Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2019
Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 16, 2019, 4:31 PM MDT for Custer County, Pueblo County, Colorado. It was in force for 60 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
- Jun 16, 2019, 4:31 PM MDT (22:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2019, 5:31 PM MDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Custer County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 252 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1824 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
900 WGUS55 KPUB 162231 FFWPUB COC027-101-170030- /O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0005.190616T2231Z-190617T0030Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Pueblo CO 431 PM MDT Sun Jun 16 2019 The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... East central Custer County in southeastern Colorado... West central Pueblo County in southeastern Colorado... * Until 630 PM MDT. * At 430 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the Junkins burn scar. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Junkins Burn Scar. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow moving through the Junkins burn scar. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials. This includes the following areas, County Road 165 near Junkins Burn Scar. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 3818 10504 3810 10503 3809 10524 3815 10525 $$ 28
3 follow-up statements
678 WGUS75 KPUB 162253 FFSPUB Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 453 PM MDT Sun Jun 16 2019 COC027-101-170030- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-190617T0030Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Custer CO-Pueblo CO- 453 PM MDT Sun Jun 16 2019 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM MDT FOR EAST CENTRAL CUSTER AND WEST CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTIES... At 450 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flows. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials. Radar has estimated rainfall rates of around 1 inch per hour in western portions of the burn scar. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Junkins Burn Scar. This includes the following areas, County Road 165 near Junkins Burn Scar. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move away from recently burned areas. Life-threatening flooding of creeks, roads and normally dry arroyos is likely. The heavy rains will likely trigger rockslides, mudslides and debris flows in steep terrain, especially in and around these areas. && LAT...LON 3818 10504 3810 10503 3809 10524 3815 10525 $$ 28
572 WGUS75 KPUB 162311 FFSPUB Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 511 PM MDT Sun Jun 16 2019 COC027-101-170030- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-190617T0030Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Custer CO-Pueblo CO- 511 PM MDT Sun Jun 16 2019 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM MDT FOR EAST CENTRAL CUSTER AND WEST CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTIES... At 508 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated just some light rain continuing on portions of the Junkins burn scar. Radar estimates that up to three-quarters of an inch of rain fell over western portions of the burn scar. Flash flooding is expected. Excessive rainfall over western portions of the burn scar may result in debris flows. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Junkins Burn Scar. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 3818 10504 3810 10503 3809 10524 3815 10525 $$ 28
399 WGUS75 KPUB 162331 FFSPUB Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 531 PM MDT Sun Jun 16 2019 COC027-101-162340- /O.CAN.KPUB.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-190617T0030Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Custer CO-Pueblo CO- 531 PM MDT Sun Jun 16 2019 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CUSTER AND WEST CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... The heavy rain has ended on the Junkins burn scar. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures. LAT...LON 3818 10504 3810 10503 3809 10524 3815 10525 $$ 28
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 6:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca, Kiowa, Prowers | 69 min |
| Jun 15, 8:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 70 min |
| Jun 16, 2:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Douglas | 41 min |
| Jun 16, 2:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 44 min |
| Jun 16, 2:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 37 min |
| Jun 16, 3:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 32 min |
| Jun 16, 3:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 49 min |
| Jun 16, 4:06 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | Fremont | 14 hr |
| Jun 16, 4:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 27 min |
| Jun 16, 4:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 25 min |
| Jun 16, 4:27 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 93 min |
| Jun 16, 4:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 20 min |
| Jun 16, 4:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 19 min |
| Jun 16, 5:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 15 min |
| Jun 16, 5:49 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 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.