Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2017
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at May 9, 2017, 6:38 PM MDT for 4 counties in 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
- May 9, 2017, 6:38 PM MDT (00:38 UTC)
- Expired
- May 9, 2017, 9:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 265 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
- 970 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1104 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -30 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
103 WGUS55 KPUB 100038 FFWPUB COC055-071-089-101-100330- /O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0002.170510T0038Z-170510T0330Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Pueblo CO 638 PM MDT TUE MAY 9 2017 The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Otero County in southeastern Colorado... Eastern Huerfano County in southeastern Colorado... Central Las Animas County in southeastern Colorado... Southeastern Pueblo County in southeastern Colorado... * Until 930 PM MDT * At 635 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Approximately one inch of rain has fallen since 535 PM MDT. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Walsenburg, La Veta, Aguilar, Delhi, Model, Hoehne, Thatcher and Tyrone. Additional rainfall amounts of around one 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. Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you can do so safely. A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately. Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate precautions to protect life and property. && LAT...LON 3771 10364 3716 10414 3747 10505 3803 10465 $$
2 follow-up statements
736 WGUS75 KPUB 100156 FFSPUB Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 756 PM MDT TUE MAY 9 2017 COC055-071-089-101-100330- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170510T0330Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Otero CO-Huerfano CO-Las Animas CO-Pueblo CO- 756 PM MDT TUE MAY 9 2017 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM MDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN OTERO...EASTERN HUERFANO...CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS AND SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTIES... At 754 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing moderate to heavy rain at times continuing across the warned area. Some locations that have the potential of experiencing flooding include... Walsenburg, La Veta, Aguilar, Delhi, Model, Hoehne, Thatcher and Tyrone. Additional rainfall amounts of around one half inch are possible in the warned area. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you can do so safely. A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately. Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate precautions to protect life and property. && LAT...LON 3771 10364 3716 10414 3747 10505 3803 10465 $$
754 WGUS75 KPUB 100330 FFSPUB Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 930 PM MDT TUE MAY 9 2017 COC055-071-089-101-100339- /O.EXP.KPUB.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170510T0330Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Otero CO-Huerfano CO-Las Animas CO-Pueblo CO- 930 PM MDT TUE MAY 9 2017 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN OTERO...EASTERN HUERFANO...CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS AND SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 930 PM MDT... The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures. LAT...LON 3771 10364 3716 10414 3747 10505 3803 10465 $$ 28
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 6:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 24 min |
| May 9, 6:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 19 min |
| May 9, 7:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 30 min |
| May 9, 9:29 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 10 hr |
| May 10, 4:30 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 4 more | 32 hr |
| May 10, 4:38 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | Costilla, Huerfano, Las Animas | 18 hr |
| May 10, 1:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 26 min |
| May 10, 1:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 46 min |
| May 10, 1:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 50 min |
| May 10, 1:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Conejos | 41 min |
| May 10, 1:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Rio Grande | 47 min |
| May 10, 2:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 37 min |
| May 10, 2:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 27 min |
| May 10, 2:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 40 min |
| May 10, 2:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 51 min |
| May 10, 2:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 50 min |
| May 10, 2:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Custer | 41 min |
| May 10, 3:01 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Custer, Fremont, Saguache | 3 hr |
| May 10, 3:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Costilla, Huerfano | 31 min |
| May 10, 3:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, Pueblo | 60 min |
| May 10, 3:19 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Custer, Pueblo | 8 hr |
| May 10, 3:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas, Otero | 41 min |
| May 10, 3:28 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont, Saguache | 3 hr |
| May 10, 3:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 45 min |
| May 10, 3:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 24 min |
| May 10, 3:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Otero | 34 min |
| May 10, 3:59 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont, Pueblo | 9 hr |
| May 10, 4:05 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Bent, Las Animas, Otero | 3 hr |
| May 10, 4:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont, Pueblo | 48 min |
| May 10, 4:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Kiowa, Otero | 31 min |
| May 10, 4:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 29 min |
| May 10, 4:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 50 min |
| May 10, 4:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Kiowa, Otero | 48 min |
| May 10, 4:48 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero | 3 hr |
| May 10, 5:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 31 min |
| May 10, 5:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 32 min |
| May 10, 5:52 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Crowley, Otero, Pueblo | 3 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.