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Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 8, 2014Custer County, Pueblo County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 8, 2014, 6:08 PM MDT for Custer County, Pueblo County, Colorado. It was in force for 3 hr. 3 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: Jul 8, 2014, 6:08 PM MDT (00:08 UTC)
Expired: Jul 8, 2014, 9:15 PM MDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Custer County, CO, Pueblo County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:11 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
Jul 8, 6:11 PM MDT	HEAVY RAIN 1.1	1 S Beulah, CO	FELL FROM 600PM TO 610 PM
Jul 8, 7:11 PM MDT	HEAVY RAIN 1.95	Beulah, CO	3 TO 4 TREE LIMBS DOWN... HAIL 4 TO 5 INCHES DEEP IN PLACES.
Jul 8, 7:12 PM MDT	HEAVY RAIN 1.72	1 S Beulah, CO	SINCE 6 PM

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 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 239 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 711 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -69 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1878 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -9 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: -0.0
Supercell composite: -1.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

048 
WGUS55 KPUB 090008
FFWPUB
COC027-101-090315-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0009.140709T0008Z-140709T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
608 PM MDT TUE JUL 8 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
  EAST CENTRAL CUSTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...

* UNTIL 915 PM MDT
    
* AT 607 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING 
  HEAVY RAIN NEAR BEULAH WHERE UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY 
  FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  SOUTHWESTERN PUEBLO...PUEBLO RESERVOIR...BEULAH AND COLORADO CITY. 

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.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3826 10469 3802 10467 3795 10490 3801 10507
      3823 10507

$$

KAM

4 follow-up statements

661 
WGUS75 KPUB 090018
FFSPUB

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
618 PM MDT TUE JUL 8 2014

COC027-101-090315-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140709T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PUEBLO CO-CUSTER CO-
618 PM MDT TUE JUL 8 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM MDT FOR
WEST CENTRAL PUEBLO AND EAST CENTRAL CUSTER COUNTIES...

AT 616 PM MDT...GAUGE REPORTS INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING 
HEAVY RAIN WITH BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. 

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
SOUTHWESTERN PUEBLO...PUEBLO RESERVOIR...BEULAH AND COLORADO CITY. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...GREENHORN 
CREEK...SODA CREEK...SOUTH HARDSCRABBLE CREEK... SQUIRREL 
CREEK...SAINT CHARLES RIVER...HARDSCRABBLE CREEK...NORTH SAINT 
CHARLES RIVER...SALT CREEK...MUDDY CREEK AND ARKANSAS RIVER.

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.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3826 10469 3802 10467 3795 10490 3801 10507
      3823 10507

$$

KAM

670 
WGUS75 KPUB 090104
FFSPUB

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
704 PM MDT TUE JUL 8 2014

COC027-101-090315-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140709T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PUEBLO CO-CUSTER CO-
704 PM MDT TUE JUL 8 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM MDT FOR
WEST CENTRAL PUEBLO AND EAST CENTRAL CUSTER COUNTIES...

AT 701 PM MDT...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL FROM THUNDERSTORMS 
CONTINUES ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.  SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED IN EXCESS 
OF 1.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL...AND THE RADAR HAS ESTIMATED UP TO 3 
INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
SOUTHWESTERN PUEBLO...PUEBLO RESERVOIR...BEULAH AND COLORADO CITY. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...MIDDLE RED
CREEK...GREENHORN CREEK...SODA CREEK...SCROGGS ARROYO...DITCH
CREEK...SPRING BRANCH...SOUTH HARDSCRABBLE CREEK...PECK CREEK... 
SQUIRREL CREEK...SAINT CHARLES RIVER...GALBETH CREEK...BOGGS 
CREEK...HARDSCRABBLE CREEK...SOUTH RED CREEK...NORTH SAINT CHARLES 
RIVER...BLUE RIBBON CREEK...WILLOW CREEK...YELLOW CREEK...RUSH 
CREEK...LEFTHAND FORK NORTH CREEK...HORSE CREEK... MULDOON 
CREEK...SOUTH CREEK...SALT CREEK...MUDDY CREEK AND ARKANSAS RIVER.

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.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3826 10469 3802 10467 3795 10490 3801 10507
      3823 10507

$$

KAM

970 
WGUS75 KPUB 090207
FFSPUB

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
807 PM MDT TUE JUL 8 2014

COC027-101-090315-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140709T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PUEBLO CO-CUSTER CO-
807 PM MDT TUE JUL 8 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM MDT FOR
WEST CENTRAL PUEBLO AND EAST CENTRAL CUSTER COUNTIES...

AT 801 PM MDT...LIGHT RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL OVER SOUTHWEST PUEBLO 
COUNTY WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL OFF TO THE EAST OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... SOUTHWESTERN 
PUEBLO...PUEBLO RESERVOIR...BEULAH AND COLORADO CITY. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...MIDDLE RED
CREEK...GREENHORN CREEK...SODA CREEK...SCROGGS ARROYO...DITCH
CREEK...SPRING BRANCH...SOUTH HARDSCRABBLE CREEK...PECK CREEK...
SQUIRREL CREEK...SAINT CHARLES RIVER...GALBETH CREEK...WILLIW
CREEK...BOGGS CREEK...HARDSCRABBLE CREEK...SOUTH RED CREEK...NORTH
SAINT CHARLES RIVER...BLUE RIBBON CREEK...WILLOW CREEK...YELLOW
CREEK...RUSH CREEK...LEFTHAND FORK NORTH CREEK...HORSE CREEK...
MULDOON CREEK...SOUTH CREEK...SALT CREEK...MUDDY CREEK AND ARKANSAS
RIVER.

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.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3826 10469 3802 10467 3795 10490 3801 10507
      3823 10507

$$

KAM

093 
WGUS75 KPUB 090302
FFSPUB

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
902 PM MDT TUE JUL 8 2014

COC027-101-090312-
/O.CAN.KPUB.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140709T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PUEBLO CO-CUSTER CO-
902 PM MDT TUE JUL 8 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL PUEBLO AND EAST CENTRAL
CUSTER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT HAS ENDED...AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED 
TO POSE A THREAT.

LAT...LON 3826 10469 3802 10467 3795 10490 3801 10507
      3823 10507

$$

KAM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 8, 6:33 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	42 min
Jul 9, 12:16 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	29 min
Jul 9, 1:25 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	20 min
Jul 9, 2:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	30 min
Jul 9, 3:55 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	50 min
Jul 9, 4:26 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent	34 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.