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Flash Flood Warning 19, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 11, 2015El Paso County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 11, 2015, 7:19 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 116 min. 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: Jun 11, 2015, 7:19 PM MDT (01:19 UTC)
Expired: Jun 11, 2015, 9:15 PM MDT
In force: 116 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County El Paso County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:18 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
Jun 11, 7:30 PM MDT	HEAVY RAIN 0.45	3 Ene Manitou Springs, CO	FELL IN 30 MINUTES FROM 7 PM TO 730 PM
Jun 11, 7:36 PM MDT	HEAVY RAIN 0.42	2 Wnw Colorado Springs, CO
Jun 11, 7:37 PM MDT	HEAVY RAIN 0.2	4 Nne Colorado Springs, 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 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 174 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: 8 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -127 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1096 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 273 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: -0.0
Supercell composite: -0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

161 
WGUS55 KPUB 120119
FFWPUB
COC041-120315-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0019.150612T0119Z-150612T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
719 PM MDT THU JUN 11 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...

* UNTIL 915 PM MDT
    
* AT 717 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS 
  PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN OVER WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY AND HEADING 
  EASTWARD. THIS LINE WILL MOVE THROUGH COLORADO SPRINGS AND FLASH 
  FLOODING IS EXPECTED.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  COLORADO SPRINGS...FOUNTAIN...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...MANITOU
  SPRINGS...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.

&&

LAT...LON 3900 10466 3871 10464 3871 10489 3885 10491
      3890 10486 3895 10488 3897 10492 3899 10492

$$

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3 follow-up statements

779 
WGUS75 KPUB 120145
FFSPUB

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
745 PM MDT THU JUN 11 2015

COC041-120315-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-150612T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
745 PM MDT THU JUN 11 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTY...

AT 744 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING 
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MAINLY EASTERN PORTIONS OF COLORADO SPRINGS.
 
FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
COLORADO SPRINGS...FOUNTAIN...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...MANITOU SPRINGS...
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.

&&

LAT...LON 3900 10466 3871 10464 3871 10489 3885 10491
      3890 10486 3895 10488 3897 10492 3899 10492

$$

28

540 
WGUS75 KPUB 120219
FFSPUB

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
819 PM MDT THU JUN 11 2015

COC041-120315-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-150612T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
819 PM MDT THU JUN 11 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTY...

AT 817 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SOME LIGHT RAIN FALLING OVER 
PORTIONS OF COLORADO SPRINGS AND FOUNTAIN.  HOWEVER...WITH ALL THE 
HEAVY RAIN THAT FELL EARLIER...THERE ARE LIKELY STILL SOME FLOODING 
PROBLEMS IN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA...ESPECIALLY IN NORMALLY 
FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS.  DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
COLORADO SPRINGS...FOUNTAIN...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...MANITOU SPRINGS...
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.

&&

LAT...LON 3900 10466 3871 10464 3871 10489 3885 10491
      3890 10486 3895 10488 3897 10492 3899 10492

$$

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708 
WGUS75 KPUB 120308
FFSPUB

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
908 PM MDT THU JUN 11 2015

COC041-120317-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-150612T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
908 PM MDT THU JUN 11 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 915 PM MDT...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO 
POSE A THREAT.  PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ALL ROAD CLOSURES.

LAT...LON 3900 10466 3871 10464 3871 10489 3885 10491
      3890 10486 3895 10488 3897 10492 3899 10492

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 11, 6:00 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	El Paso	2 hr
Jun 11, 6:12 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca, Prowers	33 min
Jun 11, 6:13 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	Pueblo	92 min
Jun 11, 6:19 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	41 min
Jun 11, 6:24 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Pueblo	36 min
Jun 11, 6:35 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	40 min
Jun 11, 6:54 PM MDT	Areal Flood Warning	PUB	Baca, Bent, Las Animas, Prowers	3 hr
Jun 11, 6:58 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	El Paso, Teller	92 min
Jun 11, 7:04 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	El Paso	116 min
Jun 11, 7:07 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca	23 min
Jun 11, 7:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	44 min
Jun 11, 7:46 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca	29 min
Jun 11, 7:50 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Baca	25 min
Jun 11, 8:11 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Baca	34 min
Jun 11, 8:25 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Las Animas	50 min
Jun 11, 8:43 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Baca	32 min
Jun 11, 8:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	46 min
Jun 11, 9:21 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca	24 min
Jun 11, 9:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca	33 min
Jun 11, 9:45 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca	14 min
Jun 11, 10:44 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Fremont	46 min
Jun 11, 10:47 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	Fremont	118 min
Jun 11, 11:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Fremont	45 min
Jun 12, 4:21 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	39 min
Jun 12, 4:51 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB		39 min
Jun 12, 5:08 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent	52 min

Nearby

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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.