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Flash Flood Warning 39, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 29, 2017Fremont County, Pueblo County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 29, 2017, 6:33 PM MDT for Fremont County, Pueblo 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 29, 2017, 6:33 PM MDT (00:33 UTC)
Expired
Jul 29, 2017, 9:30 PM MDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Fremont County, CO, Pueblo County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:35 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 220 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2017-07-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2017-07-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -13 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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The text

As transmitted.

080 
WGUS55 KPUB 300033
FFWPUB
COC043-101-300330-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0039.170730T0033Z-170730T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
633 PM MDT SAT JUL 29 2017

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Fremont County in central Colorado...
  Western Pueblo County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 930 PM MDT

* At 633 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to
  begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Florence, Penrose and Canon City. 

LAT...LON 3861 10495 3825 10494 3827 10520 3861 10516

$$

Hodanish
3 follow-up statements
549 
WGUS75 KPUB 300052
FFSPUB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
652 PM MDT SAT JUL 29 2017

COC043-101-300330-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-170730T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Fremont CO-Pueblo CO-
652 PM MDT SAT JUL 29 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN FREMONT AND WESTERN PUEBLO COUNTIES...

At 650 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area.  Radar has estimated 1.5 to 2.5 inches 
of rain has fallen across eastern Fremont county. Heavy rain is 
still continuing in the area. 

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Florence, Penrose and Canon City. 

LAT...LON 3861 10495 3825 10494 3827 10520 3861 10516

$$

Hodanish
202 
WGUS75 KPUB 300204
FFSPUB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
804 PM MDT SAT JUL 29 2017

COC043-101-300330-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-170730T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Fremont CO-Pueblo CO-
804 PM MDT SAT JUL 29 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN FREMONT AND WESTERN PUEBLO COUNTIES...

At 800 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated that heavy rain has ended 
across eastern Fremont county. However, roadways in and around 
eastern Fremont county may still be flooded in places. Please do not 
drive where water covers the road. 

LAT...LON 3861 10495 3825 10494 3827 10520 3861 10516

$$

Hodanish
764 
WGUS75 KPUB 300254
FFSPUB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
854 PM MDT SAT JUL 29 2017

COC043-101-300303-
/O.CAN.KPUB.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-170730T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Fremont CO-Pueblo CO-
854 PM MDT SAT JUL 29 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FREMONT AND WESTERN
PUEBLO COUNTIES 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 3861 10495 3825 10494 3827 10520 3861 10516

$$

Hodanish

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 29, 6:16 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBPueblo119 min
Jul 29, 6:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent23 min
Jul 29, 6:39 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBCuster, Pueblo3 hr
Jul 29, 7:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca49 min
Jul 29, 7:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent35 min
Jul 29, 7:35 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBEl Paso, Pueblo3 hr
Jul 29, 7:55 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBCuster, Fremont3 hr
Jul 29, 8:12 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBBaca2 hr
Jul 29, 10:11 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBBent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero3 hr
Jul 29, 10:50 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBLas Animas115 min
Jul 30, 3:01 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchPUBAlamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Costilla, Crowley and 12 more24 hr
Jul 30, 2:56 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBHuerfano, Las Animas2 hr
Jul 30, 3:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley48 min
Jul 30, 3:34 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBPueblo116 min
Jul 30, 3:55 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBPueblo2 hr
Jul 30, 4:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso34 min
Jul 30, 4:15 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBEl Paso, Fremont, Pueblo, Teller2 hr
Jul 30, 4:31 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBEl Paso119 min
Jul 30, 4:54 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBCuster, Fremont3 hr
Jul 30, 5:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUB25 min
Jul 30, 5:19 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBLas Animas116 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.