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Flash Flood Warning 17, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 14, 2017El Paso County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 14, 2017, 3:33 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 117 min. 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 14, 2017, 3:33 PM MDT (21:33 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 2017, 5:30 PM MDT
In force
117 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County El Paso County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:36 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 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 165 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2017-07-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2017-07-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 44 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2064 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
3 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

325 
WGUS55 KPUB 142133
FFWPUB
COC041-142330-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0017.170714T2133Z-170714T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
333 PM MDT FRI JUL 14 2017

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central El Paso County in east central Colorado...

* Until 530 PM MDT

* At 332 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to 
  begin shortly. Radar has indicated between 1 and 2 inches of rain 
  has fallen in the last 45 minutes.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Eastern Colorado Springs, Peterson AFB and Cimarron Hills. 

LAT...LON 3891 10457 3880 10455 3880 10475 3889 10475

$$

Hodanish
3 follow-up statements
810 
WGUS75 KPUB 142156
FFSPUB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
356 PM MDT FRI JUL 14 2017

COC041-142330-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0017.000000T0000Z-170714T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
El Paso CO-
356 PM MDT FRI JUL 14 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM MDT FOR
CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY...

At 354 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area.  Flash flooding is expected to begin 
shortly. Radar estimated 2 to 3 inches of rain has fallen in areas 
north and northeast of the Colorado Springs airport. 

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Eastern Colorado Springs, Peterson AFB and Cimarron Hills. 

LAT...LON 3891 10457 3880 10455 3880 10475 3889 10475

$$

Hodanish
388 
WGUS75 KPUB 142231
FFSPUB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
431 PM MDT FRI JUL 14 2017

COC041-142330-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0017.000000T0000Z-170714T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
El Paso CO-
431 PM MDT FRI JUL 14 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM MDT FOR
CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY...

At 428 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated the heaviest rain has 
decreased in the warning area. However, high water and flash 
flooding may still be occurring in and around the Colorado Spring 
airport region. 

If you encounter flooded roadways, turn around.

LAT...LON 3891 10457 3880 10455 3880 10475 3889 10475

$$

Hodanish
574 
WGUS75 KPUB 142249
FFSPUB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
449 PM MDT FRI JUL 14 2017

COC041-142259-
/O.CAN.KPUB.FF.W.0017.000000T0000Z-170714T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
El Paso CO-
449 PM MDT FRI JUL 14 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3891 10457 3880 10455 3880 10475 3889 10475

$$

Hodanish

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 13, 6:51 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBBaca, Bent, Kiowa, Prowers3 hr
Jul 13, 7:00 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBBent, Crowley, Otero3 hr
Jul 14, 2:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero35 min
Jul 14, 2:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas21 min
Jul 14, 3:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso26 min
Jul 14, 3:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCuster22 min
Jul 14, 3:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCuster34 min
Jul 14, 4:14 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBChaffee, Fremont2 hr
Jul 14, 4:24 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBFremont111 min
Jul 14, 4:58 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBFremont2 hr
Jul 14, 5:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso24 min
Jul 14, 5:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso39 min
Jul 14, 5:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBAlamosa, Costilla, Custer, Huerfano, Saguache30 min
Jul 14, 5:58 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBEl Paso, Fremont, Pueblo3 hr

Nearby

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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.