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Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Pueblo, CO

May 7, 2015El Paso County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at May 7, 2015, 2:58 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 3 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
May 7, 2015, 2:58 PM MDT (20:58 UTC)
Expired
May 7, 2015, 5:30 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), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 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, 9.0 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2015-05-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2015-05-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 49 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
622 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
76 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

114 
WGUS55 KPUB 072058
FFWPUB
COC041-072330-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0003.150507T2058Z-150507T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
258 PM MDT THU MAY 7 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 254 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
  HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS
  ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  COLORADO SPRINGS...FALCON...PETERSON AFB AND CIMARRON HILLS.

THE THUNDERSTORM...WHICH PRODUCED THE FLASH FLOODING OVER THE 
NORTHWEST PORTION OF COLORADO SPRINGS...HAS DRIFTED TO THE EAST.  AS 
A RESULT...AN ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.  
ACCUMULATING HAIL WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY RAINFALL.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

&&

LAT...LON 3901 10451 3878 10470 3885 10481 3905 10464

$$

PGW
3 follow-up statements
922 
WGUS75 KPUB 072136
FFSPUB

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
336 PM MDT THU MAY 7 2015

COC041-072330-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150507T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
336 PM MDT THU MAY 7 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM MDT FOR
NORTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY...

AT 335 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED 
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. ONE TO TWO  
INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. IN ADDITION...LARGE AMOUNTS OF 
HAIL HAVE ADDED TO THE FLASH FLOODING.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
COLORADO SPRINGS...FALCON...PETERSON AFB AND CIMARRON HILLS. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED 
AREA.

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 3901 10451 3878 10470 3885 10481 3905 10464

$$

KAM
359 
WGUS75 KPUB 072208
FFSPUB

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
408 PM MDT THU MAY 7 2015

COC041-072330-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150507T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
408 PM MDT THU MAY 7 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM MDT FOR
NORTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY...

AT 407 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED 
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PRODUCED HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. UP TO 
TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. SPOTTERS REPORT WATER IS 
RUNNING HIGH IN AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS...INCLUDING COTTONWOOD CREEK 
NORTHEAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS.  MELTING HAIL IS ALSO ADDING TO THE 
FLOOD THREAT.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
COLORADO SPRINGS...FALCON...PETERSON AFB 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 3901 10451 3878 10470 3885 10481 3905 10464

$$

KAM
627 
WGUS75 KPUB 072248
FFSPUB

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
448 PM MDT THU MAY 7 2015

COC041-072256-
/O.CAN.KPUB.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150507T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
448 PM MDT THU MAY 7 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED.  AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE 
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING.  STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY 
STILL BE RUNNING HIGH.  MELTING HAIL ON AREA ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY 
PRODUCING WATER ON ROADS.  

LAT...LON 3901 10451 3878 10470 3885 10481 3905 10464

$$

KAM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 6, 6:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers90 min
May 7, 12:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller31 min
May 7, 12:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo37 min
May 7, 12:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso31 min
May 7, 1:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas36 min
May 7, 1:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas23 min
May 7, 1:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso27 min
May 7, 1:38 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBLas Animas37 min
May 7, 1:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso44 min
May 7, 2:06 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBEl Paso114 min
May 7, 2:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas31 min
May 7, 2:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso23 min
May 7, 2:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas32 min
May 7, 2:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso44 min
May 7, 3:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Las Animas34 min
May 7, 3:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBElbert25 min
May 7, 3:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso26 min
May 7, 3:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca37 min
May 7, 4:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca33 min
May 7, 4:59 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedPUBBaca15 min
May 7, 5:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo37 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.