Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2018
Flash Flood Warning 19, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 23, 2018, 10:02 PM MDT for Fremont County, Pueblo County, Colorado. It was in force for 104 min. 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 23, 2018, 10:02 PM MDT (04:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 2018, 11:46 PM MDT
- In force
- 104 min
- 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), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:03 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, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 226 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
- 223 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -61 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 720 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted.
862 WGUS55 KPUB 240402 FFWPUB COC043-101-240700- /O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0019.180724T0402Z-180724T0700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1002 PM MDT MON JUL 23 2018 The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Eastern Fremont County in central Colorado... West central Pueblo County in southeastern Colorado... * Until 100 AM MDT. * At 1000 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to one inch of rain has already fallen along and north of highway 50 west of Canon City. This rain is moving into the Canon City and Florence area was hit by heavy rain earlier today. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Florence, Royal Gorge, Canon City and Penrose. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. && LAT...LON 3862 10494 3824 10497 3839 10555 3867 10546 $$ KT
2 follow-up statements
898 WGUS75 KPUB 240510 FFSPUB Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1110 PM MDT MON JUL 23 2018 COC043-101-240700- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-180724T0700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Fremont CO-Pueblo CO- 1110 PM MDT MON JUL 23 2018 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM MDT FOR EASTERN FREMONT AND WEST CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTIES... At 1108 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to one inch of rain has fallen on areas with already saturated ground from rainfall that occurred earlier this evening. Flash flooding is expected to continue. Excessive rainfall over the warned area will cause mud slides near steep terrain. The mud slide can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Florence, Royal Gorge, Canon City and Penrose. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. && LAT...LON 3862 10494 3824 10497 3839 10555 3867 10546 $$ KT
037 WGUS75 KPUB 240546 FFSPUB Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1146 PM MDT MON JUL 23 2018 COC043-101-240556- /O.CAN.KPUB.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-180724T0700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Fremont CO-Pueblo CO- 1146 PM MDT MON JUL 23 2018 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EASTERN FREMONT AND WEST CENTRAL 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 3862 10494 3824 10497 3839 10555 3867 10546 $$ KT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 6:11 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 110 min |
| Jul 23, 6:21 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont, Pueblo | 114 min |
| Jul 23, 6:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas, Otero | 46 min |
| Jul 23, 6:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, Pueblo | 45 min |
| Jul 23, 6:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Las Animas, Otero | 49 min |
| Jul 23, 7:31 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Bent, Crowley, Las Animas, Otero | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 7:38 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Bent, Crowley, Otero | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 7:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent | 23 min |
| Jul 23, 8:14 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont, Pueblo | 61 min |
| Jul 23, 8:34 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 8:53 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 9:12 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 9:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 47 min |
| Jul 23, 11:38 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Custer, Fremont, Pueblo | 2 hr |
| Jul 24, 9:44 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano and 4 more | 12 hr |
| Jul 24, 2:09 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Costilla, Huerfano | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 2:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Conejos | 35 min |
| Jul 24, 2:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Chaffee | 48 min |
| Jul 24, 2:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 43 min |
| Jul 24, 2:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Costilla | 40 min |
| Jul 24, 2:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 35 min |
| Jul 24, 2:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 46 min |
| Jul 24, 2:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Custer | 44 min |
| Jul 24, 2:54 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 3:07 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 90 min |
| Jul 24, 3:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Fremont | 23 min |
| Jul 24, 3:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 31 min |
| Jul 24, 3:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 45 min |
| Jul 24, 3:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Custer, Huerfano | 16 min |
| Jul 24, 3:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 50 min |
| Jul 24, 3:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 35 min |
| Jul 24, 3:28 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont, Saguache | 2 hr |
| Jul 24, 3:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 49 min |
| Jul 24, 3:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Custer | 44 min |
| Jul 24, 3:49 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 51 min |
| Jul 24, 4:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 26 min |
| Jul 24, 4:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, Pueblo, Saguache | 31 min |
| Jul 24, 4:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Custer, Huerfano | 44 min |
| Jul 24, 4:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 38 min |
| Jul 24, 4:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 37 min |
| Jul 24, 4:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 22 min |
| Jul 24, 5:06 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Teller | 2 hr |
| Jul 24, 5:30 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont | 105 min |
| Jul 24, 5:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 41 min |
| Jul 24, 5:56 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Costilla, Huerfano | 3 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Colorado, 2018Every flash flood warning in 2018
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.