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Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at May 8, 2015, 7:21 PM MDT for Otero County, Colorado. It was in force for 4 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 8, 2015, 7:21 PM MDT (01:21 UTC)
- Expired
- May 8, 2015, 11:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Otero County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:25 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 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 206 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
- 182 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 684 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 193 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 251 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 3.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
848
WGUS55 KPUB 090121
FFWPUB
COC089-090515-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0004.150509T0121Z-150509T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
721 PM MDT FRI MAY 8 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...
* UNTIL 1115 PM MDT
* AT 718 PM MDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A THUNDERSTORM
PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF
RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. STREET FLOOODING IS OCCURRING IN THE CITY
OF LA JUNTA...AND ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
LA JUNTA AND NORTH LA JUNTA.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED
AREA. ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT THE CITY OF LA JUNTA BETWEEN
730 AND 830 MDT...AND THIS WILL ADD TO ONGOING 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 3813 10341 3798 10341 3790 10354 3799 10362
$$
ROSE4 follow-up statements
136 WGUS75 KPUB 090132 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 732 PM MDT FRI MAY 8 2015 COC089-090515- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150509T0515Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ OTERO CO- 732 PM MDT FRI MAY 8 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM MDT FOR EAST CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY... AT 731 PM MDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IN THE CITY OF LA JUNTA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... LA JUNTA AND NORTH LA JUNTA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS MOVING OVER THE CITY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT HOUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 3813 10341 3798 10341 3790 10354 3799 10362 $$ ROSE
793 WGUS75 KPUB 090146 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 746 PM MDT FRI MAY 8 2015 COC089-090515- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150509T0515Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ OTERO CO- 746 PM MDT FRI MAY 8 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM MDT FOR EAST CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY... AT 744 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS CURRENTLY FALLING SOUTH OF THE CITY OF LA JUNTA. LOW LYING AREAS AND AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE ON THE SOUTH SIDE WILL EXPERIENCE ADDITIONAL FLOODING. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... LA JUNTA AND NORTH LA JUNTA. 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 3813 10341 3798 10341 3790 10354 3799 10362 $$ ROSE
865 WGUS75 KPUB 090337 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 937 PM MDT FRI MAY 8 2015 COC089-090515- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150509T0515Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ OTERO CO- 937 PM MDT FRI MAY 8 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM MDT FOR EAST CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY... AT 936 PM MDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IN AND AROUND LA JUNTA. STREET FLOODING IS STILL OCCURRING. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... LA JUNTA AND NORTH LA JUNTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 3813 10341 3798 10341 3790 10354 3799 10362 $$ SR
604 WGUS75 KPUB 090418 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1018 PM MDT FRI MAY 8 2015 COC089-090427- /O.CAN.KPUB.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150509T0515Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ OTERO CO- 1018 PM MDT FRI MAY 8 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...BUT STREET FLOODING CONTINUES IN LA JUNTA. FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED...BUT THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING FOR CONTINUED FLOODING IN THE AREA. LAT...LON 3813 10341 3798 10341 3790 10354 3799 10362 $$ SR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 6:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 42 min |
| May 8, 6:09 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Otero | 36 min |
| May 8, 6:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 54 min |
| May 8, 6:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Otero | 23 min |
| May 8, 6:45 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Bent, Otero | 2 hr |
| May 8, 6:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 44 min |
| May 8, 6:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 28 min |
| May 8, 6:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 54 min |
| May 8, 7:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Otero | 29 min |
| May 8, 7:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Otero | 58 min |
| May 8, 7:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 28 min |
| May 8, 7:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Otero | 54 min |
| May 8, 8:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 30 min |
| May 8, 8:45 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Fremont | 3 hr |
| May 8, 9:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 58 min |
| May 8, 9:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 35 min |
| May 8, 10:16 PM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | PUB | Otero | 6 hr |
| May 8, 10:32 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 118 min |
| May 8, 11:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 76 min |
| May 9, 12:51 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 114 min |
| May 9, 3:23 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 37 min |
| May 9, 3:30 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 30 min |
| May 9, 3:57 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| May 9, 4:11 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 34 min |
| May 9, 4:43 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| May 9, 4:46 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 45 hr |
| May 9, 4:59 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 3 hr |
| May 9, 5:22 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Chaffee, El Paso, Fremont, Lake, Saguache, Teller | 25 hr |
| May 9, 5:22 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 5 more | 25 hr |
| May 9, 5:28 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | El Paso | 15 hr |
| May 9, 5:51 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| May 9, 6:08 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 3 hr |
| May 9, 6:16 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 12 hr |
| May 9, 6:21 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 24 min |
| May 9, 6:37 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 23 min |
| May 9, 8:11 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 17 hr |
| May 9, 9:16 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 29 min |
| May 9, 11:44 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 31 min |
| May 9, 12:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 31 min |
| May 9, 12:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley | 25 min |
| May 9, 12:30 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Crowley | 14 min |
| May 9, 12:44 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 2 hr |
| May 9, 12:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Fremont, Teller | 38 min |
| May 9, 1:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley | 26 min |
| May 9, 1:16 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 119 min |
| May 9, 1:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Pueblo | 30 min |
| May 9, 1:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 28 min |
| May 9, 1:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 37 min |
| May 9, 1:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 50 min |
| May 9, 1:57 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 3 hr |
| May 9, 2:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Fremont, Pueblo | 35 min |
| May 9, 2:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 53 min |
| May 9, 2:26 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 34 min |
| May 9, 2:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 32 min |
| May 9, 2:36 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| May 9, 2:52 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 23 min |
| May 9, 2:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 49 min |
| May 9, 3:07 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 38 min |
| May 9, 3:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Kiowa | 25 min |
| May 9, 3:23 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 34 hr |
| May 9, 3:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 46 min |
| May 9, 3:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Otero | 43 min |
| May 9, 3:37 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso | 38 min |
| May 9, 4:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Kiowa, Otero | 41 min |
| May 9, 4:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 29 min |
| May 9, 4:19 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Pueblo | 3 hr |
| May 9, 4:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 41 min |
| May 9, 4:20 PM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| May 9, 4:24 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 36 min |
| May 9, 5:59 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 14 hr |
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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.