Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 65, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Aug 10, 2014, 3:16 PM MDT for Pueblo County, Colorado. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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
- Aug 10, 2014, 3:16 PM MDT (21:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 10, 2014, 6:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:17 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 4:00 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 N Pueblo, CO | 1 TO 2 FEET OF WATER ON INTERSTATE 25. VEHICLES STALLED. INTERSTATE IMPASSABLE. |
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 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 207 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
- 61 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -146 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1323 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
355
WGUS55 KPUB 102116
FFWPUB
COC101-110015-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0065.140810T2116Z-140811T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
316 PM MDT SUN AUG 10 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
* UNTIL 615 PM MDT
* AT 311 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN CENTERED OVER NORTHERN PARTS OF PUEBLO AND PUEBLO WEST.
UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF
AN INCH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...NORTHERN
PUEBLO AND PUEBLO WEST. THIS INCLUDES LOCATIONS IN AND AROUND
INTERSTATE 25 FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF PUEBLO UP TO NEAR PINON.
EXCESSIVE...DEEP RUNOFF MAY SPILL RAPIDLY OVER ROADS AND THROUGH
NORMALLY DRY...LOW LYING AREAS. EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED.
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.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3834 10440 3820 10444 3828 10461 3829 10481
3842 10477 3842 10457
$$
LW4 follow-up statements
530
WGUS75 KPUB 102216
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
416 PM MDT SUN AUG 10 2014
COC101-110015-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0065.000000T0000Z-140811T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PUEBLO CO-
416 PM MDT SUN AUG 10 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM MDT FOR
NORTH CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY...
AT 412 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS STILL
PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS SOME PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. RADAR
ESTIMATES THAT 1 TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS
OCCURRING.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... NORTHERN
PUEBLO AND PUEBLO WEST...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 AROUND MILE MARKER
104.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3834 10440 3820 10444 3828 10461 3829 10481
3842 10477 3842 10457
$$
28358
WGUS75 KPUB 102259
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
459 PM MDT SUN AUG 10 2014
COC101-110015-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0065.000000T0000Z-140811T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PUEBLO CO-
459 PM MDT SUN AUG 10 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM MDT FOR
NORTH CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY...
AT 455 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY RAIN ACROSS
THE WARNED AREA HAD ENDED. HOWEVER...UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN...WHICH HAS LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. INTERSTATE 25
WAS FLOODED AROUND MILE MARKER 104...AND PORTIONS OF OVERTON ROAD
ARE ALSO FLOODED. THERE IS ALSO EXTENSIVE OVERLAND FLOODING.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
INTERSTATE 25 NORTH OF PUEBLO...NORTHERN PUEBLO AND SOME NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF PUEBLO WEST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3834 10440 3820 10444 3828 10461 3829 10481
3842 10477 3842 10457
$$
28658
WGUS75 KPUB 102331
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
531 PM MDT SUN AUG 10 2014
COC101-110015-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0065.000000T0000Z-140811T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PUEBLO CO-
531 PM MDT SUN AUG 10 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM MDT FOR
NORTH CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY...
AT 529 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED ONLY SOME LIGHT RAIN OVER
PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER WITH ALL THE RAIN THAT FELL
EARLIER...FLOODING CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM. EXTENSIVE OVERLAND
FLOODING IS OCCURRING...WITH SOME ROADWAYS COVERED WITH
WATER...INCLUDING OVERTON ROAD.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
NORTHERN PUEBLO AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF PUEBLO WEST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3834 10440 3820 10444 3828 10461 3829 10481
3842 10477 3842 10457
$$
28186
WGUS75 KPUB 110014
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
614 PM MDT SUN AUG 10 2014
COC101-110022-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FF.W.0065.000000T0000Z-140811T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PUEBLO CO-
614 PM MDT SUN AUG 10 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 615 PM MDT...
FLOOD WATERS ARE RECEDING IN NORTH CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY...AND ARE
NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
HOWEVER...THERE WILL STILL BE PLENTY OF STANDING WATER IN
FIELDS...AND POSSIBLY ON SOME ROADWAYS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY
ROAD CLOSURES.
LAT...LON 3834 10440 3820 10444 3828 10461 3829 10481
3842 10477 3842 10457
$$
28The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 7:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 31 min |
| Aug 9, 7:30 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Baca, Prowers | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 11:27 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 33 min |
| Aug 10, 12:02 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 28 min |
| Aug 10, 12:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 25 min |
| Aug 10, 12:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 34 min |
| Aug 10, 1:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 35 min |
| Aug 10, 1:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 25 min |
| Aug 10, 1:38 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 1:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 32 min |
| Aug 10, 2:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 27 min |
| Aug 10, 2:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 33 min |
| Aug 10, 2:16 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 119 min |
| Aug 10, 2:23 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 112 min |
| Aug 10, 2:43 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 2:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 34 min |
| Aug 10, 3:00 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 4:02 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Teller | 118 min |
| Aug 10, 4:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 26 min |
| Aug 10, 4:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Custer | 24 min |
| Aug 10, 4:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 34 min |
| Aug 10, 4:44 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 91 min |
| Aug 10, 4:47 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Pueblo | 118 min |
| Aug 10, 4:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 37 min |
| Aug 10, 5:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 24 min |
| Aug 10, 5:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 23 min |
| Aug 10, 5:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 33 min |
| Aug 10, 5:46 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Otero | 6 hr |
| Aug 10, 5:52 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Fremont | 113 min |
| Aug 10, 5:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 37 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.