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Flash Flood Warning 35, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 16, 2014Crowley County, Otero County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 16, 2014, 6:16 PM MDT for Crowley County, Otero 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 16, 2014, 6:16 PM MDT (00:16 UTC)
Expired: Jul 16, 2014, 9:15 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

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:08 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 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 201 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 28 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -95 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1408 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 209 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: -0.0
Supercell composite: -0.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

888 
WGUS55 KPUB 170016
FFWPUB
COC025-089-170315-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0035.140717T0016Z-140717T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN CROWLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
  CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...

* UNTIL 915 PM MDT
    
* AT 614 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING 
  HEAVY RAIN JUST EAST OF MANZANOLA WITH ONE TO TWO INCHES OF 
  RAINFALL EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH 7 PM. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED 
  TO BEGIN SHORTLY.  THIS AREA HAS SEEN SEVERAL PERIODS OF HEAVY 
  RAINFALL OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS...AND IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH 
  NEW RAINFALL TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING.  IF YOU 
  ENCOUNTER WATER ON ROADWAYS...TURN AROUND.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  LA JUNTA...NORTH LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...FOWLER...SWINK...
  MANZANOLA...OLNEY SPRINGS...CHERAW AND CROWLEY.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...TIMPAS CREEK...
DRY CREEK...MUSTANG CREEK...CROOKED ARROYO...APISHAPA RIVER...
SAUNDERS ARROYO...POWELL ARROYO...ANDERSON ARROYO...KING ARROYO...
BENTON ARROYO...HORSE CREEK...EAST FORK KING ARROYO AND ARKANSAS
RIVER.

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 10351 3789 10350 3789 10405 3829 10405
      3818 10377

$$

KAM

2 follow-up statements

085 
WGUS75 KPUB 170058
FFSPUB

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

COC025-089-170315-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-140717T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CROWLEY CO-OTERO CO-
658 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHERN CROWLEY AND CENTRAL OTERO COUNTIES...

AT 656 PM MDT...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE MOVED SOUTH 
OF THE WARNING AREA...HOWEVER AROUND AN INCH OF NEW RAINFALL FELL 
OVER ALREADY SATURATED AREAS.  THIS HAS LIKELY CAUSED FLASH FLOODING 
IN LOW LYING AREAS...AND AREAS PRONE TO FLASH FLOODING.  DO NOT 
DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
LA JUNTA...NORTH LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...FOWLER...SWINK...
MANZANOLA...OLNEY SPRINGS...CHERAW AND CROWLEY.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...TIMPAS CREEK...
DRY CREEK...MUSTANG CREEK...CROOKED ARROYO...APISHAPA RIVER...
SAUNDERS ARROYO...POWELL ARROYO...ANDERSON ARROYO...KING ARROYO...
BENTON ARROYO...HORSE CREEK...EAST FORK KING ARROYO AND ARKANSAS
RIVER.

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 10351 3789 10350 3789 10405 3829 10405
      3818 10377

$$

KAM

755 
WGUS75 KPUB 170301
FFSPUB

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

COC025-089-170310-
/O.CAN.KPUB.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-140717T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CROWLEY CO-OTERO CO-
901 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN CROWLEY AND CENTRAL OTERO
COUNTIES 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 10351 3789 10350 3789 10405 3829 10405
      3818 10377

$$

KAM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 16, 6:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Custer	26 min
Jul 16, 6:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Otero	30 min
Jul 16, 6:40 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Huerfano, Pueblo	50 min
Jul 16, 7:22 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	El Paso	3 hr
Jul 16, 7:28 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo	47 min
Jul 16, 7:33 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	El Paso	3 hr
Jul 16, 7:36 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Custer	24 min
Jul 16, 7:44 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	31 min
Jul 16, 8:05 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Saguache	25 min
Jul 16, 8:13 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Huerfano, Las Animas	47 min
Jul 16, 8:15 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	Baca, Las Animas	3 hr
Jul 16, 8:36 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	El Paso	3 hr
Jul 16, 8:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	16 min
Jul 16, 9:16 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	44 min
Jul 16, 9:41 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	Huerfano, Las Animas	3 hr
Jul 16, 10:01 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	44 min
Jul 16, 10:17 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	El Paso	118 min
Jul 16, 10:41 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo	3 hr
Jul 17, 12:17 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	Las Animas	3 hr
Jul 17, 12:37 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	Huerfano	3 hr
Jul 17, 1:22 AM MDT	River Flood Warning	PUB	Pueblo	36 hr
Jul 17, 6:38 AM MDT	River Flood Warning	PUB	Otero	67 hr
Jul 17, 4:46 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	29 min
Jul 17, 5:03 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Chaffee	27 min
Jul 17, 5:58 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Custer	32 min

Nearby

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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.