Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2018
Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 26, 2018, 12:02 AM MDT for 4 counties in 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 26, 2018, 12:02 AM MDT (06:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 26, 2018, 3:00 AM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bent County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:01 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, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 232 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
- 807 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1520 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
138
WGUS55 KPUB 260602
FFWPUB
COC011-071-089-099-260900-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0029.180726T0602Z-180726T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1202 AM MDT THU JUL 26 2018
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
East central Otero County in southeastern Colorado...
Southwestern Prowers County in southeastern Colorado...
East central Las Animas County in southeastern Colorado...
Bent County in southeastern Colorado...
* Until 300 AM MDT.
* At 1158 PM MDT, trained weather spotters reported flash flooding
across the warned area. Radar estimates of between 2 to 6 inches
of rain have fallen south of highway 50 in an area extending from
9 miles southeast of La Junta to 18 miles south of Lamar. Flash
flooding is already occurring with Clay Creek running high.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Open country south of highway 50.
Flood waters are moving down Rule Creek, Clay Creek, Caddoa Creek,
Mud Creek and their tributaries. Smaller creeks and tributaries of
Purgatoire River in southeast Bent county will also experience flash
flooding until the water routes into the Arkansas river.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 3764 10307 3751 10308 3748 10313 3758 10325
3795 10355 3804 10335 3806 10290 3808 10282
3805 10227 3765 10227
$$
KT2 follow-up statements
745
WGUS75 KPUB 260724
FFSPUB
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
124 AM MDT THU JUL 26 2018
COC011-071-089-099-260900-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-180726T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Otero CO-Prowers CO-Las Animas CO-Bent CO-
124 AM MDT THU JUL 26 2018
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM MDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL OTERO...SOUTHWESTERN PROWERS...EAST CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS
AND BENT COUNTIES...
At 120 AM MDT, trained weather spotters reported flash flooding
across the warned area. Radar estimates of 2 to 6 inches of rain
have fallen south of Highway 50 in an area extending from 9 miles
southeast of La Junta to 18 miles south of Lamar. Flash flooding is
already occurring with Clay Creek running high.
Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Open country south of Highway 50.
Flood waters are moving down Rule Creek, Clay Creek, Caddoa Creek,
Mud Creek and their tributaries. Smaller creeks and tributaries of
Purgatoire River in southeast Bent county will also experience flash
flooding until the water routes into the Arkansas river.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 3764 10307 3751 10308 3748 10313 3758 10325
3795 10355 3804 10335 3806 10290 3808 10282
3805 10227 3765 10227
$$
BL929
WGUS75 KPUB 260900
FFSPUB
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
300 AM MDT THU JUL 26 2018
COC011-071-089-099-260905-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-180726T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Otero CO-Prowers CO-Las Animas CO-Bent CO-
300 AM MDT THU JUL 26 2018
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL OTERO...SOUTHWESTERN
PROWERS...EAST CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS AND BENT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT
300 AM MDT...
The heavy rain has ended. Although elevated water levels continue
down Clay Creek toward the Arkansas River, widespread flash flooding
is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed any
remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3764 10307 3751 10308 3748 10313 3758 10325
3795 10355 3804 10335 3806 10290 3808 10282
3805 10227 3765 10227
$$
BLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 6:18 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Baca | 3 hr |
| Jul 25, 6:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 41 min |
| Jul 25, 6:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 19 min |
| Jul 25, 6:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 46 min |
| Jul 25, 7:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 44 min |
| Jul 25, 7:45 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 3 hr |
| Jul 25, 8:09 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Bent, Otero | 3 hr |
| Jul 25, 8:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 50 min |
| Jul 25, 8:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 48 min |
| Jul 25, 8:53 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Las Animas, Prowers | 3 hr |
| Jul 25, 9:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent | 45 min |
| Jul 25, 9:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 44 min |
| Jul 25, 9:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 37 min |
| Jul 25, 9:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 32 min |
| Jul 25, 9:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 39 min |
| Jul 26, 8:54 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | Bent | 11 hr |
| Jul 26, 1:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo | 29 min |
| Jul 26, 2:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 39 min | |
| Jul 26, 2:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 38 min |
| Jul 26, 2:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 52 min |
| Jul 26, 2:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Pueblo | 40 min |
| Jul 26, 2:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 46 min |
| Jul 26, 3:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 37 min |
| Jul 26, 3:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 48 min |
| Jul 26, 3:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 28 min |
| Jul 26, 3:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 47 min |
| Jul 26, 3:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 46 min |
| Jul 26, 3:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 40 min |
| Jul 26, 3:55 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Costilla, Huerfano | 101 min |
| Jul 26, 4:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 29 min |
| Jul 26, 4:02 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 43 min |
| Jul 26, 4:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 25 min |
| Jul 26, 4:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Teller | 17 min |
| Jul 26, 4:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Custer | 29 min |
| Jul 26, 4:25 PM MDT | River Flood Advisory | PUB | Prowers | 18 hr |
| Jul 26, 4:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 47 min |
| Jul 26, 4:31 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 89 min |
| Jul 26, 4:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 30 min |
| Jul 26, 4:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 16 min |
| Jul 26, 4:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 47 min |
| Jul 26, 5:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Fremont | 23 min |
| Jul 26, 5:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Fremont | 31 min |
| Jul 26, 5:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 26 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.