Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 59, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Aug 4, 2014, 3:35 PM MDT for Las Animas 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
- Aug 4, 2014, 3:35 PM MDT (21:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 4, 2014, 6:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Las Animas County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:38 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
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 296 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
- 52 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1454 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
216
WGUS55 KPUB 042135
FFWPUB
COC071-050030-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0059.140804T2135Z-140805T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
335 PM MDT MON AUG 4 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
* UNTIL 630 PM MDT
* AT 333 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN LOCATED IN THE PURGATOIRE RIVER BASIN WEST OF TRINIDAD.
UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. SOME AREAS HAVE
RECEIVED UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN. HEAVY RAIN IS STILL FALLING.
FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
COKEDALE...STARKVILLE...BONCARBO...STONEWALL...SEGUNDO AND WESTON.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...CHERRY CREEK...
BURRO CANYON...SAN MIGUEL CREEK...CHICOSA ARROYO...PURGATOIRE
RIVER...DULING CREEK...APISHAPA RIVER...REILLY CANYON...LONG
CANYON...LEITENSDORFER ARROYO...MULLIGAN CANYON...DURAN ARROYO...WOLF
CANYON...BLACK HILLS ARROYO...CHINA CREEK...PATTON ARROYO...COLORADO
CANYON...WHISKEY CREEK...DEL AQUA ARROYO...WET CANYON...SAN PABLO
CANYON...SOUTH FORK PURGATOIRE RIVER...GRAY CREEK...COTTONWOOD
CANYON...CHINAMANS CANYON...FRIJOLE CREEK...NORTH FORK PURGATOIRE
RIVER...BILL CREEK...OSO CANYON AND BERWIND ARROYO.
HIGHWAY 12 WEST OF TRINIDAD WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS FLASH FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
REMAIN ALERT FOR FLOODING EVEN IN LOCATIONS NOT RECEIVING RAIN.
ARROYOS...STREAMS AND RIVERS CAN BECOME RAGING KILLER CURRENTS IN A
MATTER OF MINUTES...EVEN FROM DISTANT RAINFALL.
&&
LAT...LON 3735 10451 3713 10432 3711 10468 3712 10502
3725 10506
$$
HODANISH3 follow-up statements
951
WGUS75 KPUB 042214
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
414 PM MDT MON AUG 4 2014
COC071-050030-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0059.000000T0000Z-140805T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LAS ANIMAS CO-
414 PM MDT MON AUG 4 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...
AT 409 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER
PURGATOIRE RIVER BASIN WEST OF TRINIDAD WERE DECREASING IN
INTENSITY. RADAR ESTIMATED THAT 1.5 TO 3.O INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN
SINCE MID AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS FALLEN WEST AND NORTHWEST
OF BONCARBO.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
COKEDALE...STARKVILLE...BONCARBO...STONEWALL...SEGUNDO AND WESTON.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...CHERRY CREEK...
BURRO CANYON...SAN MIGUEL CREEK...CHICOSA ARROYO...PURGATOIRE
RIVER...DULING CREEK...APISHAPA RIVER...REILLY CANYON...LONG
CANYON...LEITENSDORFER ARROYO...MULLIGAN CANYON...DURAN ARROYO...WOLF
CANYON...BLACK HILLS ARROYO...CHINA CREEK...PATTON ARROYO...COLORADO
CANYON...WHISKEY CREEK...DEL AQUA ARROYO...WET CANYON...SAN PABLO
CANYON...SOUTH FORK PURGATOIRE RIVER...GRAY CREEK...COTTONWOOD
CANYON...CHINAMANS CANYON...FRIJOLE CREEK...NORTH FORK PURGATOIRE
RIVER...BILL CREEK...OSO CANYON AND BERWIND ARROYO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
REMAIN ALERT FOR FLOODING EVEN IN LOCATIONS NOT RECEIVING RAIN.
ARROYOS...STREAMS AND RIVERS CAN BECOME RAGING KILLER CURRENTS IN A
MATTER OF MINUTES...EVEN FROM DISTANT RAINFALL.
&&
LAT...LON 3735 10451 3713 10432 3711 10468 3712 10502
3725 10506
$$
HODANISH943
WGUS75 KPUB 050000
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
600 PM MDT MON AUG 4 2014
COC071-050030-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0059.000000T0000Z-140805T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LAS ANIMAS CO-
600 PM MDT MON AUG 4 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...
AT 554 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS
THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATED UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN
OVER THE TERRAIN TO THE WEST OF GULNARE AND BONCARBO...WITH THE
HEAVIEST RAIN FALLING OVER BURRO CANYON WHICH DRAINS INTO THE
PURGATOIRE RIVER TO THE SOUTHWEST OF COKEDALE. FLASH FLOODING IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL THE WATER HAS A CHANCE TO RECEDE.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
COKEDALE...BONCARBO...STONEWALL...SEGUNDO AND WESTON.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...BURRO
CANYON...COLORADO CANYON...POWELL ARROYO...WET CANYON...SAN PABLO
CANYON...PURGATOIRE RIVER...AND CHICOSA CANYON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR FLOODING EVEN IN LOCATIONS NOT RECEIVING RAIN.
ARROYOS...STREAMS AND RIVERS CAN BECOME RAGING KILLER CURRENTS IN A
MATTER OF MINUTES...EVEN FROM DISTANT RAINFALL.
&&
LAT...LON 3735 10451 3713 10432 3711 10468 3712 10502
3725 10506
$$
KT966
WGUS75 KPUB 050023
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
623 PM MDT MON AUG 4 2014
COC071-050032-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FF.W.0059.000000T0000Z-140805T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LAS ANIMAS CO-
623 PM MDT MON AUG 4 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 630 PM MDT...
FLOOD WATERS HAVE RECEDED...AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A
THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY ROAD
CLOSURES.
LAT...LON 3735 10451 3713 10432 3711 10468 3712 10502
3725 10506
$$
KTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 6:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Custer | 50 min |
| Aug 3, 6:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Chaffee | 62 min |
| Aug 4, 1:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 32 min |
| Aug 4, 1:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 23 min |
| Aug 4, 2:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 33 min |
| Aug 4, 3:02 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo, Teller | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 3:07 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Las Animas | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 3:41 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Fremont | 2 hr |
| Aug 4, 3:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Mineral | 36 min |
| Aug 4, 4:04 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Costilla, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 5:31 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Pueblo | 119 min |
| Aug 4, 5:46 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Pueblo | 119 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.