Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Watches in 2016
Flash Flood Watch 3, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood watch at Aug 3, 2016, 3:49 AM MDT for 13 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Aug 4, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 3, 2016, 3:49 AM MDT (09:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 4, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Aug 4, 2016, 8:46 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- 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, Lake County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Mineral County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:53 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
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 279 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
- 8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -60 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3694 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
824 WGUS65 KPUB 030949 FFAPUB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 349 AM MDT WED AUG 3 2016 ...MONSOON MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THURSDAY BRINGING THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN TO THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAIN REGION... .ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM ARIZONA ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL BRING THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN TO THE GREATER SAN JUAN MOUNTAIN REGION THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. COZ065>068-031800- /O.NEW.KPUB.FF.A.0003.160804T1800Z-160805T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE... CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 349 AM MDT WED AUG 3 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL COLORADO AND SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL COLORADO...SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT. IN SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO...EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT...LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT AND UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT. * FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING * MONSOON MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN COLORADO ON THURSDAY BRINGING THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN TO THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAIN REGION. * AREAS IN AROUND BURN SCARS WILL BE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING. 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. && $$ HODANISH
6 follow-up statements
972 WGUS65 KPUB 031846 FFAPUB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1246 PM MDT WED AUG 3 2016 ...MONSOON MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THURSDAY BRINGING THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN TO THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAIN REGION... .ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM ARIZONA ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL BRING THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN TO THE GREATER SAN JUAN MOUNTAIN REGION THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. COZ065>068-040300- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.A.0003.160804T1800Z-160805T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE... CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 1246 PM MDT WED AUG 3 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL COLORADO AND SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL COLORADO...SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT. IN SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO...EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT... LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT AND UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT. * FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING * MONSOON MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN COLORADO ON THURSDAY BRINGING THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN TO THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAIN REGION. * AREAS IN AROUND BURN SCARS WILL BE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
578 WGUS65 KPUB 032343 FFAPUB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 543 PM MDT WED AUG 3 2016 ...MONSOON MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THURSDAY BRINGING THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN TO THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAIN REGION... .ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM ARIZONA ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL BRING THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN TO THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAIN REGION THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. COZ064-040745- /O.EXA.KPUB.FF.A.0003.160804T1800Z-160805T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SARGENTS 543 PM MDT WED AUG 3 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF CENTRAL COLORADO... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT. * FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING * MONSOON MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN COLORADO ON THURSDAY BRINGING THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN TO THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAIN REGION. * AREAS IN AROUND BURN SCARS WILL BE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING. 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. && $$ COZ065>068-040745- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.A.0003.160804T1800Z-160805T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE... CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 543 PM MDT WED AUG 3 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL COLORADO AND SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL COLORADO...SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT. IN SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO...EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT... LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT AND UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT. * FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING * MONSOON MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN COLORADO ON THURSDAY BRINGING THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN TO THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAIN REGION. * AREAS IN AROUND BURN SCARS WILL BE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
354 WGUS65 KPUB 040926 FFAPUB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 326 AM MDT THU AUG 4 2016 ...MONSOON MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY...BRINGING THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN TO THE MOUNTAINS... .ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL MOVE NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHEAST COLORADO TODAY. THIS WILL BRING THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN TO THE MOUNTAIN AREAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AREA BURN SCARS WILL BE AT PARTICULAR RISK FOR FLOODING. COZ058>063-072>080-041730- /O.EXA.KPUB.FF.A.0003.160804T1800Z-160805T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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 9000FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIMAX...LEADVILLE...BONANZA...ALPINE... GRANITE...ST ELMO...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA...LA VETA PASS... PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON... SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD... SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...RYE 326 AM MDT THU AUG 4 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF CENTRAL COLORADO AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL COLORADO...CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT... EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT...LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT...NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500FT...WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT...WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000FT...WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT AND WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT. IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT...NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT...SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT...SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT...WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT...WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT AND WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000FT. * FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING * MONSOON MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN COLORADO TODAY. * AREAS IN AROUND BURN SCARS WILL BE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING. 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. && $$ COZ064>068-041730- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.A.0003.160804T1800Z-160805T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARGENTS...NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK... CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 326 AM MDT THU AUG 4 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL COLORADO AND SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL COLORADO...SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT AND SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT. IN SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO...EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT... LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT AND UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT. * FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING * MONSOON MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN COLORADO TODAY. * AREAS IN AROUND BURN SCARS WILL BE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ SR
