Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 61, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Aug 7, 2014, 1:29 PM MDT for Huerfano County, Las Animas County, Colorado. It was in force for 2 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 7, 2014, 1:29 PM MDT (19:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2014, 3:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 303 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
- 119 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -271 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1491 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
247
WGUS55 KPUB 071929
FFWPUB
COC055-071-072130-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0061.140807T1929Z-140807T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
129 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
SOUTH CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
* UNTIL 330 PM MDT
* AT 127 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN OVER THE EAST PEAK BURN SCAR. UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN
HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN PART OF THE BURN SCAR.
FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY...OR IS ALREADY
OCCURRING. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE BURN SCAR WILL RESULT IN
DEBRIS FLOW MOVING THROUGH THE BURN SCAR...ESPECIALLY THE SOUTH
AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE EAST PEAK BURN SCAR.
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.
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.
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 3750 10477 3742 10474 3739 10496 3746 10493
$$
HODANISH4 follow-up statements
867 WGUS75 KPUB 071955 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 155 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2014 COC055-071-072130- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0061.000000T0000Z-140807T2130Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LAS ANIMAS CO-HUERFANO CO- 155 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM MDT FOR WESTERN LAS ANIMAS AND SOUTH CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTIES... AT 152 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE EAST PEAK BURN SCAR. RADAR INDICATES OVER AN INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE SCAR. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WAS DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE BURN SCAR. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE BURN SCAR WILL RESULT IN DEBRIS FLOW MOVING THROUGH THE EAST PEAK BURN SCAR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. REMAIN ALERT FOR FLOODING EVEN IN LOCATIONS NOT RECEIVING RAIN. ARROYOS...STREAMS AND RIVERS CAN BECOME RAGING KILLER CURRENTS IN A MATTER OF MINUTES...EVEN FROM DISTANT RAINFALL. MOVE AWAY FROM RECENTLY BURNED AREAS. LIFE THREATENING FLOODING OF CREEKS...ROADS AND NORMALLY DRY ARROYOS IS LIKELY. THE HEAVY RAINS WILL LIKELY TRIGGER ROCKSLIDES...MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN STEEP TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THESE AREAS. && LAT...LON 3750 10477 3742 10474 3739 10496 3746 10493 $$ HODANISH
390 WGUS75 KPUB 072022 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 222 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2014 COC055-071-072130- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0061.000000T0000Z-140807T2130Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LAS ANIMAS CO-HUERFANO CO- 222 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM MDT FOR WESTERN LAS ANIMAS AND SOUTH CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTIES... AT 220 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MOST OF THE EAST PEAK BURN SCAR. FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY ONGOING ACROSS PARTS OF THE EAST PEAK BURN SCAR. THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE BURN SCAR WHERE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN. 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. 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. 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 3750 10477 3742 10474 3739 10496 3746 10493 $$ HODANISH
987 WGUS75 KPUB 072046 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 246 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2014 COC055-071-072130- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0061.000000T0000Z-140807T2130Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LAS ANIMAS CO-HUERFANO CO- 246 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM MDT FOR WESTERN LAS ANIMAS AND SOUTH CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTIES... AT 245 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE EAST PEAK BURN SCAR. HOWEVER...RUNOFF IS STILL OCCURRING AND FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY ONGOING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE BURN SCAR. LAT...LON 3750 10477 3742 10474 3739 10496 3746 10493 $$ HODANISH
970 WGUS75 KPUB 072123 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 323 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2014 COC055-071-072132- /O.EXP.KPUB.FF.W.0061.000000T0000Z-140807T2130Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LAS ANIMAS CO-HUERFANO CO- 323 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WESTERN LAS ANIMAS AND SOUTH CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 330 PM MDT... THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND RUNOFF IS LIKELY DECREASING. BE ALERT FOR CONTINUED HIGH WATER IN THE EAST PEAK BURN SCAR AREA. LAT...LON 3750 10477 3742 10474 3739 10496 3746 10493 $$ HODANISH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 12:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 16 min |
| Aug 7, 1:16 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 2:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 29 min |
| Aug 7, 2:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 36 min |
| Aug 7, 3:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 41 min |
| Aug 7, 3:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 23 min |
| Aug 7, 3:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 28 min |
| Aug 7, 4:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 58 min |
| Aug 7, 4:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Las Animas, Otero | 49 min |
| Aug 7, 4:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 48 min |
| Aug 7, 4:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Otero | 31 min |
| Aug 7, 4:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 23 min |
| Aug 7, 4:55 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 65 min |
| Aug 7, 5:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 26 min |
| Aug 7, 5:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 38 min |
| Aug 7, 5:33 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Baca | 6 hr |
| Aug 7, 5:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 30 min |
| Aug 7, 5:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 29 min |
| Aug 7, 5:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 33 min |
| Aug 7, 5:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 37 min |
| Aug 7, 5:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 33 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.