Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2018
Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 21, 2018, 4:16 PM MDT for Custer County, Fremont County, Pueblo County, Colorado. It was in force for 2 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 21, 2018, 4:16 PM MDT (22:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 21, 2018, 6:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Custer County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:17 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 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 244 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2923 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
655
WGUS55 KPUB 212216
FFWPUB
COC027-043-101-220115-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0009.180721T2216Z-180722T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
416 PM MDT SAT JUL 21 2018
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Fremont County in central Colorado...
Northeastern Custer County in southeastern Colorado...
Western Pueblo County in southeastern Colorado...
* Until 715 PM MDT.
* At 415 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to
begin shortly.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Wetmore and the Junkins Burn Scar.
Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow
moving through the Hardscrabble drainage. The debris flow can
consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials. This
Flash Flood Warning is for the Junkins Burn Scar.
LAT...LON 3814 10514 3816 10514 3818 10512 3825 10512
3835 10508 3835 10504 3825 10504 3819 10505
3814 10504
$$
KTS3 follow-up statements
666
WGUS75 KPUB 212252
FFSPUB
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
452 PM MDT SAT JUL 21 2018
COC027-043-101-220115-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-180722T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Fremont CO-Custer CO-Pueblo CO-
452 PM MDT SAT JUL 21 2018
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN FREMONT...NORTHEASTERN CUSTER AND WESTERN PUEBLO
COUNTIES...
At 450 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated light to moderate rain across
the Junkins burn scar. Radar estimates of half to three quarters of
an inch of rain have fallen. Flash flooding may be occurring on the
Junkins burn scar.
Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow
moving through the Hardscrabble Creek drainage. The debris flow can
consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials.
Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Wetmore and the Junkins Burn Scar.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Move away from recently burned areas. Life-threatening flooding of
creeks, roads and normally dry arroyos is likely. The heavy rains
will likely trigger rockslides, mudslides and debris flows in steep
terrain, especially in and around these areas.
&&
LAT...LON 3814 10514 3816 10514 3818 10512 3825 10512
3835 10508 3835 10504 3825 10504 3819 10505
3814 10504
$$
kam364
WGUS75 KPUB 212327
FFSPUB
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
527 PM MDT SAT JUL 21 2018
COC027-043-101-220115-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-180722T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Fremont CO-Custer CO-Pueblo CO-
527 PM MDT SAT JUL 21 2018
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN FREMONT...NORTHEASTERN CUSTER AND WESTERN PUEBLO
COUNTIES...
At 526 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated moderate rain across the
Junkins burn scar. Flash flooding may already be occurring. Radar
estimates of up to an inch of rainfall has occurred.
Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow
moving through the Hardscrabble Creek drainage. The debris flow can
consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials.
Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Wetmore and the Junkins burn scar.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Move away from recently burned areas. Life-threatening flooding of
creeks, roads and normally dry arroyos is likely. The heavy rains
will likely trigger rockslides, mudslides and debris flows in steep
terrain, especially in and around these areas.
&&
LAT...LON 3814 10514 3816 10514 3818 10512 3825 10512
3835 10508 3835 10504 3825 10504 3819 10505
3814 10504
$$
kam612
WGUS75 KPUB 220030
FFSPUB
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
630 PM MDT SAT JUL 21 2018
COC027-043-101-220040-
/O.CAN.KPUB.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-180722T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Fremont CO-Custer CO-Pueblo CO-
630 PM MDT SAT JUL 21 2018
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FREMONT...NORTHEASTERN
CUSTER AND WESTERN PUEBLO COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3814 10514 3816 10514 3818 10512 3825 10512
3835 10508 3835 10504 3825 10504 3819 10505
3814 10504
$$
kamThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 6:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 45 min |
| Jul 20, 6:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 39 min |
| Jul 20, 7:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 36 min |
| Jul 21, 2:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 40 min |
| Jul 21, 2:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Saguache | 43 min |
| Jul 21, 3:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Saguache | 26 min |
| Jul 21, 3:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 29 min |
| Jul 21, 3:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 42 min |
| Jul 21, 3:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 24 min |
| Jul 21, 3:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 42 min |
| Jul 21, 3:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 39 min |
| Jul 21, 4:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 52 min |
| Jul 21, 4:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 45 min |
| Jul 21, 4:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Chaffee | 46 min |
| Jul 21, 4:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 31 min |
| Jul 21, 5:02 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Teller | 102 min |
| Jul 21, 5:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 40 min |
| Jul 21, 5:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 37 min |
| Jul 21, 5:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 47 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.