Alert archive / Colorado / Flood Watches in 2015
Flood Watch 1, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flood watch at Jun 6, 2015, 11:34 PM MDT for 11 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 6, 2015, 11:34 PM MDT (05:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2015, 11:50 AM MDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Mineral County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 00:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 284 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1756 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
119 WGUS65 KPUB 070534 FFAPUB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1134 PM MDT SAT JUN 6 2015 ...RAPID MELT OF A LATE SEASON SNOWPACK HAS CAUSED RISES IN THE CREEKS AND STREAMS OF THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS... .CREEKS AND STREAMS IN THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS WILL CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH DUE TO THE RAPID MELT OFF OF A LATE SEASON SNOWPACK. FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE OF THESE CREEKS AND STREAMS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS AS THE SNOW MELT CONTINUES. NORTH CRESTONE CREEK IS ALREADY RUNNING HIGH CAUSING EVACUATION OF THE NEARBY CAMP GROUND. LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORT THAT FLOODING OF PORTIONS OF THE TOWN OF CRESTONE WILL BE POSSIBLE SHOULD THE NORTH CRESTONE CREEK FLOWS INCREASE FURTHER. COZ067-068-070645- /O.CAN.KPUB.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-150607T0600Z/ /00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS... WOLF CREEK PASS 1134 PM MDT SAT JUN 6 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO HAS BEEN CANCELLED. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DIMINISHED AND THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL HAS DECREASED FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE WEST FORK BURN SCAR HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ COZ069-072-071345- /O.NEW.KPUB.FA.A.0001.150607T0534Z-150609T1200Z/ /00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...DEL NORTE...LA VETA PASS... PONCHA PASS 1134 PM MDT SAT JUN 6 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY ADJACENT TO THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...AND NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT * THE RAPID MELT OF A LATE SEASON SNOWPACK HAS CAUSED CREEKS AND STREAMS TO RUN HIGH IN THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE. NORTH CRESTONE CREEK IS THREATENING THE TOWN OF CRESTONE SHOULD FURTHER RISES OCCUR. * EVACUATIONS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED OF NORTH CRESTONE CREEK CAMPGROUND AND FURTHER EVACUATIONS MAY BECOME NECESSARY FOR PORTIONS OF THE TOWN OF CRESTONE SHOULD FURTHER RISES OCCUR. RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO HEED ANY EVACUATION ORDERS SHOULD THE NEED ARISE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
13 follow-up statements
849 WGUS65 KPUB 071257 FFAPUB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 657 AM MDT SUN JUN 7 2015 ...RAPID MELT OF A LATE SEASON SNOWPACK HAS CAUSED RISES IN THE CREEKS AND STREAMS OF THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS... .CREEKS AND STREAMS IN THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS WILL CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH DUE TO THE RAPID MELT OFF OF A LATE SEASON SNOWPACK. FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND AROUND THESE CREEKS AND STREAMS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS AS THE SNOW MELT CONTINUES. NORTH CRESTONE CREEK IS ALREADY RUNNING HIGH CAUSING EVACUATION OF THE NEARBY CAMP GROUND. LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORT THAT FLOODING OF PORTIONS OF THE TOWN OF CRESTONE WILL BE POSSIBLE SHOULD THE NORTH CRESTONE CREEK FLOWS INCREASE FURTHER. COZ069-072-072200- /O.CON.KPUB.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150609T1200Z/ /00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...DEL NORTE...LA VETA PASS... PONCHA PASS 657 AM MDT SUN JUN 7 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY AND NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT * THE RAPID MELT OF A LATE SEASON SNOWPACK HAS CAUSED CREEKS AND STREAMS TO RUN HIGH IN THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE. NORTH CRESTONE CREEK IS THREATENING THE TOWN OF CRESTONE SHOULD FURTHER RISES OCCUR. * EVACUATIONS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED OF NORTH CRESTONE CREEK CAMPGROUND AND FURTHER EVACUATIONS MAY BECOME NECESSARY FOR PORTIONS OF THE TOWN OF CRESTONE SHOULD FURTHER RISES OCCUR. RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO HEED ANY EVACUATION ORDERS SHOULD THE NEED ARISE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
