Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 36, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 16, 2014, 7:22 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 3 hr. 3 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, 7:22 PM MDT (01:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 16, 2014, 10:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County El Paso County, CO
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 7:30 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 0.7 | 7 Nnw Colorado Springs, CO | 15 MINUTE DURATION 0715 TO 0730 PM MDT. |
| Jul 16, 7:52 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 E Manitou Springs, CO | 31ST AND HWY 24 |
| Jul 16, 7:55 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 0.36 | 3 Ne Manitou Springs, CO | 20 MINUTE DURATION FROM 0735 TO 0755. |
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 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
912
WGUS55 KPUB 170122
FFWPUB
COC041-170415-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0036.140717T0122Z-140717T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
722 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...
* UNTIL 1015 PM MDT
* AT 721 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN APPROACHING THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR FROM THE WEST.
LOCATION. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL OVER THE BURN SCAR WILL RESULT IN DEBRIS FLOW MOVING
THROUGH THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR. THE DEBRIS FLOW CAN CONSIST OF
ROCK...MUD...VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... WESTERN
COLORADO SPRINGS...MANITOU SPRINGS...GREEN MOUNTAIN
FALLS...CHIPITA PARK...CASCADE AND CRYSTOLA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
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 3902 10489 3886 10482 3884 10502 3903 10502
$$
284 follow-up statements
350 WGUS75 KPUB 170148 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 748 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014 COC041-170415- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0036.000000T0000Z-140717T0415Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EL PASO CO- 748 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM MDT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY... AT 746 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS MOVED ACROSS THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR AND PRODUCED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE BURN SCAR WILL RESULT IN DEBRIS FLOW MOVING THROUGH THE WARNING AREA. THE DEBRIS FLOW CAN CONSIST OF ROCK...MUD...VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...WESTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...MANITOU SPRINGS...GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS...CHIPITA PARK...CASCADE AND CRYSTOLA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. MOVE AWAY FROM RECENTLY BURNED AREAS. LIFE THREATENING FLOODING OF CREEKS...ROADS AND NORMALLY DRY ARROYOS IS LIKELY. THE HEAVY RAINS WILL LIKELY TRIGGER ROCKSLIDES...MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN STEEP TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THESE AREAS. && LAT...LON 3902 10489 3886 10482 3884 10502 3903 10502 $$ 28
754 WGUS75 KPUB 170226 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 826 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014 COC041-170415- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0036.000000T0000Z-140717T0415Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EL PASO CO- 826 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM MDT FOR THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR IN WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY... AT 820 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MOVING OVER THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR...AND A WEB CAM CONTINUES TO SHOW WATER AND DEBRIS FLOWING OVER THE BURN SCAR. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... WESTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...MANITOU SPRINGS... GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS...CHIPITA PARK...CASCADE AND CRYSTOLA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. 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 3902 10489 3886 10482 3884 10502 3903 10502 $$ 28
419 WGUS75 KPUB 170254 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 854 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014 COC041-170415- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0036.000000T0000Z-140717T0415Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EL PASO CO- 854 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM MDT FOR THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR IN WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY... AT 852 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE RAIN MOVING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR AND SURROUNDING AREAS. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE BURN SCAR WILL RESULT IN DEBRIS FLOWS. THE DEBRIS FLOWS CAN CONSIST OF ROCK...MUD...VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... WESTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...MANITOU SPRINGS... GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS...CHIPITA PARK...CASCADE AND CRYSTOLA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. MOVE AWAY FROM RECENTLY BURNED AREAS. LIFE THREATENING FLOODING OF CREEKS...ROADS AND NORMALLY DRY ARROYOS IS LIKELY. THE HEAVY RAINS WILL LIKELY TRIGGER ROCKSLIDES...MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN STEEP TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THESE AREAS. && LAT...LON 3902 10489 3886 10482 3884 10502 3903 10502 $$ 28
541 WGUS75 KPUB 170342 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 942 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014 COC041-170415- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0036.000000T0000Z-140717T0415Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EL PASO CO- 942 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM MDT FOR THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR IN WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY... AT 938 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED LITTLE OR NO RAIN OVER THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR. HOWEVER A LINE OF MODERATE RAINFALL IS HEADING TOWARD THE BURN SCAR AND IS EXPECTED TO BRING ADDITIONAL RAIN TO THE WARNED AREA...AND THUS THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...WESTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...MANITOU SPRINGS...GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS...CHIPITA PARK...CASCADE AND CRYSTOLA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. 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 3902 10489 3886 10482 3884 10502 3903 10502 $$ 28
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, 6:16 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Crowley, Otero | 3 hr |
| 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, 7:28 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 |
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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.