Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2018
Flash Flood Warning 31, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 26, 2018, 4:31 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 89 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2018, 4:31 PM MDT (22:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 26, 2018, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 89 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:33 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 4:38 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Wsw Falcon, CO | REPORTED AT STETSON HILLS AND CHANHASSEN. 10 INCHES OF WATER ON THE ROAD. |
| Jul 26, 4:45 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 W Falcon, CO | REPORTED AT DUBLIN AND MUSTANG RIM. WATER UP TO THE HEADLIGHTS OF CARS WITH STALLED CARS ON THE ROAD. |
| Jul 26, 5:12 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Nne Peterson Afb, CO | REPORTED AT CAREFREE AND MARKSHEFFEL, ROADWAY CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 161 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
- 74 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -162 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 962 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
702 WGUS55 KPUB 262231 FFWPUB COC041-270000- /O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0031.180726T2231Z-180727T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Pueblo CO 431 PM MDT THU JUL 26 2018 The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central El Paso County in east central Colorado... * Until 600 PM MDT. * At 430 PM MDT, trained weather spotters reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area, along with street flooding. Over one inch of rain has already fallen, with rain rates of over 2 inches per hour. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Northeast and eastern Colorado Springs, Falcon and Cimarron Hills. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 3895 10458 3882 10448 3882 10468 3895 10479 $$ 28
4 follow-up statements
482 WGUS75 KPUB 262253 FFSPUB Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 453 PM MDT THU JUL 26 2018 COC041-270000- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-180727T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ El Paso CO- 453 PM MDT THU JUL 26 2018 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY... At 451 PM MDT, trained weather spotters reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain causing street flooding in northeast and eastern portions of Colorado Springs. Between one and two inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is expected. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Northeast and eastern Colorado Springs and Cimarron Hills. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 3895 10458 3882 10448 3882 10468 3895 10479 $$ 28
818 WGUS75 KPUB 262318 FFSPUB Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 518 PM MDT THU JUL 26 2018 COC041-270000- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-180727T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ El Paso CO- 518 PM MDT THU JUL 26 2018 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY... At 517 PM MDT, trained weather spotters reported flooded roadways in portions of eastern and northeastern Colorado Springs, where between one and two inches of rain fell in a short period. Flash flooding is expected to continue. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Northeast and eastern Colorado Springs and Cimarron Hills. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 3895 10458 3882 10448 3882 10468 3895 10479 $$ 28
744 WGUS75 KPUB 262334 FFSPUB Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 534 PM MDT THU JUL 26 2018 COC041-270000- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-180727T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ El Paso CO- 534 PM MDT THU JUL 26 2018 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY... At 532 PM MDT, trained weather spotters were still reporting street flooding in some areas of northeast and eastern Colorado Springs. Flash flooding is expected to continue. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Northeastern and eastern Colorado Springs. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 3895 10458 3882 10448 3882 10468 3895 10479 $$ 28
764 WGUS75 KPUB 262356 FFSPUB Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 556 PM MDT THU JUL 26 2018 COC041-270003- /O.EXP.KPUB.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-180727T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ El Paso CO- 556 PM MDT THU JUL 26 2018 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM MDT... Flood waters have receded. However, a new storm is moving toward northeast and eastern Colorado Springs. This storm is not expected to produce rain that is as heavy as the earlier storms, but will have to be watched carefully, as it could bring additional flooding problems in areas that flooded earlier. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures. LAT...LON 3895 10458 3882 10448 3882 10468 3895 10479 $$ 28
The 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, 12:02 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Bent, Las Animas, Otero, Prowers | 3 hr |
| 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, 4:45 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 |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.