451 WGUS65 KPUB 071747 FFAPUB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1147 AM MDT SUN JUN 7 2015 ...MELTING OF THE HIGH ELEVATION SNOWPACK WILL RESULT IN HIGH STREAMFLOWS ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS... .MELTING OF THE HIGH ELEVATION SNOWPACK...THAT HAS BEEN DELAYED BY COOLER THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IN MAY...IS FINALLY INTO FULL SWING THIS WEEK. IN ADDITION...DAILY RAIN SHOWERS HAVE BEEN ADDING TO THE RUNOFF. CONSEQUENTLY...STREAM LEVELS ARE ON THE RISE ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO. COZ064>068-070-071-073>075-078-080200- /O.EXB.KPUB.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150611T1700Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARGENTS...BONANZA...NORTH PASS... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...ALAMOSA... MONTE VISTA...MANASSA...LA JARA...ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS... FORT GARLAND...BLANCA...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...STONEWALL... WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE 1147 AM MDT SUN JUN 7 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS EXPANDED THE * FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. * THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * THE RAPID MELT OF A LATE SEASON SNOWPACK HAS CAUSED STREAMS TO RUN FULL. DAILY SHOWERS ARE ADDING TO THE RUNOFF. A NUMBER OF STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE RUNNING FULL. * RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...AND THE ADJACENT MOUNTAINS THAT SURROUND THE VALLEY...SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WATER LEVELS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. PREPARATIONS TO EVACUATE SHOULD BE MADE IN THE EVENT THAT EVACUATION ORDERS ARE ISSUED FOR ANY GIVEN AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ COZ069-072-080200- /O.EXT.KPUB.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150611T1700Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...DEL NORTE...LA VETA PASS... PONCHA PASS 1147 AM MDT SUN JUN 7 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY AND NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * THE RAPID MELT OF A LATE SEASON SNOWPACK HAS CAUSED STREAMS TO RUN FULL. NORTH CRESTONE CREEK IS THREATENING THE TOWN OF CRESTONE ON THE WEST SLOPE OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS. SAGUACHE CREEK...CARNERO CREEK AND LA GARITA GARITA CREEK...ADJACENT TO THE LA GARITAS...ARE ALSO RUNNING FULL. THE RIO GRANDE NEAR DEL NORTE...ADJACENT TO THE SAN JUANS AND LA GARITAS...IS ALSO RUNNING FULL. A NUMBER OF OTHER STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ALSO RUNNING FULL. * NORTH CRESTONE CREEK CAMPGROUND NEAR CRESTONE HAS ALREADY BEEN CLOSED. FURTHER EVACUATIONS MAY BECOME NECESSARY IN AND AROUND THE CRESTONE AREA SHOULD FURTHER RISES IN WATER LEVELS OCCUR. RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE CRESTONE AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE ON SHORT NOTICE SHOULD ORDERS BE ISSUED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
368 WGUS65 KPUB 080005 FFAPUB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 605 PM MDT SUN JUN 7 2015 ...MELTING OF THE HIGH ELEVATION SNOWPACK WILL RESULT IN HIGH STREAMFLOWS ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS... .MELTING OF THE HIGH ELEVATION SNOWPACK...THAT HAS BEEN DELAYED BY COOLER THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IN MAY...IS FINALLY INTO FULL SWING THIS WEEK. IN ADDITION...DAILY RAIN SHOWERS HAVE BEEN ADDING TO THE RUNOFF. CONSEQUENTLY...STREAM LEVELS ARE ON THE RISE ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO. COZ064>075-078-080815- /O.CON.KPUB.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150611T1700Z/ /00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARGENTS...BONANZA...NORTH PASS... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...CENTER... DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...MANASSA...LA JARA... ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS...FORT GARLAND...BLANCA... LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...STONEWALL... WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE 605 PM MDT SUN JUN 7 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY...EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY...NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY... SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY * THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * THE RAPID MELT OF A LATE SEASON SNOWPACK HAS CAUSED STREAMS TO RUN FULL. DAILY SHOWERS ARE ADDING TO THE RUNOFF. A NUMBER OF STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE RUNNING FULL. * RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...AND THE ADJACENT MOUNTAINS THAT SURROUND THE VALLEY...SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WATER LEVELS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. PREPARATIONS TO EVACUATE SHOULD BE MADE IN THE EVENT THAT EVACUATION ORDERS ARE ISSUED FOR ANY GIVEN AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
632 WGUS65 KPUB 080552 FFAPUB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1152 PM MDT SUN JUN 7 2015 ...MELTING OF THE HIGH ELEVATION SNOWPACK WILL RESULT IN HIGH STREAMFLOWS ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS... .MELTING OF THE HIGH ELEVATION SNOWPACK...THAT HAS BEEN DELAYED BY COOLER THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IN MAY...IS FINALLY INTO FULL SWING THIS WEEK. IN ADDITION...DAILY RAIN SHOWERS HAVE BEEN ADDING TO THE RUNOFF. CONSEQUENTLY...STREAM LEVELS ARE ON THE RISE ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO. COZ064>075-078-081400- /O.CON.KPUB.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150611T1700Z/ /00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARGENTS...BONANZA...NORTH PASS... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...CENTER... DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...MANASSA...LA JARA... ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS...FORT GARLAND...BLANCA... LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...STONEWALL... WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE 1152 PM MDT SUN JUN 7 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY...EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS... LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY...NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY... SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. * THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * THE RAPID MELT OF A LATE SEASON SNOWPACK HAS CAUSED STREAMS TO RUN FULL. DAILY SHOWERS ARE ADDING TO THE RUNOFF. A NUMBER OF STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE RUNNING FULL. * RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...AND THE ADJACENT MOUNTAINS THAT SURROUND THE VALLEY...SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WATER LEVELS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. PREPARATIONS TO EVACUATE SHOULD BE MADE IN THE EVENT THAT EVACUATION ORDERS ARE ISSUED FOR ANY GIVEN AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
629 WGUS65 KPUB 081259 FFAPUB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 659 AM MDT MON JUN 8 2015 ...MELTING OF THE HIGH ELEVATION SNOWPACK WILL RESULT IN HIGH STREAMFLOWS ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS... .MELTING OF THE HIGH ELEVATION SNOWPACK...THAT HAS BEEN DELAYED BY COOLER THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IN MAY...IS FINALLY INTO FULL SWING THIS WEEK. IN ADDITION...DAILY RAIN SHOWERS HAVE BEEN ADDING TO THE RUNOFF. CONSEQUENTLY...STREAM LEVELS ARE ON THE RISE ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO. COZ064>075-078-082100- /O.CON.KPUB.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150611T1700Z/ /00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARGENTS...BONANZA...NORTH PASS... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...CENTER... DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...MANASSA...LA JARA... ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS...FORT GARLAND...BLANCA... LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...STONEWALL... WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE 659 AM MDT MON JUN 8 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY...EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS... LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY...NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY... SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. * THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * THE RAPID MELT OF A LATE SEASON SNOWPACK HAS CAUSED STREAMS TO RUN FULL. DAILY SHOWERS ARE ADDING TO THE RUNOFF. A NUMBER OF STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE RUNNING FULL. * RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...AND THE ADJACENT MOUNTAINS THAT SURROUND THE VALLEY...SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WATER LEVELS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. PREPARATIONS TO EVACUATE SHOULD BE MADE IN THE EVENT THAT EVACUATION ORDERS ARE ISSUED FOR ANY GIVEN AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
559 WGUS65 KPUB 081612 FFAPUB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1012 AM MDT MON JUN 8 2015 ...MELTING OF THE HIGH ELEVATION SNOWPACK WILL RESULT IN HIGH STREAMFLOWS ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS... .MELTING OF THE HIGH ELEVATION SNOWPACK...THAT HAS BEEN DELAYED BY COOLER THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IN MAY...IS FINALLY INTO FULL SWING. IN ADDITION...DAILY RAIN SHOWERS HAVE BEEN ADDING TO THE RUNOFF. CONSEQUENTLY...STREAM LEVELS ARE RUNNING HIGH ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO. COZ064>075-078-090400- /O.CON.KPUB.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150611T1700Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARGENTS...BONANZA...NORTH PASS... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...CENTER... DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...MANASSA...LA JARA... ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS...FORT GARLAND...BLANCA... LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...STONEWALL... WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE 1012 AM MDT MON JUN 8 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...AND THE MOUNTAINS SURROUNDING THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. * THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * THE RAPID MELT OF A LATE SEASON SNOWPACK HAS CAUSED STREAMS TO RUN FULL. DAILY SHOWERS ARE ADDING TO THE RUNOFF. A NUMBER OF STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE RUNNING FULL. TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM FORMER HURRICANE BLANCA WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL ADD TO FLOOD CONCERNS. * RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...AND THE ADJACENT MOUNTAINS THAT SURROUND THE VALLEY...SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WATER LEVELS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. PREPARATIONS TO EVACUATE SHOULD BE MADE IN THE EVENT THAT EVACUATION ORDERS ARE ISSUED FOR ANY GIVEN AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