002 WGUS65 KPUB 041927 FFAPUB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 127 PM MDT THU AUG 4 2016 ...MONSOON MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY...BRINGING THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN TO THE MOUNTAINS... .ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL MOVE NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHEAST COLORADO TODAY. THIS WILL BRING THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN TO THE MOUNTAIN AREAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AREA BURN SCARS WILL BE AT PARTICULAR RISK FOR FLOODING. COZ058>068-072>080-050330- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-160805T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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 9000FT- 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- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIMAX...LEADVILLE...BONANZA...ALPINE... GRANITE...ST ELMO...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA...SARGENTS... NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS... WOLF CREEK PASS...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK... CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE... COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK... SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...RYE 127 PM MDT THU AUG 4 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL COLORADO...SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL COLORADO...CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT... EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT...LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT...NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500FT...SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT...SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT...WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT...WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000FT...WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT AND WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT. IN SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO...EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT...LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT AND UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT. IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT...NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT...SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT...SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT...WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT...WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT AND WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000FT. * UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT * MONSOON MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN COLORADO TODAY. * AREAS IN AROUND BURN SCARS WILL BE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING. 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. && $$
414 WGUS65 KPUB 042109 FFAPUB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 309 PM MDT THU AUG 4 2016 ...MONSOON MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA...KEEPING THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN TO THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY... .THE COMBINATION OF MONSOON MOISTURE AND EMBEDDED DISTURBANCES MOVING ACROSS THE AREA WILL SEND WAVES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY FOR BURN SCARS. COZ058>068-072>080-050515- /O.NEW.KPUB.FF.A.0004.160805T1800Z-160806T0600Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-160805T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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 9000FT- 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- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIMAX...LEADVILLE...BONANZA...ALPINE... GRANITE...ST ELMO...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA...SARGENTS... NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS... WOLF CREEK PASS...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK... CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE... COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK... SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...RYE 309 PM MDT THU AUG 4 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL COLORADO...SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL COLORADO...CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT... EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT...LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT...NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500FT...SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT...SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT...WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT...WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000FT...WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT AND WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT. IN SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO...EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT...LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT AND UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT. IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT...NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT...SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT...SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT...WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT...WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT AND WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000FT. * UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...AND AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * MONSOON MOISTURE WILL KEEP ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS GOING FOR THE MOUNTAIN AREAS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * AREAS IN AROUND BURN SCARS WILL BE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR MUD AND ASH FLOWS. ROCK SLIDES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH HEAVY RAINFALL IN AREAS WITH STEEP TERRAIN. 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. && $$ COZ081-082-084-085-087-088-050515- /O.NEW.KPUB.FF.A.0004.160805T1800Z-160806T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK... BLACK FOREST...COLORADO SPRINGS...PETERSON AFB...WALSENBURG... TRINIDAD 309 PM MDT THU AUG 4 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL COLORADO...EAST CENTRAL COLORADO AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL COLORADO...PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT AND TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT. IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT. IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT AND WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT. * FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING * MONSOON MOISTURE WILL SPREAD ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE AREA WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * AREAS IN AROUND BURN SCARS WILL BE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR MUD AND ASH FLOWS. ROCK SLIDES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH HEAVY RAINFALL IN AREAS WITH STEEP TERRAIN AND URBAN AREAS AND LOCATIONS WITH POOR DRAINAGE COULD ALSO EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING. 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. && $$
606 WGUS65 KPUB 050246 FFAPUB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 846 PM MDT THU AUG 4 2016 ...MONSOON MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING THROUGH FRIDAY... .A COMBINATION OF MONSOON MOISTURE AND EMBEDDED DISTURBANCES MOVING ACROSS THE AREA WILL SEND WAVES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING...PARTICULARLY OVER BURN SCARS AND URBAN AREAS. COZ058>068-072>080-051100- /O.CAN.KPUB.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-160805T0600Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FF.A.0004.160805T1800Z-160806T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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 9000FT- 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- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIMAX...LEADVILLE...BONANZA...ALPINE... GRANITE...ST ELMO...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA...SARGENTS... NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS... WOLF CREEK PASS...