Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 7, 2016, 9:52 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
- Jul 7, 2016, 9:52 PM MDT (03:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2016, 12:45 AM 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), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:56 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, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 324 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -67 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3096 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
127 WGUS55 KPUB 080352 FFWPUB COC041-080645- /O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0011.160708T0352Z-160708T0645Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 952 PM MDT THU JUL 7 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... * UNTIL 1245 AM MDT * AT 951 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... TRUCKTON...ELLICOTT AND YODER. LAT...LON 3894 10411 3862 10407 3864 10447 3892 10449 $$ HODANISH
3 follow-up statements
848 WGUS75 KPUB 080418 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1018 PM MDT THU JUL 7 2016 COC041-080645- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160708T0645Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EL PASO CO- 1018 PM MDT THU JUL 7 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM MDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY... AT 1016 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY OCCURRING. RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED BY RADAR OVER EAST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY. INTENSE RAINFALL WAS OCCURRING BETWEEN ELLICOTT AND TRUCKTON AT 10:15 PM. THIS RAINFALL WAS MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... TRUCKTON...ELLICOTT AND YODER. LAT...LON 3894 10411 3862 10407 3864 10447 3892 10449 $$ HODANISH
694 WGUS75 KPUB 080452 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1052 PM MDT THU JUL 7 2016 COC041-080645- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160708T0645Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EL PASO CO- 1052 PM MDT THU JUL 7 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM MDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY... AT 1050 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE WARNED AREA. EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL WAS OCCURRING FROM TRUCKTON TO 10 MILES WEST OF TRUCKTON. TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS LIKELY FALLEN IN THE LAST HOUR ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST EL PASO COUNTY. RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE ELLICOTT AREA...BUT MORE RAIN MAY MOVE INTO THIS REGION LATER ON TONIGHT. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... TRUCKTON...ELLICOTT AND YODER. LAT...LON 3894 10411 3862 10407 3864 10447 3892 10449 $$ HODANISH
735 WGUS75 KPUB 080633 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1233 AM MDT FRI JUL 8 2016 COC041-080643- /O.CAN.KPUB.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160708T0645Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EL PASO CO- 1233 AM MDT FRI JUL 8 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY IS CANCELLED... FLOOD WATERS HAVE RECEDED. FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES. LAT...LON 3894 10411 3862 10407 3864 10447 3892 10449 $$ HODANISH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 6:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 24 min |
| Jul 7, 7:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 38 min |
| Jul 7, 8:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 32 min |
| Jul 7, 8:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 42 min |
| Jul 7, 8:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 25 min |
| Jul 7, 8:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 46 min |
| Jul 7, 8:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 40 min |
| Jul 7, 8:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 66 min |
| Jul 7, 9:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 38 min |
| Jul 7, 9:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 49 min |
| Jul 7, 10:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 41 min |
| Jul 7, 10:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 26 min |
| Jul 7, 11:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 43 min |
| Jul 7, 11:35 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 11:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 44 min |
| Jul 8, 12:16 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 59 min |
| Jul 8, 1:12 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa | 48 min |
| Jul 8, 1:55 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 65 min |
| Jul 8, 2:25 AM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 35 min |
| Jul 8, 2:30 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 45 min |
| Jul 8, 2:50 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 40 min |
| Jul 8, 2:54 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 51 min |
| Jul 8, 3:00 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 30 min |
| Jul 8, 3:17 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 28 min |
| Jul 8, 3:37 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 113 min |
| Jul 8, 3:39 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Pueblo | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 3:42 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 33 min |
| Jul 8, 3:46 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 14 min |
| Jul 8, 3:57 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 33 min |
| Jul 8, 4:08 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 19 min |
| Jul 8, 4:10 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 50 min |
| Jul 8, 4:46 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Pueblo | 44 min |
| Jul 8, 4:57 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Otero | 33 min |
| Jul 8, 4:59 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 31 min |
| Jul 8, 5:25 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Kiowa, Otero | 50 min |
| Jul 8, 5:28 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 47 min |
| Jul 8, 5:31 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 29 min |
| Jul 8, 5:41 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Pueblo | 64 min |
| Jul 8, 5:54 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 36 min |
| Jul 8, 7:56 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 34 min |
| Jul 8, 12:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 83 min |
| Jul 8, 12:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 95 min |
| Jul 8, 12:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 89 min |
| Jul 8, 1:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 43 min |
| Jul 8, 2:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 48 min |
| Jul 8, 2:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 30 min |
| Jul 8, 2:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 26 min |
| Jul 8, 3:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 24 min |
| Jul 8, 3:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 61 min |
| Jul 8, 3:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 39 min |
| Jul 8, 3:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 53 min |
| Jul 8, 4:03 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso | 42 min |
| Jul 8, 4:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 28 min |
| Jul 8, 4:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 36 min |
| Jul 8, 4:44 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 20 min |
| Jul 8, 5:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 51 min |
| Jul 8, 5:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 31 min |
| Jul 8, 5:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo | 29 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.