Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2017
Flash Flood Warning 34, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 27, 2017, 5:55 PM MDT for Custer County, Fremont County, 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
- Jul 27, 2017, 5:55 PM MDT (23:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2017, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Custer County, CO, Fremont County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 255 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
- 140 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -180 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1691 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
075 WGUS55 KPUB 272355 FFWPUB COC027-043-280300- /O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0034.170727T2355Z-170728T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Pueblo CO 555 PM MDT THU JUL 27 2017 The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Fremont County in central Colorado... Northwestern Custer County in southeastern Colorado... * Until 900 PM MDT * At 552 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Hayden Pass burn scar. The heaviest rain is falling over the western part of the burn scar and will affect the Hayden Creek drainage. Radar indicated between 0.3 inches and 0.4 inches has fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Coaldale. LAT...LON 3834 10569 3824 10575 3831 10586 3838 10575 $$ Hodanish
5 follow-up statements
934 WGUS75 KPUB 280007 FFSPUB Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 607 PM MDT THU JUL 27 2017 COC027-043-280300- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-170728T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Fremont CO-Custer CO- 607 PM MDT THU JUL 27 2017 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN FREMONT AND NORTHWESTERN CUSTER COUNTIES... At 604 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated the heaviest rain was continuing to affect the western face and the northern face of the burn scar. The Hayden Creek drainage has received the heaviest rain so far. Radar estimated 0.4 inches of rain has fallen over a large part of the Hayden creek drainage. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Coaldale. LAT...LON 3834 10569 3824 10575 3831 10586 3838 10575 $$ Hodanish
232 WGUS75 KPUB 280038 FFSPUB Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 638 PM MDT THU JUL 27 2017 COC027-043-280300- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-170728T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Fremont CO-Custer CO- 638 PM MDT THU JUL 27 2017 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN FREMONT AND NORTHWESTERN CUSTER COUNTIES... At 634 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated light to moderate rain was falling on the Hayden Creek drainage area of the hayden Pass burn scar. Most of the Hayden Creek drainage received around 0.4 inches of rain with this event. Most of the burn scar outside of the Hayden Creek drainage received less than 0.1 inches of rain as of 634 pm. Locations that will likely receive flash flooding will be along the hayden Creek drainage. LAT...LON 3834 10569 3824 10575 3831 10586 3838 10575 $$ Hodanish
018 WGUS75 KPUB 280048 FFSPUB Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 648 PM MDT THU JUL 27 2017 COC027-043-280300- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-170728T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Fremont CO-Custer CO- 648 PM MDT THU JUL 27 2017 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN FREMONT AND NORTHWESTERN CUSTER COUNTIES... At 645 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated only light rain was falling over mainly the northwestern sections of the burn scar, and both the coverage of the rain and the intensity of the rain was decreasing. Rain is expected to end across the Hayden Burn scar shortly after 7:15 pm. High water is likely occurring across the Hayden Creek drainage due to the earlier heavy rain. LAT...LON 3834 10569 3824 10575 3831 10586 3838 10575 $$ Hodanish
064 WGUS75 KPUB 280119 FFSPUB Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 719 PM MDT THU JUL 27 2017 COC027-043-280300- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-170728T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Fremont CO-Custer CO- 719 PM MDT THU JUL 27 2017 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN FREMONT AND NORTHWESTERN CUSTER COUNTIES... At 715 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated only a few light showers were on the east end of the Hayden Pass burn scar. This activity was dropping southeast away from the burn scar. No additional heavy rain is anticipated across the burn scar this evening. Heavier rain has fallen over the northwestern sections of the burn scar, and high water will be likely along the Hayden Creek drainage through 8 pm. LAT...LON 3834 10569 3824 10575 3831 10586 3838 10575 $$ Hodanish
277 WGUS75 KPUB 280207 FFSPUB Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 807 PM MDT THU JUL 27 2017 COC027-043-280214- /O.CAN.KPUB.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-170728T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Fremont CO-Custer CO- 807 PM MDT THU JUL 27 2017 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN FREMONT AND NORTHWESTERN CUSTER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... Reports from Western Fremont Fire indicate no flash flooding occurred in the Hayden Burn scar region earlier this evening. Water ran high along Hayden creek, but remained within its banks. No additional heavy rain is anticipated this evening over the Hayden burn scar region. LAT...LON 3834 10569 3824 10575 3831 10586 3838 10575 $$ Hodanish
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 6:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 30 min |
| Jul 26, 6:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 25 min |
| Jul 26, 6:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Otero, Pueblo | 31 min |
| Jul 26, 7:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 31 min |
| Jul 26, 7:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Otero | 18 min |
| Jul 26, 7:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 41 min |
| Jul 26, 8:00 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Bent, Crowley, Otero | 2 hr |
| Jul 26, 8:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent | 26 min |
| Jul 26, 8:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Las Animas, Otero | 39 min |
| Jul 26, 9:05 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 9:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Las Animas, Otero | 35 min |
| Jul 26, 9:43 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Teller | 5 hr |
| Jul 26, 9:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 46 min |
| Jul 26, 10:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 44 min |
| Jul 26, 11:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 51 min |
| Jul 26, 11:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 49 min |
| Jul 27, 12:57 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Baca, Prowers | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 1:33 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Baca, Bent, Las Animas, Otero | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 3:29 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 4:26 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Bent, Las Animas, Otero | 64 min |
| Jul 27, 1:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Saguache | 51 min |
| Jul 27, 3:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Saguache | 37 min |
| Jul 27, 3:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Costilla | 29 min |
| Jul 27, 4:12 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Teller | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 4:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Alamosa | 36 min |
| Jul 27, 5:13 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Las Animas | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 5:26 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.