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK... CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE... COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK... SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...RYE 846 PM MDT THU AUG 4 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL COLORADO...SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL COLORADO...CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT... EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT...LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT...NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500FT...SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT...SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT...WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT...WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000FT...WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT AND WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT. IN SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO...EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT...LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT AND UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT. IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT...NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT...SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT...SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT...WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT...WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT AND WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000FT. * FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING * MONSOON MOISTURE WILL KEEP ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN AREAS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * AREAS IN AROUND BURN SCARS WILL BE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR MUD AND ASH FLOWS. ROCK SLIDES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN. 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. && $$ COZ081-082-084-085-087-088-051100- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.A.0004.160805T1800Z-160806T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK... BLACK FOREST...COLORADO SPRINGS...PETERSON AFB...WALSENBURG... TRINIDAD 846 PM MDT THU AUG 4 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL COLORADO...EAST CENTRAL COLORADO AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL COLORADO...PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT AND TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT. IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT. IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT AND WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT. * FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING * MONSOON MOISTURE WILL SPREAD ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * AREAS IN AROUND BURN SCARS WILL BE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR MUD AND ASH FLOWS. ROCK SLIDES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN. URBAN AREAS AND LOCATIONS WITH POOR DRAINAGE WILL ALSO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING. 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 flash 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 flash flood watch went out at Aug 2, 11:46 PM MDT, 4 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 11:46 PM MDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1146 PM MDT TUE AUG 2 2016 .UPDATE... Issued at 1140 PM MDT Tue Aug 2 2016 Updated precipitation chances for the rest of tonight based on the latest radar and model trends. While most activity will consist of isolated areas of light rainfall, a stronger cell has formed over northeastern El Paso County and will likely percolate through 2 am. Lightning, locally heavy rainfall and pea size hail are possible with this storm. Mozley && .SHORT TERM...(This afternoon through Wednesday) Issued at 314 PM MDT Tue Aug 2 2016 ...Monsoon Continues... Steering flow under large upper high over Colorado is very light and meandering right now. For the time being, upper high center has meandered over central Colorado, resulting in easterly steering winds aloft over most of southern Colorado at the present time. This is causing an unusual movement of storms this afternoon, tracking westward rather than the usual eastward movement. Like yesterday, shear values remain pretty low across the region. CAPES remain pretty low as well, ranging from just a few hundred j/kg over and near the mountains to perhaps 750 or 1,000 j/kg near the Kansas border. The lack of shear and low values of CAPE should generally keep the severe weather threat down again today. However, can't rule out the possibility of a storm pulsing up briefly and producing inch diameter hail or a damaging wind gust to around 60 mph. Also have to watch for the possibility of local flash flooding and small hail this evening. Surface dewpoints are in the middle 50s to lower 60s across much of the Arkansas River Valley from the Canon City area eastward and also across the most of the plains. With the slow, upslope movement of the storms today, there could be some local flash flood concerns if a storm lingers over an area for too long. This would particularly be a problem over urban areas and burns scars if storms develop or move into locations. Pattern changes little for tomorrow although it may start to moisten a little over the mountains as a new round of subtropical moisture begins to enter the picture. This could result in stronger and more widespread convection over the mountains than we are seeing today. Otherwise, shear will remain low and CAPES almost as low, resulting in generally non-severe storms. Primary storm threats Wednesday should continue to be lightning, wind gusts to around 50 mph, locally heavy rain and possibly some local small hail. .LONG TERM...(Wednesday night through Tuesday) Issued at 314 PM MDT Tue Aug 2 2016 Not many adjustments required from earlier meteorological reasoning with active pattern at times expected during the longer term with main issues being temperatures...stronger storm potential and pops/qpf(including heavy rainfall/localized flash flooding potential). Recent longer range PV analysis...computer simulations and forecast model soundings continue to suggest that upper ridge should continued to be anchored over Texas into Thursday night before becoming centered over Alabama by early next week. In addition...upper disturbances interacting with deeper atmospheric moisture/increasingly favorable precipitable water values and northerly to northeasterly-easterly surface surges at times will allow for increasing chances of locally heavy rainfall/localized flash flooding potential at times from later this week into at least this weekend. At this juncture...it still appears that the highest potential for more widespread heavy precipitation and localized flash flooding issues should be noted from later Thursday into the weekend over the forecast district. As always...WFO Pueblo will monitor closely and issue hydro products as needed. Finally...near to above seasonal early August minimum temperatures are expected to continue over the majority of the forecast district into early next week, while near to below seasonal maximum temperatures are anticipated from Thursday into Sunday, with above seasonal maximum temperatures returning by early next week. && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Wednesday night) Issued at 1114 PM MDT Tue Aug 2 2016 Isolated showers and thunderstorms will continue across southern and eastern portions of the area into the early morning hours...but TAF sites should remain VFR with light winds. Another round of thunderstorms will develop over the mountains around noon and spread eastward into the adjacent lower elevations during the afternoon. Will carry VCTS in the TAF sites after 21z. Gusty erratic winds and brief heavy rain will be the primary storm threats. -KT && .PUB Watches/Warnings/Advisories... NONE. && UPDATE...MOZLEY AVIATION...KT
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 2, 11:48 PM MDT, 4 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1148 PM MDT TUE AUG 2 2016 COZ058>089-093>099-040600- 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 9000FT- 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 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S 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 VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET- 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- 1148 PM MDT TUE AUG 2 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. GENERALLY, LIGHT RAINFALL AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE. A STRONGER STORM OVER NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY WILL BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF PEA SIZE HAIL TO THAT AREA THROUGH 2 AM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY FOR WEDNESDAY...MAINLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE REGION. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. FOR THURSDAY...FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...THERE WILL BE A BETTER CHANCE OF HEAVY RAIN AS MONSOON MOISTURE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. IN ADDITION TO A FLASH FLOOD THREAT...THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE LIGHTNING...WINDS TO 50 OR 60 MPH...AND SMALL HAIL. PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN AND NEAR BURN SCARS SHOULD PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER LATE THIS WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY...DRIER AIR WILL ONCE AGAIN MOVE INTO THE REGION AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BECOME MORE ISOLATED. LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL STILL BE CONCERNS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER NORTHEAST EL PASO COUNTY THROUGH 2 AM. 88/88
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 6:02 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Chaffee | 23 min |
| Aug 3, 3:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 33 min |
| Aug 3, 3:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 49 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.