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Flash Flood Warning 34, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 16, 2014Crowley County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 16, 2014, 5:16 PM MDT for Crowley County, Colorado. It was in force for 6 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 16, 2014, 5:16 PM MDT (23:16 UTC)
Expired
Jul 16, 2014, 11:15 PM MDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Crowley County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:15 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 179 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2014-07-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 43 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2014-07-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 15 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

551 
WGUS55 KPUB 162316
FFWPUB
COC025-170215-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0034.140716T2316Z-140717T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
516 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CROWLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...

* UNTIL 815 PM MDT
    
* AT 514 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING 
  HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO NORTHERN CROWLEY COUNTY AND FLASH FLOODING 
  IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.  THIS AREA HAS SEEN SIGNIFICANT 
  RAINFALL OVER THE PAST WEEK...AND AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAINFALL 
  WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  ORDWAY AND SUGAR CITY. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...LONE TREE
CREEK...NORTH FORK MUSTANG CREEK...POND CREEK...HORSE CREEK...
BRECKENRIDGE CREEK...CRAMER CREEK...BLACK DRAW AND SOUTH FORK MUSTANG
CREEK.

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 3818 10352 3818 10377 3829 10405 3852 10405
      3852 10351

$$

KAM
5 follow-up statements
567 
WGUS75 KPUB 162343
FFSPUB

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
543 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014

COC025-170215-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-140717T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CROWLEY CO-
543 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM MDT FOR
CROWLEY COUNTY...

AT 542 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING 
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE 
FALLEN ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO 
BEGIN SHORTLY.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ORDWAY AND SUGAR CITY. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...LONE TREE
CREEK...NORTH FORK MUSTANG CREEK...POND CREEK...HORSE CREEK...
BRECKENRIDGE CREEK...CRAMER CREEK...BLACK DRAW AND SOUTH FORK MUSTANG
CREEK.

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 3818 10352 3818 10377 3829 10405 3852 10405
      3852 10351

$$

KAM
903 
WGUS75 KPUB 170044
FFSPUB

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
644 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014

COC025-170215-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-140717T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CROWLEY CO-
644 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM MDT FOR
CROWLEY COUNTY...

AT 643 PM MDT...THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVED OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING 
PRODUCED HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH RADAR ESTIMATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES.  
THIS HAS LIKELY PRODUCED FLASH FLOODING OVER CROWLEY COUNTY.  

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ORDWAY AND SUGAR CITY. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...LONE TREE
CREEK...NORTH FORK MUSTANG CREEK...POND CREEK...HORSE CREEK...
BRECKENRIDGE CREEK...CRAMER CREEK...BLACK DRAW AND SOUTH FORK MUSTANG
CREEK.

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 3818 10352 3818 10377 3829 10405 3852 10405
      3852 10351

$$

KAM
188 
WGUS55 KPUB 170154
FFWPUB
COC025-170615-
/O.EXT.KPUB.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-140717T0615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
754 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CROWLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...

* UNTIL 1215 AM MDT
    
* AT 752 PM MDT...ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAINFALL IS FORECAST TO 
  MOVE OVER CROWLEY COUNTY LATER THIS EVENING.  IT WILL HAVE THE 
  POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE ANOTHER AROUND OF ONE TO TWO INCH RAINFALL 
  TOTALS ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND.  BE PREPARED FOR MORE HEAVY 
  RAINFALL...AND IF YOU ENCOUNTER FLOODED ROADWAYS...TURN AROUND.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  ORDWAY AND SUGAR CITY. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...LONE TREE
CREEK...NORTH FORK MUSTANG CREEK...POND CREEK...HORSE CREEK...
BRECKENRIDGE CREEK...CRAMER CREEK...BLACK DRAW AND SOUTH FORK MUSTANG
CREEK.

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 3818 10352 3818 10377 3829 10405 3852 10405
      3852 10351

$$

KAM
951 
WGUS75 KPUB 170330
FFSPUB

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
930 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014

COC025-170615-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-140717T0615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CROWLEY CO-
930 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM MDT
THURSDAY FOR CROWLEY COUNTY...

AT 929 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING 
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.  FLASH FLOODING 
IS LIKELY BE BE OCCURRING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ORDWAY AND SUGAR CITY. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...LONE TREE
CREEK...NORTH FORK MUSTANG CREEK...POND CREEK...HORSE CREEK...
BRECKENRIDGE CREEK...CRAMER CREEK...BLACK DRAW AND SOUTH FORK MUSTANG
CREEK.

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 3818 10352 3818 10377 3829 10405 3852 10405
      3852 10351

$$

KAM
120 
WGUS75 KPUB 170515
FFSPUB

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1115 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014

COC025-170525-
/O.CAN.KPUB.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-140717T0615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CROWLEY CO-
1115 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CROWLEY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

FLOOD WATERS HAVE RECEDED...AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A
THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY ROAD
CLOSURES.

LAT...LON 3818 10352 3818 10377 3829 10405 3852 10405
      3852 10351

$$

KAM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 15, 6:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBChaffee30 min
Jul 15, 6:08 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBLas Animas3 hr
Jul 15, 6:37 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBLake3 hr
Jul 15, 6:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero23 min
Jul 15, 7:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas28 min
Jul 15, 7:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBSaguache40 min
Jul 15, 8:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller52 min
Jul 15, 8:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBMineral35 min
Jul 15, 11:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller34 min
Jul 16, 11:29 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchPUBAlamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 14 more13 hr
Jul 16, 11:50 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBEl Paso55 min
Jul 16, 12:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso30 min
Jul 16, 12:10 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBEl Paso3 hr
Jul 16, 12:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso33 min
Jul 16, 12:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso32 min
Jul 16, 12:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBConejos26 min
Jul 16, 1:42 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBFremont2 hr
Jul 16, 2:05 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCuster, Fremont, Pueblo40 min
Jul 16, 2:33 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBMineral, Rio Grande3 hr
Jul 16, 2:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller26 min
Jul 16, 2:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCuster, Huerfano, Pueblo51 min
Jul 16, 2:42 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBEl Paso, Teller3 hr
Jul 16, 2:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Teller39 min
Jul 16, 2:58 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBEl Paso3 hr
Jul 16, 3:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso41 min
Jul 16, 3:06 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas39 min
Jul 16, 3:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBHuerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo20 min
Jul 16, 3:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso38 min
Jul 16, 3:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas46 min
Jul 16, 3:45 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBEl Paso5 hr
Jul 16, 4:22 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBLas Animas3 hr
Jul 16, 4:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas19 min
Jul 16, 4:31 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBPueblo3 hr
Jul 16, 5:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas48 min

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.