009 WGUS65 KPUB 090335 FFAPUB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 935 PM MDT MON JUN 8 2015 ...MELTING OF THE HIGH ELEVATION SNOWPACK WILL RESULT IN HIGH STREAMFLOWS ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS... .MELTING OF THE HIGH ELEVATION SNOWPACK IS INTO FULL SWING. IN ADDITION...RECENT DAILY RAIN SHOWERS HAVE BEEN ADDING TO THE RUNOFF. CONSEQUENTLY...STREAM LEVELS ARE RUNNING HIGH ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO. COZ064>075-078-091145- /O.CON.KPUB.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150611T1700Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARGENTS...BONANZA...NORTH PASS... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...CENTER... DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...MANASSA...LA JARA... ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS...FORT GARLAND...BLANCA... LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...STONEWALL... WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE 935 PM MDT MON JUN 8 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY...EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY...NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY... SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. * THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * THE RAPID MELT OF A LATE SEASON SNOWPACK HAS CAUSED STREAMS TO RUN FULL. DAILY SHOWERS ARE ADDING TO THE RUNOFF. A NUMBER OF STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE RUNNING FULL. TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM FORMER HURRICANE BLANCA WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL ADD TO FLOODING CONCERNS. * RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...AND THE ADJACENT MOUNTAINS THAT SURROUND THE VALLEY...SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WATER LEVELS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. PREPARATIONS TO EVACUATE SHOULD BE MADE IN THE EVENT THAT EVACUATION ORDERS ARE ISSUED FOR ANY GIVEN AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
401 WGUS65 KPUB 090951 FFAPUB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 351 AM MDT TUE JUN 9 2015 ...MELTING OF THE HIGH ELEVATION SNOWPACK WILL RESULT IN HIGH STREAMFLOWS ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS... .MELTING OF THE HIGH ELEVATION SNOWPACK IS IN FULL SWING AND STREAM LEVELS ARE RUNNING HIGH ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO. ADDITIONALLY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...WITH WET WEATHER THEN CONTINUING FROM LATE THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS COMBINATION OF WARM WEATHER AND POTENTIAL RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HIGH FLOWS ON AREA STREAMS THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. COZ064>075-078-091800- /O.CON.KPUB.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150611T1700Z/ /00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARGENTS...BONANZA...NORTH PASS... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...CENTER... DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...MANASSA...LA JARA... ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS...FORT GARLAND...BLANCA... LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...STONEWALL... WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE 351 AM MDT TUE JUN 9 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY...EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS... LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY...NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY... SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. * THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * THE RAPID MELT OF A LATE SEASON SNOWPACK HAS CAUSED STREAMS TO RUN FULL. DAILY SHOWERS ARE ADDING TO THE RUNOFF. A NUMBER OF STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE RUNNING FULL. TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM FORMER HURRICANE BLANCA WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL ADD TO FLOODING CONCERNS. * RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...AND THE ADJACENT MOUNTAINS THAT SURROUND THE VALLEY...SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WATER LEVELS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. PREPARATIONS TO EVACUATE SHOULD BE MADE IN THE EVENT THAT EVACUATION ORDERS ARE ISSUED FOR ANY GIVEN AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
558 WGUS65 KPUB 091855 FFAPUB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1255 PM MDT TUE JUN 9 2015 ...MELTING OF THE HIGH ELEVATION SNOWPACK WILL RESULT IN HIGH STREAMFLOWS ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS... .MELTING OF THE HIGH ELEVATION SNOWPACK IS IN FULL SWING AND STREAM LEVELS ARE RUNNING HIGH ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO. ADDITIONALLY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...WITH WET WEATHER THEN CONTINUING FROM LATE THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS COMBINATION OF WARM WEATHER AND POTENTIAL RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HIGH FLOWS ON AREA STREAMS THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. COZ064>075-078-100400- /O.CON.KPUB.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150611T1700Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARGENTS...BONANZA...NORTH PASS... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...CENTER... DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...MANASSA...LA JARA... ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS...FORT GARLAND...BLANCA... LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...STONEWALL... WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE 1255 PM MDT TUE JUN 9 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO...INCLUDING THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND THE MOUNTAINS SURROUNDING THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. * THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * THE RAPID MELT OF A LATE SEASON SNOWPACK HAS CAUSED STREAMS TO RUN FULL. DAILY SHOWERS ARE ADDING TO THE RUNOFF. A NUMBER OF STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE RUNNING FULL. TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM FORMER HURRICANE BLANCA WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL ADD TO FLOODING CONCERNS. * RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...AND THE ADJACENT MOUNTAINS THAT SURROUND THE VALLEY...SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WATER LEVELS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HAVE AN EVACUATION PLAN IN PLACE IN CASE EVACUATION ORDERS ARE ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
941 WGUS65 KPUB 100305 FFAPUB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 905 PM MDT TUE JUN 9 2015 ...MELTING OF THE HIGH ELEVATION SNOWPACK WILL RESULT IN HIGH STREAMFLOWS ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS... .MELTING OF THE HIGH ELEVATION SNOWPACK IS IN FULL SWING AND STREAM LEVELS ARE RUNNING HIGH ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO. ADDITIONALLY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY...WITH WET WEATHER THEN CONTINUING FROM THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS COMBINATION OF WARM WEATHER AND POTENTIAL RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HIGH FLOWS ON AREA STREAMS THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. COZ064>075-078-101115- /O.CON.KPUB.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150611T1700Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARGENTS...BONANZA...NORTH PASS... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...CENTER... DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...MANASSA...LA JARA... ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS...FORT GARLAND...BLANCA... LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...STONEWALL... WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE 905 PM MDT TUE JUN 9 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY...EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS... LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY...NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY... SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. * THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * THE RAPID MELT OF A LATE SEASON SNOWPACK HAS CAUSED STREAMS TO RUN FULL. A NUMBER OF STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE RUNNING FULL. TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM FORMER HURRICANE BLANCA WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY...AND THIS WILL ADD TO FLOODING CONCERNS. * RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...AND THE ADJACENT MOUNTAINS THAT SURROUND THE VALLEY...SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WATER LEVELS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HAVE AN EVACUATION PLAN IN PLACE IN CASE EVACUATION ORDERS ARE ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
419 WGUS65 KPUB 100954 FFAPUB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 354 AM MDT WED JUN 10 2015 ...MELTING OF THE HIGH ELEVATION SNOWPACK WILL RESULT IN HIGH STREAMFLOWS ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS... .MELTING OF THE HIGH ELEVATION SNOWPACK IS IN FULL SWING AND STREAM LEVELS ARE RUNNING HIGH ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO. ADDITIONALLY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING AND LAST INTO MID AFTERNOON. THE OVERALL WET PATTERN WILL CONTINUE FROM THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS COMBINATION OF WARM WEATHER AND POTENTIAL RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HIGH FLOWS ON AREA STREAMS THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. COZ064>075-078-101800- /O.CON.KPUB.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150611T1700Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARGENTS...BONANZA...NORTH PASS... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...CENTER... DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...MANASSA...LA JARA... ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS...FORT GARLAND...BLANCA... LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...STONEWALL... WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE 354 AM MDT WED JUN 10 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY...EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS... LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY...NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY... SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. * THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * THE RAPID MELT OF A LATE SEASON SNOWPACK HAS CAUSED STREAMS TO RUN FULL. A NUMBER OF STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE RUNNING FULL. TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM FORMER HURRICANE BLANCA WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS MORNING...AND THIS WILL ADD TO FLOODING CONCERNS. * RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...AND THE ADJACENT MOUNTAINS THAT SURROUND THE VALLEY...SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WATER LEVELS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HAVE AN EVACUATION PLAN IN PLACE IN CASE EVACUATION ORDERS ARE ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ HODANISH
