Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 47, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 27, 2014, 8:35 PM MDT for El Paso County, Pueblo 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 27, 2014, 8:35 PM MDT (02:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2014, 11:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties El Paso County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:37 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, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 197 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
- 479 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -95 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1622 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -23 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
461
WGUS55 KPUB 280235
FFWPUB
COC041-101-280530-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0047.140728T0235Z-140728T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
835 PM MDT SUN JUL 27 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
SOUTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...
* UNTIL 1130 PM MDT
* AT 834 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHERN PUEBLO COUNTY. UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS
ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
PINON AND PUEBLO WEST. INTERSTATE 25 NORTH OF EXIT 104.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED
AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3852 10452 3835 10455 3834 10470 3852 10473
$$
SR4 follow-up statements
487 WGUS75 KPUB 280245 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 845 PM MDT SUN JUL 27 2014 COC041-101-280530- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0047.000000T0000Z-140728T0530Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PUEBLO CO-EL PASO CO- 845 PM MDT SUN JUL 27 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM MDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL PUEBLO AND SOUTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTIES... AT 844 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... PINON AND PUEBLO WEST. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS FALLING OVER INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN EXIT 108 AND 128. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 3852 10452 3835 10455 3834 10470 3852 10473 $$ SR
782 WGUS75 KPUB 280310 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 910 PM MDT SUN JUL 27 2014 COC041-101-280530- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0047.000000T0000Z-140728T0530Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PUEBLO CO-EL PASO CO- 910 PM MDT SUN JUL 27 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM MDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL PUEBLO AND SOUTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTIES... AT 908 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... PINON AND PUEBLO WEST. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. NEW STORMS ARE DEVELOPING TO THE WEST...AND WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 3852 10452 3835 10455 3834 10470 3852 10473 $$ SR
365 WGUS75 KPUB 280405 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1005 PM MDT SUN JUL 27 2014 COC041-101-280530- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0047.000000T0000Z-140728T0530Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PUEBLO CO-EL PASO CO- 1005 PM MDT SUN JUL 27 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM MDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL PUEBLO AND SOUTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTIES... AT 1003 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. THIS WATER WILL FLOW INTO THE FOUNTAIN CREEK AND DRY CREEK. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... PINON AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF PUEBLO WEST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 3852 10452 3835 10455 3834 10470 3852 10473 $$ KT
705 WGUS75 KPUB 280523 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1123 PM MDT SUN JUL 27 2014 COC041-101-280533- /O.EXP.KPUB.FF.W.0047.000000T0000Z-140728T0530Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PUEBLO CO-EL PASO CO- 1123 PM MDT SUN JUL 27 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL PUEBLO AND SOUTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1130 PM MDT... 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 3852 10452 3835 10455 3834 10470 3852 10473 $$ KT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 6:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 28 min |
| Jul 27, 6:38 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Huerfano, Pueblo | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 6:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 49 min |
| Jul 27, 7:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 27 min |
| Jul 27, 7:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 33 min |
| Jul 27, 7:31 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Huerfano, Otero, Pueblo | 119 min |
| Jul 27, 8:04 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Pueblo | 56 min |
| Jul 27, 8:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 26 min |
| Jul 27, 8:16 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 8:28 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 8:33 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 117 min |
| Jul 27, 8:55 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 8:55 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 4 hr |
| Jul 27, 8:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 25 min |
| Jul 27, 9:33 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 4 hr |
| Jul 27, 9:57 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Crowley, Kiowa, Otero | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 10:07 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 4 hr |
| Jul 27, 10:14 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 12:33 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Las Animas | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 12:39 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Bent, Otero | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 1:37 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Las Animas | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:21 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 12 more | 19 hr |
| Jul 28, 2:35 PM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 15 more | 33 hr |
| Jul 28, 2:52 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Custer, Fremont | 113 min |
| Jul 28, 3:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 25 min |
| Jul 28, 3:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 32 min |
| Jul 28, 3:49 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Teller | 116 min |
| Jul 28, 4:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 37 min |
| Jul 28, 4:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Costilla, Huerfano | 28 min |
| Jul 28, 4:48 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Costilla, Huerfano | 117 min |
| Jul 28, 4:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 32 min |
| Jul 28, 5:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Saguache | 29 min |
| Jul 28, 5:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano | 30 min |
| Jul 28, 5:14 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Huerfano, Pueblo | 4 hr |
| Jul 28, 5:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Saguache | 34 min |
| Jul 28, 5:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 31 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.