Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 20, 2016, 8:04 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
- Jun 20, 2016, 8:04 PM MDT (02:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2016, 11:00 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), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:04 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, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 152 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -456 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1210 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
768 WGUS55 KPUB 210204 FFWPUB COC041-210500- /O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0006.160621T0204Z-160621T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 804 PM MDT MON JUN 20 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... * UNTIL 1100 PM MDT * AT 802 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...WHICH INCLUDES THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR. UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... WESTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...MANITOU SPRINGS AND CASCADE. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE BURN SCAR WILL RESULT IN DEBRIS FLOW MOVING THROUGH THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR. THE DEBRIS FLOW CAN CONSIST OF ROCK...MUD...VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 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. && LAT...LON 3893 10480 3885 10487 3890 10499 3899 10492 $$ EP
3 follow-up statements
101 WGUS75 KPUB 210226 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 826 PM MDT MON JUN 20 2016 COC041-210500- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160621T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EL PASO CO- 826 PM MDT MON JUN 20 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY... AT 824 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...WHICH INCLUDES THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR. RADAR INDICATES 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE BURN SCAR. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE BURN SCAR WILL RESULT IN DEBRIS FLOW MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR. THE DEBRIS FLOW CAN CONSIST OF ROCK...MUD...VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... WESTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...MANITOU SPRINGS AND CASCADE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. MOVE AWAY FROM RECENTLY BURNED AREAS. LIFE-THREATENING FLOODING OF CREEKS...ROADS AND NORMALLY DRY ARROYOS IS LIKELY. THE HEAVY RAINS WILL LIKELY TRIGGER ROCKSLIDES...MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN STEEP TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THESE AREAS. && LAT...LON 3893 10480 3885 10487 3890 10499 3899 10492 $$ EP
250 WGUS75 KPUB 210301 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 901 PM MDT MON JUN 20 2016 COC041-210500- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160621T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EL PASO CO- 901 PM MDT MON JUN 20 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY... AT 856 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE BURN SCAR WILL RESULT IN DEBRIS FLOW MOVING THROUGH THE WILLIAMS...WALDO AND DOUGLAS CREEK DRAINAGES. THE DEBRIS FLOW CAN CONSIST OF ROCK...MUD...VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... WESTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...MANITOU SPRINGS AND CASCADE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A HALF INCH TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 10 PM MDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. REMAIN ALERT FOR FLOODING EVEN IN LOCATIONS NOT RECEIVING RAIN. ARROYOS...STREAMS...AND RIVERS CAN BECOME RAGING KILLER CURRENTS IN A MATTER OF MINUTES...EVEN FROM DISTANT RAINFALL. MOVE AWAY FROM RECENTLY BURNED AREAS. LIFE-THREATENING FLOODING OF CREEKS...ROADS AND NORMALLY DRY ARROYOS IS LIKELY. THE HEAVY RAINS WILL LIKELY TRIGGER ROCKSLIDES...MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN STEEP TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THESE AREAS. && LAT...LON 3893 10480 3885 10487 3890 10499 3899 10492 $$ EP
928 WGUS75 KPUB 210358 FFSPUB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 958 PM MDT MON JUN 20 2016 COC041-210406- /O.CAN.KPUB.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160621T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EL PASO CO- 958 PM MDT MON JUN 20 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED AND ONLY LIGHT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. CREEKS AND STREAMS IN THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO RUN NEAR BANKFUL THROUGH MIDNIGHT...BUT FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES. LAT...LON 3893 10480 3885 10487 3890 10499 3899 10492 $$ EP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 7:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 46 min |
| Jun 20, 7:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 34 min |
| Jun 20, 8:13 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 2 hr |
| Jun 20, 8:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 29 min |
| Jun 20, 9:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 42 min |
| Jun 20, 10:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 37 min |
| Jun 21, 2:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Chaffee | 45 min |
| Jun 21, 3:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 27 min |
| Jun 21, 4:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 26 min |
| Jun 21, 5:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 43 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.