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Areal Flood Warning 5, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this areal flood warning at May 11, 2017, 12:54 AM MDT for Fremont County, Pueblo County, Colorado. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 11, 2017, 12:54 AM MDT (06:54 UTC)
- Expired
- May 11, 2017, 6:45 AM MDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Fremont County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 229 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
- 89 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 611 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal flood warning 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 areal flood warning went out at May 10, 11:39 PM MDT, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 10, 11:39 PM MDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1121 AM MDT Wed May 10 2017 COZ058>089-093>099-111730- 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- 1121 AM MDT Wed May 10 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east central...south central and southeast Colorado. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Moderate to locally heavy rain, with embedded thunderstorms, are expected this afternoon and evening across parts of the plains. The heaviest rain is expected along a line from the greater Spanish Peaks region to Lamar. These rains will be capable of causing flooding, especially in the Spanish Peaks region. A few severe thunderstorms are possible today, mainly in the vicinity of the Colorado and New Mexico border. These storms will develop along a developing boundary over this region. The primary threat will be hail up to the size of half dollars, but given the well defined boundary in the area, an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out. Snow will occur across the southern mountains this evening, and last through the night. Significant accumulations are likely, generally above 10000 feet. As a reminder, one of the primary hazards with any thunderstorm is lightning. If you can hear thunder, you need to move indoors immediately to lower your risk of being struck. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday The upper low pressure system will be exiting the region on Thursday. Periods of moderate rain as well as heavier snowfall for the peaks of the eastern mountains will continue through the morning, then quickly taper off through the afternoon. The main concern will be the continued flooding threat due to already saturated ground coupled with ongoing snowmelt, especially across the Spanish Peaks region as well as area burn scars. High pressure will move across the area on Friday, then park just east of the state for Saturday through Tuesday. Warmer and drier conditions are expected, but there will be enough residual moisture for isolated thunderstorms to develop over the higher terrain each afternoon. Primary concerns will be lightning, small hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will be likely this afternoon and evening. 50/50
In the hours before
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Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 6:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 45 min |
| May 10, 6:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 30 min |
| May 10, 6:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent | 27 min |
| May 10, 6:26 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont, Saguache | 109 min |
| May 10, 6:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Prowers | 33 min |
| May 10, 6:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 24 min |
| May 10, 6:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 42 min |
| May 10, 6:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 25 min |
| May 10, 7:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 27 min |
| May 10, 7:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 37 min |
| May 10, 7:16 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 3 hr |
| May 10, 7:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 25 min |
| May 10, 9:21 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero | 114 min |
| May 10, 11:06 PM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | PUB | Custer, Pueblo | 9 hr |
| May 10, 11:13 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Crowley, Otero, Pueblo | 3 hr |
| May 11, 6:23 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 25 hr |
| May 11, 8:14 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | Otero | 4 days |
| May 11, 8:14 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | Bent | 25 hr |
| May 11, 10:24 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 26 hr |
| May 11, 11:02 AM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, Pueblo | 9 hr |
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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.