Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 76, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Oct 9, 2014, 12:42 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 3 hr. 17 reports 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
- Oct 9, 2014, 12:42 PM MDT (18:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 9, 2014, 3:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 1:30 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.52 | 2 Wnw Colorado Springs, CO | RAIN BEGAN 1100 AM MDT...ACCUMULATED 0.32 IN FIRST 25 MINUTES. REST OF HEAVY RAIN TOTAL FELL 1125 AM TO 0130 PM MDT. |
| Oct 9, 2:00 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.73 | 2 Nw Peterson Afb, CO | RAIN BEGAN 1100 AM MDT. 0.75 RAIN FELL BETWEEN 0100 AND 0200 PM MDT. |
| Oct 9, 3:00 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.13 | 3 W Fountain, CO | SINCE 11 AM |
| Oct 9, 3:00 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.35 | 2 Nnw Fountain, CO | CHILCOTT DITCH |
| Oct 9, 3:00 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.53 | 2 Ne Colorado Springs, CO | STORM TOTAL |
| Oct 9, 3:00 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.53 | Colorado Springs, CO | STORM TOTAL |
| Oct 9, 3:00 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.54 | 6 W Security, CO | CHYENNE MT STORM TOTAL |
| Oct 9, 3:00 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.7 | 2 Sse Security, CO | STORM TOTAL |
| Oct 9, 3:00 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.81 | 5 W Security, CO | STORM TOTAL |
| Oct 9, 3:00 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.85 | 3 W Fountain, CO | SINCE 11 AM |
| Oct 9, 3:00 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.01 | 3 Wsw Peterson Afb, CO | STORM TOTAL |
| Oct 9, 3:00 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.07 | 2 S Peterson Afb, CO | SINCE 11 AM |
| Oct 9, 3:00 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.12 | 1 Nw Peterson Afb, CO | STORM TOTAL |
| Oct 9, 3:00 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.23 | 4 Sw Colorado Springs, CO | STORM TOTAL SINCE 1030 |
| Oct 9, 3:00 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.57 | 6 W Fountain, CO | STORM TOTAL |
| Oct 9, 3:15 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.25 | 1 Se Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Oct 9, 3:37 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.1 | 2 Nw Peterson Afb, CO |
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, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1823 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
159 WGUS55 KPUB 091842 FFWPUB COC041-092145- /O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0076.141009T1842Z-141009T2145Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1242 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... * UNTIL 345 PM MDT * AT 1240 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... COLORADO SPRINGS...FOUNTAIN...PETERSON AFB...STRATMOOR...FORT CARSON...SECURITY-WIDEFIELD...SECURITY AND CIMARRON HILLS. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF STREET FLOODING IN THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE MOVING INTO THE WARNED AREA FROM THE SOUTHEAST...AND HEAVY RAIN FROM THESE STORMS COULD INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF STREET FLOODING. 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 3887 10454 3866 10460 3867 10489 3889 10485 $$ PGW
5 follow-up statements
211 WGUS75 KPUB 091909 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 109 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2014 COC041-092145- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0076.000000T0000Z-141009T2145Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EL PASO CO- 109 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM MDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTY... AT 105 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED FLASH FLOODING OCCURRING IN THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PART OF COLORADO SPRINGS. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING. MODERATE TO HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS ARE CONTINUING TO DEVELOP IN THE WARNED AREA AND ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... COLORADO SPRINGS...FOUNTAIN...PETERSON AFB...STRATMOOR...FORT CARSON...SECURITY-WIDEFIELD...SECURITY AND CIMARRON HILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 3887 10454 3866 10460 3867 10489 3889 10485 $$ PGW
122 WGUS75 KPUB 092000 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 200 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2014 COC041-092145- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0076.000000T0000Z-141009T2145Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EL PASO CO- 200 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM MDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTY... AT 157 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES OVER THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF COLORADO SPRINGS. SOME ADDTIONAL FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... COLORADO SPRINGS...FOUNTAIN...PETERSON AFB...STRATMOOR...FORT CARSON...SECURITY-WIDEFIELD...SECURITY AND CIMARRON HILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 3887 10454 3866 10460 3867 10489 3889 10485 $$ PGW
432 WGUS75 KPUB 092002 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 202 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2014 COC041-092145- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0076.000000T0000Z-141009T2145Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EL PASO CO- 202 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM MDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTY... AT 157 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES OVER THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF COLORADO SPRINGS. SOME ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... COLORADO SPRINGS...FOUNTAIN...PETERSON AFB...STRATMOOR...FORT CARSON...SECURITY-WIDEFIELD...SECURITY AND CIMARRON HILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 3887 10454 3866 10460 3867 10489 3889 10485 $$ PGW
231 WGUS75 KPUB 092059 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 259 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2014 COC041-092145- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0076.000000T0000Z-141009T2145Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EL PASO CO- 259 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM MDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTY... AT 257 PM MDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IN COLORADO SPRINGS. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING. SOME ROADS REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING. LIGHT RAIN IS CURRENTLY FALLING OVER PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... COLORADO SPRINGS...FOUNTAIN...PETERSON AFB...STRATMOOR...FORT CARSON...SECURITY-WIDEFIELD...SECURITY AND CIMARRON HILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 3887 10454 3866 10460 3867 10489 3889 10485 $$ PGW
875 WGUS75 KPUB 092135 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 335 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2014 COC041-092145- /O.EXP.KPUB.FF.W.0076.000000T0000Z-141009T2145Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EL PASO CO- 335 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 345 PM MDT... FLOOD WATERS HAVE RECEDED...AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY ROAD CLOSURES. LAT...LON 3887 10454 3866 10460 3867 10489 3889 10485 $$ PGW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 9:05 PM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 8 more | 23 hr |
| Oct 9, 4:47 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 4 more | 31 hr |
| Oct 9, 4:47 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Chaffee, Lake, Saguache | 31 hr |
| Oct 9, 9:48 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 27 min |
| Oct 9, 11:50 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 25 min |
| Oct 9, 12:14 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Oct 9, 1:30 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 3 hr |
| Oct 9, 2:20 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 13 hr |
| Oct 9, 2:38 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 3 hr |
| Oct 9, 3:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Mineral | 66 min |
| Oct 9, 4:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 29 min |
| Oct 9, 4:39 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Oct 9, 5:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Mineral | 26 min |
| Oct 9, 5:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Mineral | 52 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.