Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2017

Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 2, 2017Kiowa County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 2, 2017, 6:18 PM MDT for Kiowa County, Colorado. It was in force for 4 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
Jun 2, 2017, 6:18 PM MDT (00:18 UTC)
Expired
Jun 2, 2017, 10:15 PM MDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Kiowa County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:21 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, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 146 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 2017-06-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 46 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 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 2017-06-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -10 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
46 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-111 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1690 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-25 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

303 
WGUS55 KPUB 030018
FFWPUB
COC061-030215-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0009.170603T0018Z-170603T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
618 PM MDT FRI JUN 2 2017

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  North central Kiowa County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 815 PM MDT

* At 617 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.

* Flash flooding will remain over mainly rural areas of north central
  Kiowa County.

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, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.

&&

LAT...LON 3852 10301 3852 10317 3861 10317 3862 10310
      3861 10301

$$

mw
5 follow-up statements
715 
WGUS75 KPUB 030111
FFSPUB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
711 PM MDT FRI JUN 2 2017

COC061-030215-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170603T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Kiowa CO-
711 PM MDT FRI JUN 2 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM MDT FOR
NORTH CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTY...

At 705 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain continuing to move across the warned area. Pueblo doppler radar 
indicates 1 to over 3 inches of rain has fallen in north central 
Kiowa County over the past hour, with the greatest amounts closer to 
the southeast Lincoln County and southwestern Cheyenne County lines. 
Flash flooding is occuring or is expected to begin shortly.

Flash flooding will remain over mainly rural areas of north central
Kiowa County.

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, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.

&&

LAT...LON 3852 10301 3852 10317 3861 10317 3862 10310
      3861 10301

$$

mw
690 
WGUS55 KPUB 030146
FFWPUB
COC061-030415-
/O.EXT.KPUB.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170603T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
746 PM MDT FRI JUN 2 2017

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  North central Kiowa County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 1015 PM MDT

* At 745 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated more thunderstorms 
  producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is 
  already occurring. 

* Flash flooding will remain over mainly rural areas of north central
  Kiowa County.

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, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.

&&

LAT...LON 3852 10301 3852 10317 3861 10317 3862 10310
      3861 10301

$$

mw
791 
WGUS75 KPUB 030248
FFSPUB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
848 PM MDT FRI JUN 2 2017

COC061-030415-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170603T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Kiowa CO-
848 PM MDT FRI JUN 2 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM MDT FOR
NORTH CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTY...

At 839 PM MDT, Pueblo doppler radar indicated thunderstorms 
producing heavy rain has moved north and east of the area, with only 
light rain falling across north central Kiowa County at this time. 
Doppler radar indicates up to an addtional inch of rain across the 
warned area over the past hour. This brings storm total rainfall 
amounts of 2 to over 4 inches across the warned area, with the 
greatest amounts indicated between County Roads A and 19, and the 
southeast Lincoln County and southwestern Cheyenne County lines. 

Flash flooding will remain over mainly rural areas of north central
Kiowa County.

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, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.

&&

LAT...LON 3852 10301 3852 10317 3861 10317 3862 10310
      3861 10301

$$

mw
151 
WGUS75 KPUB 030340
FFSPUB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
940 PM MDT FRI JUN 2 2017

COC061-030415-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170603T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Kiowa CO-
940 PM MDT FRI JUN 2 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM MDT FOR
NORTH CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTY...

At 938 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing light 
to moderate rain across the warned area. Radar estimates that 
between from 2, to over 4 inches of rain has already fallen. Flash 
flooding is expected.

Flash flooding will remain over mainly rural areas of north central
Kiowa County, north of Haswell.

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, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.

&&

LAT...LON 3852 10301 3852 10317 3861 10317 3862 10310
      3861 10301

$$

28
640 
WGUS75 KPUB 030411
FFSPUB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1011 PM MDT FRI JUN 2 2017

COC061-030417-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170603T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Kiowa CO-
1011 PM MDT FRI JUN 2 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 1015 PM MDT...

The heavy rain has ended, but light to moderate rain will continue 
through about midnight. A Flood Advisory is in effect for the area, 
as minor flooding of roadways and ditches is expected to continue 
through midnight, with small streams running high and fast. Please 
continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3852 10301 3852 10317 3861 10317 3862 10310
      3861 10301

$$

28

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 2, 6:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont49 min
Jun 2, 6:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent49 min
Jun 2, 7:33 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBKiowa3 hr
Jun 2, 7:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa50 min
Jun 2, 9:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa41 min
Jun 2, 9:35 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBKiowa3 hr
Jun 2, 10:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa94 min
Jun 2, 10:48 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBKiowa, Prowers3 hr
Jun 2, 11:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa87 min
Jun 3, 1:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley45 min
Jun 3, 2:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero37 min
Jun 3, 2:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent34 min
Jun 3, 2:48 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBOtero2 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Colorado, 2017Every flash flood warning in 2017

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.