016 WGUS65 KPUB 101158 FFAPUB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 558 AM MDT WED JUN 10 2015 ...MELTING OF THE HIGH ELEVATION SNOWPACK WILL RESULT IN HIGH STREAMFLOWS ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS... .MELTING OF THE HIGH ELEVATION SNOWPACK IS IN FULL SWING AND STREAM LEVELS ARE RUNNING HIGH ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO. ADDITIONALLY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING AND LAST INTO MID AFTERNOON. THE OVERALL WET PATTERN WILL CONTINUE FROM THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS COMBINATION OF WARM WEATHER AND POTENTIAL RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HIGH FLOWS ON AREA STREAMS THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. COZ064>075-078-102000- /O.EXT.KPUB.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150613T0100Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARGENTS...BONANZA...NORTH PASS... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...CENTER... DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...MANASSA...LA JARA... ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS...FORT GARLAND...BLANCA... LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...STONEWALL... WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE 558 AM MDT WED JUN 10 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY...EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS... LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY...NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY... SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. * THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING * THE RAPID MELT OF A LATE SEASON SNOWPACK HAS CAUSED STREAMS TO RUN FULL. A NUMBER OF STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE RUNNING FULL. TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM FORMER HURRICANE BLANCA WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS MORNING...AND THIS WILL ADD TO FLOODING CONCERNS. * RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...AND THE ADJACENT MOUNTAINS THAT SURROUND THE VALLEY...SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WATER LEVELS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HAVE AN EVACUATION PLAN IN PLACE IN CASE EVACUATION ORDERS ARE ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ HODANISH
658 WGUS65 KPUB 101750 FFAPUB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1150 AM MDT WED JUN 10 2015 ...RAIN AND SNOW MELT WILL BRINGING INCREASING FLOOD POTENTIAL TO SOUTHERN COLORADO THIS WEEK... .RIVERS AND STREAMS ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO ARE RUNNING HIGH DUE TO MOUNTAIN SNOW MELT. IN ADDITION...A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF RAIN TO THE REGION OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. SOME OF THE RAIN WILL BE HEAVY. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW MELT AND HEAVY RAIN MAY PUSH SOME AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS OUT OF THEIR BANKS IN THE COMING DAYS. URBAN AREAS AND BURN SCARS COULD ALSO EXPERIENCE FLOODING. FLOODING IN SOME AREAS WILL BE FLASHY...RESULTING IN RAPID RISES...REQUIRING QUICK ACTION. CONSEQUENTLY...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN COLORADO...STARTING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO TODAY...EXPANDING TO INCLUDE EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO ON THURSDAY. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY...BUT MAY BE EXTENDED FURTHER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. COZ064>075-078-110400- /O.CAN.KPUB.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150613T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FF.A.0005.150610T1750Z-150613T0100Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARGENTS...BONANZA...NORTH PASS... SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS...CENTER... DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...MANASSA...LA JARA... ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS...FORT GARLAND...BLANCA... LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...STONEWALL... WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE 1150 AM MDT WED JUN 10 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...THIS REPLACES THE FLOOD WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO...INCLUDING THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE MOUNTAINS SURROUNDING THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. * THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING * THE RAPID MELT OF A LATE SEASON SNOWPACK HAS CAUSED STREAMS TO RUN HIGH. A NUMBER OF STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE SWOLLEN TO BANK FULL LEVELS. A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF RAIN TO THE REGION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE COMBINATION OF RAIN ON SNOW MELT WILL RAISE FLOODING CONCERNS. * RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE ADJACENT MOUNTAINS THAT SURROUND THE VALLEY...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WATER LEVELS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HAVE AN EVACUATION PLAN IN PLACE IN CASE YOUR ARE ORDERED TO EVACUATE ON SHORT NOTICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ COZ076-077-079>089-093>099-110400- /O.NEW.KPUB.FF.A.0005.150611T1800Z-150613T0100Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE... HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...RYE...GREENHORN MTN... WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE... BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO... WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA... ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS... LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 1150 AM MDT WED JUN 10 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO...INCLUDING THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. * FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING * THE RAPID MELT OF A LATE SEASON SNOWPACK HAS CAUSED STREAMS TO RUN HIGH. A NUMBER OF STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE SWOLLEN TO BANK FULL LEVELS. A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF RAIN TO THE REGION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE COMBINATION OF RAIN ON SNOW MELT WILL RAISE FLOODING CONCERNS. * RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO EASTERN COLORADO SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WATER LEVELS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HAVE AN EVACUATION PLAN IN PLACE IN CASE YOUR ARE ORDERED TO EVACUATE ON SHORT NOTICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at Jun 6, 3:36 PM MDT, 7 hours 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 3:36 PM MDT, 7 hours 58 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 336 PM MDT SAT JUN 6 2015 .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY) ISSUED AT 335 PM MDT SAT JUN 6 2015 ...MOIST...SEVERE PATTERN CONTINUES... FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON/EVENING...GOOD MOISTURE AND DECENT INSTABILITY. 0-6KM BULK SHEAR VALUES ARE MARGINAL OVER THE PLAINS...WITH 30...35...UP TO 40 KTS SOME AREAS...ESPECIALLY PALMER DIVIDE. FARTHER WEST...A LITTLE BETTER 40-50 KTS. SO...POTENTIAL FOR STORM ROTATION CONTINUES...ESPECIALLY WEST...BUT ALSO EAST. THIS WILL LEND ITSELF TO THE POTENTIAL FOR 1 OR 2 SEVERE STORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH LARGE HAIL TO AROUND 1 INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH. TORNADO THREAT NOT AS GREAT AS IN PREVIOUS DAYS DUE TO LESS SHEAR...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEAST PLAINS WHERE SURFACE WINDS ARE PRIMARILY WESTERLY...WITH LITTLE OR NO INFLOW COMPONENT TO AID IN STORM DEVELOPMENT/ROTATION. THREAT A LITTLE HIGHER...THOUGH...ALONG AND NEAR THE PALMER DIVIDE...WHERE A SURFACE BOUNDARY LIES AND SURFACE WINDS SOUTH OF THE DIVIDE HAVE BEEN FROM THE SOUTHEAST...ALBEIT LIGHT. IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH THE GREATER SHEAR...GOOD MOISTURE AND PLENTY OF INSTABILITY...THERE IS PLENTY OF CONCERN FOR STRONG STORMS THIS EVENING...PRODUCING LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...MOSTLY SMALL HAIL...AND EVEN GRAUPEL/SNOW ABOVE 11,000 FEET. FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED OVER THE WEST FORK COMPLEX SCAR DUE TO POTENTIAL FOR TRAINING STORM CELLS...PRODUCING MOSTLY MODERATE...BUT SOME HEAVY...RAINFALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THAT AREA UNTIL MIDNIGHT. ALSO...SOME FLASH FLOOD THREAT OVER THE WALDO AND BLACK FOREST SCARS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH PRESENCE OF BOUNDARY IN THAT AREA POTENTIALLY FOCUSING HEAVIER PRECIPITATION FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. MOST CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO DONE BY MIDNIGHT IF NOT SOONER...BUT AS ALWAYS...SOME STRAGGLERS PAST MIDNIGHT POSSIBLE. TOMORROW...OVERALL STORM...HEAVY RAIN...SEVERE POTENTIAL PROBABLY RAMPS UP ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO. UPPER AIR PATTERN IS KIND OF DIFFUSE AS FAR AS 500 MB PRESSURE FIELDS ARE CONCERNED...BUT IN GENERAL...FORECAST AREA WILL BE UNDER WEAK...BUT COOL LOW PRESSURE ALOFT...WITH MOIST...WEAK UPSLOPE FLOW ACROSS THE PLAINS. DUE TO THE DIFFUSE FLOW...500 MB WINDS ARE REALLY NOT ALL THAT STRONG ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO...GENERALLY ONLY 20-30 KNOTS WITH SOME SPOTTY 35 KNOT VALUES. BUT...BULK SHEAR VALUES FOR THE 0-6KM LAYER ARE STILL COMING IN AT GENERALLY 40-50 KNOTS...PLENTY TO GET STORMS SPINNING. QUESTION IS...HOW WILL THE SURFACE FLOW SUPPORT THIS SHEAR. OLD MODEL RUNS HAD A WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY LURKING OVER THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON...WHICH DEFINITELY WOULD HAVE AIDED THE PROCESS. HOWEVER...THE LAST COUPLE OF RUNS HAVE SHIFTED THIS BOUNDARY NORTH TO ABOUT THE PALMER DIVIDE ON THE WEST...AND TO ABOUT KIOWA COUNTY ON THE EAST. NOT SURE WHERE THE BOUNDARY WILL ACTUALLY BE. REGARDLESS...EVERYTHING ELSE POINTS TO A POTENTIALLY BUSY DAY SUNDAY AND SO THAT IS WHAT WE WILL PLAN FOR. .LONG TERM...(SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY) ISSUED AT 335 PM MDT SAT JUN 6 2015 OVERALL...UNSETTLED CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE FORECAST DISTRICT DURING THE LONGER TERM WITH POPS(INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AT TIMES) AS WELL AS TEMPERATURES PRIMARY METEOROLOGICAL CONCERNS. RECENT LONGER TERM COMPUTER SIMULATIONS...QG ANALYSIS AND FORECAST MODEL SOUNDINGS...ETC. INDICATE THAT THE COMBINATION OF INCREASED ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE FROM TROPICAL ACTIVITY OFF OF WESTERN AND BAJA MEXICO AND UPPER DISTURBANCES MOVING ACROSS THE FORECAST DISTRICT WILL ALLOW ABOVE CLIMATOLOGICAL EARLY TO MID JUNE POPS TO CONTINUE OVER THE FORECAST DISTRICT DURING THE MAJORITY OF THE LONGER TERM(WITH THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTION FROM TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT AS BRIEF TRANSITORY UPPER RIDGING MOVES ACROSS COLORADO). AS BRIEFLY DISCUSSED EARLIER...THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS AS WELL AS LOCALLY HEAVIER RAINFALL WILL NEED TO BE EVALUATED ON A DAILY BASIS DURING THE LONGER TERM. IN ADDITION...THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR STRONGER GRADIENT WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED FROM LATER WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY EVENING. ALSO...TEMPERATURES RUNNING NEAR EARLY TO MID JUNE CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE MAJORITY OF THE LONGER TERM WITH WARMEST CONDITIONS PROJECTED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY EVENING) ISSUED AT 335 PM MDT SAT JUN 6 2015 MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW AROUND UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES WILL CONTINUE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ROUNDS OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE FLIGHT AREA THROUGH SUNDAY. PRIMARY STORM THREATS ARE LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH...HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW OR GRAUPEL. HOWEVER...A FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. CONDITIONS WILL BE VFR EXCEPT WHERE SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE ENCOUNTERED...LOWERING CONDITIONS TO MVFR...IFR AND LOCALLY LIFR. ALL 3 TAF SITES WILL BE SUBJECT TO SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. VCTS FOR KALS...KCOS AND KPUB TAF SITES THROUGH ABOUT 02-03Z. TAF AMENDMENTS LIKELY PENDING CONVECTIVE EVOLUTION. FOR TOMORROW... CONVECTIVE THREAT RETURNING TO ALL 3 SITES 18-20Z. && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR COZ067-068. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 9:27 PM MDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 927 PM MDT SAT JUN 6 2015 COZ058>089-093>099-080330- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- 927 PM MDT SAT JUN 6 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO TONIGHT...WITH THUNDERSTORMS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING FOR MOST AREAS BY MIDNIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THE ISOLATED STRONGER STORMS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LIGHTNING. ALTHOUGH THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING ON THE WEST FORK BURN SCAR HAS DECREASED SOME...ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH UT INTO WESTERN CO MAY STILL AFFECT THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING. WHILE THE STRONGER STORMS ARE FAIRLY ISOLATED...SHOULD THEY IMPACT THE WEST FORK BURN SCAR...FLASH FLOODING WILL STILL BE A POSSIBILITY UNTIL MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ON SUNDAY...A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH THROUGH EASTERN COLORADO LEADING TO AN INCREASED CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT FROM STORMS WILL BE LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. HOWEVER...A FEW SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF I-25. LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE ON MONDAY...BEFORE DRIER CONDITIONS RETURN TO THE REGION TUESDAY. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL THEN INCREASE AGAIN BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE END OF THE WEEK AS ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT FOR THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. 31/31
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Special weather statement, Jun 6, 5:37 PM MDT, 5 hours 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
537 PM MDT SAT JUN 6 2015
COZ095>097-070045-
WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY CO-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY CO-
LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY CO-
537 PM MDT SAT JUN 6 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR KIOWA AND NORTH CENTRAL BENT
COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM MDT...
AT 537 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
HASWELL...OR 31 MILES SOUTH OF WILD HORSE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...HASWELL...BRANDON...NEEOSHE RESERVOIR...
NEEGRONDA RESERVOIR...CHIVINGTON...SWEETWATER RESERVOIR AND QUEENS
RESERVOIR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3834 10224 3822 10314 3843 10335 3862 10300
3862 10238
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 247DEG 24KT 3840 10320
KAMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 7:39 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 66 min |
| Jun 6, 7:43 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 62 min |
| Jun 7, 12:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 77 min |
| Jun 7, 1:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 41 min |
| Jun 7, 2:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 37 min |
| Jun 7, 2:24 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 111 min |
| Jun 7, 2:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 27 min |
| Jun 7, 3:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 38 min |
| Jun 7, 3:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 45 min |
| Jun 7, 3:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 51 min |
| Jun 7, 5:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 50 min |
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