Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2015
Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 11, 2015, 3:29 PM MDT for El Paso 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
- Jun 11, 2015, 3:29 PM MDT (21:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 2015, 5:30 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), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:32 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 125 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 884 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
670
WGUS55 KPUB 112129
FFWPUB
COC041-112330-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0015.150611T2129Z-150611T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
329 PM MDT THU JUN 11 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...
* UNTIL 530 PM MDT
* AT 329 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS
ALREADY FALLEN ON THE BLACK FOREST BURN SCAR. FLASH FLOODING IS
EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE BURN SCAR
WILL RESULT IN DEBRIS FLOWS. THE DEBRIS FLOW CAN CONSIST OF
ROCK...MUD...VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
NORTHERN COLORADO SPRINGS AND BLACK FOREST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
&&
LAT...LON 3909 10459 3895 10459 3895 10479 3909 10479
$$
KT3 follow-up statements
420 WGUS75 KPUB 112147 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 347 PM MDT THU JUN 11 2015 COC041-112330- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-150611T2330Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EL PASO CO- 347 PM MDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM MDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY... AT 345 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE BLACK FOREST BURN SCAR. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE BURN SCAR WILL RESULT IN DEBRIS FLOWS. THE DEBRIS FLOW CAN CONSIST OF ROCK...MUD...VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... NORTHERN COLORADO SPRINGS AND BLACK FOREST INCLUDING THE BLACK FOREST BURN SCAR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. && LAT...LON 3909 10459 3895 10459 3895 10479 3909 10479 $$ KT
840 WGUS75 KPUB 112230 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 430 PM MDT THU JUN 11 2015 COC041-112330- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-150611T2330Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EL PASO CO- 430 PM MDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM MDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY... AT 426 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE BLACK FOREST BURN SCAR. HEAVY RAIN FELL EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE BLACK FOREST AND THERE ARE LIKELY STILL SOME FLOODING PROBLEMS AS A RESULT. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE BURN SCAR WILL RESULT IN DEBRIS FLOW. THE DEBRIS FLOW CAN CONSIST OF ROCK...MUD...VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... NORTHERN COLORADO SPRINGS AND BLACK FOREST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. && LAT...LON 3909 10459 3895 10459 3895 10479 3909 10479 $$ 28
682 WGUS75 KPUB 112327 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 527 PM MDT THU JUN 11 2015 COC041-112335- /O.EXP.KPUB.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-150611T2330Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EL PASO CO- 527 PM MDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 530 PM MDT... FLOODING HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED RECENTLY SO THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN TO MOVE OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING...AND FUTURE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED. LAT...LON 3909 10459 3895 10459 3895 10479 3909 10479 $$ 28
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 6:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca, Prowers | 44 min |
| Jun 11, 11:04 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Chaffee | 24 hr |
| Jun 11, 11:22 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 23 min |
| Jun 11, 11:35 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 12:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 52 min |
| Jun 11, 1:09 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | Fremont | 5 days |
| Jun 11, 1:26 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 2 hr |
| Jun 11, 2:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Kiowa | 30 min |
| Jun 11, 2:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 46 min |
| Jun 11, 2:49 PM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | PUB | Chaffee | 72 hr |
| Jun 11, 2:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 50 min |
| Jun 11, 2:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 34 min |
| Jun 11, 2:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 33 min |
| Jun 11, 3:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Pueblo | 30 min |
| Jun 11, 3:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa | 52 min |
| Jun 11, 3:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 45 min |
| Jun 11, 3:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 43 min |
| Jun 11, 3:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 52 min |
| Jun 11, 3:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Pueblo | 44 min |
| Jun 11, 3:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo | 28 min |
| Jun 11, 3:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 52 min |
| Jun 11, 3:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 50 min |
| Jun 11, 4:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 41 min |
| Jun 11, 4:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Fremont | 35 min |
| Jun 11, 4:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo | 49 min |
| Jun 11, 4:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 47 min |
| Jun 11, 4:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 47 min |
| Jun 11, 4:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 31 min |
| Jun 11, 4:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo | 44 min |
| Jun 11, 4:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Otero, Pueblo | 51 min |
| Jun 11, 4:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 41 min |
| Jun 11, 4:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 35 min |
| Jun 11, 4:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Fremont | 31 min |
| Jun 11, 5:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas, Otero | 26 min |
| Jun 11, 5:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Pueblo | 21 min |
| Jun 11, 5:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 25 min |
| Jun 11, 5:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 34 min |
| Jun 11, 5:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 46 min |
| Jun 11, 5:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas, Otero | 45 min |
| Jun 11, 5:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 23 min |
| Jun 11, 5:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 35 min |
| Jun 11, 5:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Fremont, Pueblo | 28 min |
| Jun 11, 5:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Las Animas, Otero | 39 min |
| Jun 11, 5:37 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 5:48 PM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | PUB | Las Animas, Otero | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 5:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 27 min |
| Jun 11, 5:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 24 min |
| Jun 11, 5:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Las Animas, Otero | 51 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.