Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 28, 2016, 10:05 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 28, 2016, 10:05 PM MDT (04:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 29, 2016, 1:00 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), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:06 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, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 162 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
- 1611 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -61 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1861 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 261 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 8.4
The text
As transmitted.
416
WGUS55 KPUB 290405
FFWPUB
COC041-290700-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0018.160729T0405Z-160729T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1005 PM MDT THU JUL 28 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...
* UNTIL 100 AM MDT
* AT 1004 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
EASTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...CIMARRON HILLS...SCHRIEVER AFB...
FALCON AND PETERSON AFB.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
&&
LAT...LON 3898 10466 3892 10452 3873 10436 3866 10456
3894 10479
$$
KAM3 follow-up statements
793
WGUS75 KPUB 290444
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1044 PM MDT THU JUL 28 2016
COC041-290700-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160729T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
1044 PM MDT THU JUL 28 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM MDT FOR
CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY...
AT 1043 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS
IN COLORADO SPRINGS. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN.
FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
EASTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...CIMARRON HILLS...SCHRIEVER AFB...
FALCON AND PETERSON AFB.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED
AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
&&
LAT...LON 3898 10466 3892 10452 3873 10436 3866 10456
3894 10479
$$
KAM584
WGUS75 KPUB 290526
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1126 PM MDT THU JUL 28 2016
COC041-290700-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160729T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
1126 PM MDT THU JUL 28 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM MDT FOR
CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY...
AT 1126 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED FLASH FLOODING OCCURRING IN THE
COLORADO SPRINGS AND FALCON AREAS. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY
OCCURRING.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
EASTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...CIMARRON HILLS...SCHRIEVER AFB...
FALCON AND PETERSON AFB.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
&&
LAT...LON 3898 10466 3892 10452 3873 10436 3866 10456
3894 10479
$$
KAM165
WGUS75 KPUB 290627
FFSPUB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1227 AM MDT FRI JUL 29 2016
COC041-290637-
/O.CAN.KPUB.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160729T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EL PASO CO-
1227 AM MDT FRI JUL 29 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED. FLOOD WATERS HAVE RECEDED. FLOODING IS NO
LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY
REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.
LAT...LON 3898 10466 3892 10452 3873 10436 3866 10456
3894 10479
$$
KAMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 6:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 44 min | |
| Jul 28, 6:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo | 35 min |
| Jul 28, 6:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 24 min |
| Jul 28, 6:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 43 min |
| Jul 28, 6:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 46 min |
| Jul 28, 6:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, El Paso, Pueblo | 37 min |
| Jul 28, 7:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 38 min |
| Jul 28, 7:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley | 30 min |
| Jul 28, 7:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Otero, Pueblo | 47 min |
| Jul 28, 7:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 46 min |
| Jul 28, 7:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Kiowa | 25 min |
| Jul 28, 8:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 40 min |
| Jul 28, 8:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 48 min |
| Jul 28, 9:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 44 min |
| Jul 28, 9:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 52 min |
| Jul 28, 9:25 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 9:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 29 min |
| Jul 28, 9:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 39 min |
| Jul 28, 9:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 50 min |
| Jul 28, 9:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 46 min |
| Jul 28, 10:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 51 min |
| Jul 28, 10:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 28 min |
| Jul 28, 10:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 46 min |
| Jul 28, 11:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 19 min |
| Jul 29, 2:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 25 min |
| Jul 29, 2:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 39 min |
| Jul 29, 2:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Teller | 34 min |
| Jul 29, 3:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Teller | 31 min |
| Jul 29, 3:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 45 min |
| Jul 29, 3:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Elbert | 48 min |
| Jul 29, 4:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 45 min |
| Jul 29, 5:02 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 43 min | |
| Jul 29, 5:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 46 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.