Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2017
Flash Flood Warning 38, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 29, 2017, 6:16 PM MDT for Pueblo County, Colorado. It was in force for 119 min. 1 report 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 29, 2017, 6:16 PM MDT (00:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 29, 2017, 8:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 119 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:14 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 29, 6:28 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nnw Blende, CO | 7-8 OF WATER COVERING THE ROAD. |
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 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 217 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
- 2202 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
345 WGUS55 KPUB 300016 FFWPUB COC101-300215- /O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0038.170730T0016Z-170730T0215Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Pueblo CO 616 PM MDT SAT JUL 29 2017 The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Pueblo County in southeastern Colorado... * Until 815 PM MDT * At 615 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the pueblo region. The heaviest rain was falling on the south side of the city. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Pueblo, Blende and Salt Creek. LAT...LON 3827 10450 3813 10451 3816 10468 3828 10470 $$ Hodanish
4 follow-up statements
762 WGUS75 KPUB 300027 FFSPUB Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 627 PM MDT SAT JUL 29 2017 COC101-300215- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0038.000000T0000Z-170730T0215Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Pueblo CO- 627 PM MDT SAT JUL 29 2017 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY... At 624 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the Pueblo area. Radar is estimating 2 to 3 inches of rain has fallen on the south side of Pueblo between 520 pm and 620 pm. Ham radio operators have measured 2 inches of rain since 520 pm. LAT...LON 3827 10450 3813 10451 3816 10468 3828 10470 $$ Hodanish
537 WGUS75 KPUB 300045 FFSPUB Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 645 PM MDT SAT JUL 29 2017 COC101-300215- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0038.000000T0000Z-170730T0215Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Pueblo CO- 645 PM MDT SAT JUL 29 2017 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY... At 642 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain on the south side of Pueblo. Radar has estimated between 3 and 4 inches of rain has fallen on the south side of Pueblo. Ham radio operators reported 7 to 8 inches of water was on the road at South Portland and Fir street. LAT...LON 3827 10450 3813 10451 3816 10468 3828 10470 $$ Hodanish
248 WGUS75 KPUB 300108 FFSPUB Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 708 PM MDT SAT JUL 29 2017 COC101-300215- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0038.000000T0000Z-170730T0215Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Pueblo CO- 708 PM MDT SAT JUL 29 2017 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY... At 705 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated the heavy rain over Pueblo has ended. However, flooding is likely still ongoing across the south side of Pueblo. Please do not drive where water covers the roadway. LAT...LON 3827 10450 3813 10451 3816 10468 3828 10470 $$ Hodanish
871 WGUS75 KPUB 300136 FFSPUB Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 736 PM MDT SAT JUL 29 2017 COC101-300145- /O.CAN.KPUB.FF.W.0038.000000T0000Z-170730T0215Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Pueblo CO- 736 PM MDT SAT JUL 29 2017 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL PUEBLO 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 3827 10450 3813 10451 3816 10468 3828 10470 $$ Hodanish
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 6:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent | 23 min |
| Jul 29, 6:33 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Fremont, Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Jul 29, 6:39 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Custer, Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Jul 29, 7:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 49 min |
| Jul 29, 7:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent | 35 min |
| Jul 29, 7:35 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Jul 29, 7:55 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont | 3 hr |
| Jul 29, 8:12 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Baca | 2 hr |
| Jul 29, 10:11 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero | 3 hr |
| Jul 29, 10:50 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 115 min |
| Jul 30, 3:01 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Costilla, Crowley and 12 more | 24 hr |
| Jul 30, 2:56 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 2 hr |
| Jul 30, 3:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 48 min |
| Jul 30, 3:34 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Pueblo | 116 min |
| Jul 30, 3:55 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Pueblo | 2 hr |
| Jul 30, 4:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 34 min |
| Jul 30, 4:15 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo, Teller | 2 hr |
| Jul 30, 4:31 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 119 min |
| Jul 30, 4:54 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Custer, Fremont | 3 hr |
| Jul 30, 5:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 25 min | |
| Jul 30, 5:19 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Las Animas | 116 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.