Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2017
Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 22, 2017, 6:38 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 2 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
- Jul 22, 2017, 6:38 PM MDT (00:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 22, 2017, 8:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:40 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 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 183 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
- 192 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2771 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
267 WGUS55 KPUB 230038 FFWPUB COC041-230245- /O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0029.170723T0038Z-170723T0245Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Pueblo CO 638 PM MDT SAT JUL 22 2017 The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern El Paso County in east central Colorado... * Until 845 PM MDT * At 637 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Southwest Colorado Springs, Fort Carson, Stratmoor, Security and Security-Widefield. This includes the following streams and drainages...Little Turkey Creek...Rock Creek...Sand Creek...Jimmy Camp Creek...Spring Creek and Little Fountain Creek. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots. && LAT...LON 3882 10478 3875 10466 3863 10479 3869 10492 $$ BL/KT
3 follow-up statements
864 WGUS75 KPUB 230050 FFSPUB Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 650 PM MDT SAT JUL 22 2017 COC041-230245- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-170723T0245Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ El Paso CO- 650 PM MDT SAT JUL 22 2017 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM MDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTY... At 649 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Southwest Colorado Springs, Fort Carson, Stratmoor, Security and Security-Widefield. This includes the following streams and drainages...Little Turkey Creek...Rock Creek...Sand Creek and Little Fountain Creek. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots. && LAT...LON 3882 10478 3875 10466 3863 10479 3869 10492 $$ BL/KT
306 WGUS75 KPUB 230127 FFSPUB Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 727 PM MDT SAT JUL 22 2017 COC041-230245- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-170723T0245Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ El Paso CO- 727 PM MDT SAT JUL 22 2017 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM MDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTY... At 722 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorm activity was decreasing across the warned area. With over two inches of rain having already fallen, flash flooding continues to be likely. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Southwest Colorado Springs, Fort Carson, Stratmoor, Security and Security-Widefield. This includes the following streams and drainages...Little Turkey Creek...Rock Creek...Sand Creek and Little Fountain Creek. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots. && LAT...LON 3882 10478 3875 10466 3863 10479 3869 10492 $$ BL/EP
617 WGUS75 KPUB 230206 FFSPUB Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 806 PM MDT SAT JUL 22 2017 COC041-230216- /O.CAN.KPUB.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-170723T0245Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ El Paso CO- 806 PM MDT SAT JUL 22 2017 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTY IS CANCELLED... The heavy rain has ended. Flood waters have receded. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures. LAT...LON 3882 10478 3875 10466 3863 10479 3869 10492 $$ BL/EP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 6:05 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 115 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.