AND COLERIDGE |
| Jul 16, 3:35 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | 7 Sw Falcon, CO | ON BLAZING STAR DR. |
| Jul 16, 3:51 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | Colorado Springs, CO | VERY FAST FLOW |
| Jul 16, 3:56 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 N Colorado Springs, CO | EXTREMELY FAST FLOW |
| Jul 16, 4:30 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.25 | 2 Ene Manitou Springs, CO | FELL BETWEEN 4 PM AND 430 PM |
| Jul 16, 4:39 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.44 | 3 Sw Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Jul 16, 4:59 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.19 | 4 Sw Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Jul 16, 5:00 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.15 | 4 Nne Peterson Afb, CO | |
| Jul 16, 5:01 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.02 | 3 Sse Manitou Springs, CO | |
| Jul 16, 5:03 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 0.75 | 4 Nw Peterson Afb, CO | |
| Jul 16, 5:05 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 0.71 | 4 W Falcon, CO |
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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -299 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 952 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 184 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
059
WGUS55 KPUB 162100
FFWPUB
COC041-170000-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0031.140716T2058Z-140717T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
258 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...
* UNTIL 600 PM MDT
* AT 258 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ON THE WEST SIDE OF COLORADO SPRINGS...EXTENDING TOWARD
BLACK FOREST. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
COLORADO SPRINGS...FOUNTAIN...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...MANITOU
SPRINGS...FALCON...STRATMOOR...PETERSON AFB...BLACK FOREST...
SECURITY...CIMARRON HILLS...FORT CARSON AND SECURITY-WIDEFIELD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS...NORMALLY DRY
STREAMS AND CREEK BEDS WILL RESPOND QUICKLY TO THE ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL. 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 3890 10451 3873 10474 3882 10494 3893 10480
3900 10485 3906 10465
$$
STARK3 follow-up statements
376
WGUS75 KPUB 162117
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
315 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014
COC041-170000-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-140717T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
315 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTY...
AT 315 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY
RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
COLORADO SPRINGS...FOUNTAIN...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...MANITOU SPRINGS...
FALCON...STRATMOOR...PETERSON AFB...BLACK FOREST...SECURITY...
CIMARRON HILLS...FORT CARSON AND SECURITY-WIDEFIELD.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA. ALREADY SATURATED GROUND WILL LEAD TO FLASH
FLOODING. IN THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS...LOW LYING STREETS AND
DRAINAGES WILL FILL QUICKLY WITH WATER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3890 10451 3873 10474 3882 10494 3893 10480
3900 10485 3906 10465
$$
STARK250
WGUS75 KPUB 162212
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
412 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014
COC041-170000-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-140717T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
412 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTY...
AT 402 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN HAD MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER...FLASH
FLOODING FROM EARLIER HEAVY RAINS CONTINUES.
FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...COLORADO
SPRINGS...FOUNTAIN...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...MANITOU SPRINGS...
FALCON...STRATMOOR...PETERSON AFB...BLACK FOREST...SECURITY...
CIMARRON HILLS...FORT CARSON AND SECURITY-WIDEFIELD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3890 10451 3873 10474 3882 10494 3893 10480
3900 10485 3906 10465
$$
LW952
WGUS75 KPUB 162250
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
450 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014
COC041-162259-
/O.CAN.KPUB.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-140717T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
450 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE
A THREAT.
LAT...LON 3890 10451 3873 10474 3882 10494 3893 10480
3900 10485 3906 10465
$$
LWThe 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, 6:08 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 3 hr |
| 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, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.