Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 69, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Aug 14, 2014, 1:56 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 2 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 14, 2014, 1:56 PM MDT (19:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2014, 4:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:55 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 14, 2:07 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | 7 Ne Colorado Springs, CO | FLOODING AT BARNES AND POWERS ROADS. 6 INCHES OR MORE OF FLOWING WATER OVER ROADWAY. |
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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -249 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2081 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
700
WGUS55 KPUB 141958
FFWPUB
COC041-142200-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0069.140814T1956Z-140814T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
157 PM MDT THU AUG 14 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...
* UNTIL 400 PM MDT
* AT 157 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A THUNDERSTORM
PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN NEAR BARNS AND POWERS IN COLORAOD SPRINGS.
UP TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH
FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
COLORADO SPRINGS...FALCON...CIMARRON HILLS AND PETERSON AFB.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3904 10454 3887 10452 3881 10479 3898 10480
$$
PGW4 follow-up statements
623 WGUS75 KPUB 142012 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 210 PM MDT THU AUG 14 2014 COC041-142200- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0069.000000T0000Z-140814T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EL PASO CO- 210 PM MDT THU AUG 14 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM MDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY... AT 210 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED FLOODING AT POWERS AND BARNES IN NORTHERN COLORADO SPRINGS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... COLORADO SPRINGS...FALCON...CIMARRON HILLS AND PETERSON AFB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 3904 10454 3887 10452 3881 10479 3898 10480 $$ PGW
631 WGUS75 KPUB 142031 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 229 PM MDT THU AUG 14 2014 COC041-142200- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0069.000000T0000Z-140814T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EL PASO CO- 229 PM MDT THU AUG 14 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM MDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY... AT 229 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE STORMS WHICH PRODUCED THE HEAVY RAIN HAVE MOSTLY MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED OVER ROADS WHICH ARE PRONE TO FLASH FLOODING WITH HEAVY RAINS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... COLORADO SPRINGS...FALCON...CIMARRON HILLS AND PETERSON AFB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 3904 10454 3887 10452 3881 10479 3898 10480 $$ PGW
337 WGUS75 KPUB 142106 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 301 PM MDT THU AUG 14 2014 COC041-142200- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0069.000000T0000Z-140814T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EL PASO CO- 301 PM MDT THU AUG 14 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM MDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY... AT 301 PM MDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED THAT MARKSHEFFEL ROAD IS CLOSED NEAR NORTH CAREFREE DUE TO FLOODING. THE STORMS WHICH PRODUCED FLASH FLOODING HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS ARE MOVING INTO THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING. THESE SHOWERS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... COLORADO SPRINGS...FALCON...CIMARRON HILLS AND PETERSON AFB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 3904 10454 3887 10452 3881 10479 3898 10480 $$ PGW
649 WGUS75 KPUB 142143 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 343 PM MDT THU AUG 14 2014 COC041-142153- /O.CAN.KPUB.FF.W.0069.000000T0000Z-140814T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EL PASO CO- 343 PM MDT THU AUG 14 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IS CANCELLED... 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 3904 10454 3887 10452 3881 10479 3898 10480 $$ MOORE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 6:25 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Fremont | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 9:58 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, El Paso, Fremont, Lake, Mineral and 3 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 14, 12:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Mineral | 53 min |
| Aug 14, 1:29 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 2 hr |
| Aug 14, 1:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Chaffee | 51 min |
| Aug 14, 2:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Saguache | 41 min |
| Aug 14, 2:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 32 min |
| Aug 14, 3:23 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 52 min |
| Aug 14, 3:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 59 min |
| Aug 14, 3:44 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Teller | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 3:59 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 4:10 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 2 hr |
| Aug 14, 4:19 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 116 min |
| Aug 14, 4:34 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 116 min |
| Aug 14, 4:39 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 2 hr |
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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.