Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Watches in 2017
Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood watch at May 10, 2017, 4:38 AM MDT for Costilla County, Huerfano County, Las Animas County, Colorado. It took effect at May 10, 2017, 3:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 10, 2017, 4:38 AM MDT (10:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 10, 2017, 3:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- May 10, 2017, 11:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Costilla County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 304 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
- 970 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1104 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -30 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
145 WGUS65 KPUB 101038 FFAPUB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Pueblo CO 438 AM MDT Wed May 10 2017 ...Heavy rain along with snow melt will bring the potential for flooding in the Spanish Peaks region... .An upper level low will move eastward across northern New Mexico today and tonight. This system will bring moderate to heavy rain across the Spanish Peaks region this afternoon and evening. The combinations of saturated ground, snowmelt and additional heavy rain will have the potential to bring flash flooding to the Spanish Peaks region. COZ074-087-088-101845- /O.NEW.KPUB.FF.A.0002.170510T2100Z-170511T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Ft- Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft- Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft- Including the cities of Cuchara, Stonewall, Weston, Walsenburg, and Trinidad 438 AM MDT Wed May 10 2017 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for a portion of southeast Colorado, including the following areas, Huerfano County, Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains, and Western Las Animas County. * From 3 PM MDT this afternoon through this evening * Deep upslope flow will bring areas of moderate to heavy rain to the Spanish Peaks region this afternoon and evening. This rain combined with snow melt will have the potential to bring flash flooding to the region. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ Hodanish
3 follow-up statements
830 WGUS65 KPUB 101821 FFAPUB Flood Watch National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1221 PM MDT Wed May 10 2017 ...Heavy rain along with snow melt will bring the potential for flooding in the Spanish Peaks region... .An upper level low will move eastward across northern New Mexico today and tonight. This system will bring moderate to heavy rain across the Spanish Peaks region this afternoon and evening. The combination of saturated ground, snowmelt and additional heavy rain will have the potential to bring flash flooding to the Spanish Peaks region. COZ074-087-088-110300- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.A.0002.170510T2100Z-170511T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Ft- Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft- Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft- Including the cities of Cuchara, Stonewall, Weston, Walsenburg, and Trinidad 1221 PM MDT Wed May 10 2017 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * A portion of southeast Colorado, including the following areas, Huerfano County, western Las Animas County, the Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains and the Spanish Peaks Region. * Until 11 PM MDT this evening * Deep upslope flow will bring areas of moderate to heavy rain to the Spanish Peaks region this afternoon and evening. This rain combined with snow melt will have the potential to cause flash flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$
565 WGUS65 KPUB 102105 FFAPUB Flood Watch National Weather Service Pueblo CO 305 PM MDT Wed May 10 2017 ...Heavy rain along with snow melt will bring the potential for flooding to the Spanish Peaks region... .An upper level low will move eastward across northern New Mexico today and tonight. This system will bring moderate to heavy rain across the Spanish Peaks region this afternoon and evening. The combination of saturated ground, snowmelt and additional heavy rain will have the potential to bring flash flooding to the Spanish Peaks region. COZ074-087-088-110500- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-170511T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Ft- Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft- Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft- Including the cities of Cuchara, Stonewall, Weston, Walsenburg, and Trinidad 305 PM MDT Wed May 10 2017 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * A portion of southeast Colorado, including the following areas, Huerfano County, Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains, and Western Las Animas County. * Until 11 PM MDT this evening * Deep upslope flow will bring areas of moderate to heavy rain to the Spanish Peaks region this afternoon and evening. This rain combined with snow melt will have the potential to cause flash flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$
102 WGUS65 KPUB 110504 FFAPUB Flood Watch National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1104 PM MDT Wed May 10 2017 ...Storm producing heavy rain moving east... .The storm system which brought heavy rain to the region is slowing moving to the east. COZ074-087-088-110615- /O.EXP.KPUB.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-170511T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Ft- Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft- Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft- Including the cities of Cuchara, Stonewall, Weston, Walsenburg, and Trinidad 1104 PM MDT Wed May 10 2017 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING... The Flash Flood Watch for a portion of southeast Colorado will expire at 11 PM MDT this evening. Expect light to moderate rainfall to continue through around 3AM. With the rainfall becoming lighter, additional areas of flash flooding are not anticipated. A flash flooding warning is still in effect for portions of the watch area, and stay updated on this warning. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 6:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 24 min |
| May 9, 6:38 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo | 3 hr |
| May 9, 6:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 19 min |
| May 9, 7:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 30 min |
| May 9, 9:29 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 10 hr |
| May 10, 4:30 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 4 more | 32 hr |
| May 10, 1:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 26 min |
| May 10, 1:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 46 min |
| May 10, 1:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 50 min |
| May 10, 1:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Conejos | 41 min |
| May 10, 1:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Rio Grande | 47 min |
| May 10, 2:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 37 min |
| May 10, 2:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 27 min |
| May 10, 2:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 40 min |
| May 10, 2:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 51 min |
| May 10, 2:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 50 min |
| May 10, 2:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Custer | 41 min |
| May 10, 3:01 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Custer, Fremont, Saguache | 3 hr |
| May 10, 3:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Costilla, Huerfano | 31 min |
| May 10, 3:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, Pueblo | 60 min |
| May 10, 3:19 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Custer, Pueblo | 8 hr |
| May 10, 3:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas, Otero | 41 min |
| May 10, 3:28 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont, Saguache | 3 hr |
| May 10, 3:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 45 min |
| May 10, 3:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 24 min |
| May 10, 3:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Otero | 34 min |
| May 10, 3:59 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont, Pueblo | 9 hr |
| May 10, 4:05 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Bent, Las Animas, Otero | 3 hr |
| May 10, 4:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont, Pueblo | 48 min |
| May 10, 4:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Kiowa, Otero | 31 min |
| May 10, 4:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 29 min |
| May 10, 4:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 50 min |
| May 10, 4:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Kiowa, Otero | 48 min |
| May 10, 4:48 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero | 3 hr |
| May 10, 5:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 31 min |
| May 10, 5:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 32 min |
| May 10, 5:52 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Crowley, Otero, Pueblo | 3 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.