Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2017
Flash Flood Warning 27, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 18, 2017, 5:01 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 119 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 18, 2017, 5:01 PM MDT (23:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 2017, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 119 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:02 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 5:15 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 0.79 | 1 Nw Peterson Afb, CO | |
| Jul 18, 5:20 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.94 | 1 Ne Security, CO | FELL IN ABOUT 30 MINUTES. |
| Jul 18, 5:47 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.37 | 2 N Security, CO | |
| Jul 18, 6:11 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 0.4 | 2 S Peterson Afb, CO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2651 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
- 8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
106 WGUS55 KPUB 182301 FFWPUB COC041-190100- /O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0027.170718T2301Z-170719T0100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Pueblo CO 501 PM MDT TUE JUL 18 2017 The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central El Paso County in east central Colorado... * Until 700 PM MDT * At 459 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned area. Up to one and a half inches of rain has already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Southeastern Colorado Springs, Fountain, Stratmoor, Fort Carson, Security, Peterson AFB, Security-Widefield and Cimarron Hills. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 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. 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 3884 10464 3873 10463 3874 10480 3885 10476 $$ tlm
4 follow-up statements
560 WGUS75 KPUB 182318 FFSPUB Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 518 PM MDT TUE JUL 18 2017 COC041-190100- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0027.000000T0000Z-170719T0100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ El Paso CO- 518 PM MDT TUE JUL 18 2017 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY... At 516 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated moderate to heavy rain across the warned area. Around two inches of rain have already fallen. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Southeastern Colorado Springs, Fountain, Stratmoor, Fort Carson, Security, Peterson AFB, Security-Widefield and Cimarron Hills. Additional rainfall amounts of one half inch are possible in the warned area. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately. Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate precautions to protect life and property. && LAT...LON 3884 10464 3873 10463 3874 10480 3885 10476 $$ tlm
366 WGUS75 KPUB 182336 FFSPUB Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 536 PM MDT TUE JUL 18 2017 COC041-190100- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0027.000000T0000Z-170719T0100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ El Paso CO- 536 PM MDT TUE JUL 18 2017 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY... At 535 PM MDT, trained weather spotters reported flash flooding in the Security area. Up to three inches of rain have already fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring on Security streets. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Southeastern Colorado Springs, and Security-Widefield. Additional rainfall amounts of 1/4 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. && LAT...LON 3884 10464 3873 10463 3874 10480 3885 10476 $$ TLM
672 WGUS75 KPUB 190001 FFSPUB Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 601 PM MDT TUE JUL 18 2017 COC041-190100- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0027.000000T0000Z-170719T0100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ El Paso CO- 601 PM MDT TUE JUL 18 2017 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY... At 559 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated only light rain across the warned area. Deep water was still likely in poor drainage areas. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 3884 10464 3873 10463 3874 10480 3885 10476 $$ tlm
771 WGUS75 KPUB 190031 FFSPUB Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 631 PM MDT TUE JUL 18 2017 COC041-190040- /O.CAN.KPUB.FF.W.0027.000000T0000Z-170719T0100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ El Paso CO- 631 PM MDT TUE JUL 18 2017 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IS CANCELLED... Flood waters have receded. LAT...LON 3884 10464 3873 10463 3874 10480 3885 10476 $$ tlm
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 6:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 31 min |
| Jul 17, 6:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 45 min |
| Jul 17, 6:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 25 min |
| Jul 17, 6:54 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 111 min |
| Jul 17, 7:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 34 min |
| Jul 18, 2:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 41 min |
| Jul 18, 4:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 45 min |
| Jul 18, 4:46 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Fremont | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 4:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Saguache | 23 min |
| Jul 18, 4:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 52 min |
| Jul 18, 5:30 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 2 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.