Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2020
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jul 3, 2020, 7:34 PM MDT for Kit Carson County, Colorado. It was in force for 99 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 3, 2020, 7:34 PM MDT (01:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2020, 9:13 PM MDT
- In force
- 99 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Kit Carson County, CO
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:37 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 (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 57 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
- 2725 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
064
WGUS53 KGLD 040134
FFWGLD
COC063-040430-
/O.NEW.KGLD.FF.W.0013.200704T0134Z-200704T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
734 PM MDT Fri Jul 3 2020
The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Kit Carson County in east central Colorado...
* Until 1030 PM MDT.
* At 734 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Stratton, Flagler, Seibert and Vona.
This includes Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 391 and
420.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3956 10315 3957 10258 3919 10258 3918 10315
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
JN3 follow-up statements
907
WGUS73 KGLD 040152
FFSGLD
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
752 PM MDT Fri Jul 3 2020
COC063-040430-
/O.CON.KGLD.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-200704T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Kit Carson CO-
752 PM MDT Fri Jul 3 2020
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN KIT CARSON COUNTY...
At 752 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage
and low lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Stratton, Flagler, Seibert and Vona.
This includes Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 391 and
420.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3956 10315 3957 10258 3919 10258 3918 10315
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
JN623
WGUS73 KGLD 040211
FFSGLD
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
811 PM MDT Fri Jul 3 2020
COC063-040430-
/O.CON.KGLD.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-200704T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Kit Carson CO-
811 PM MDT Fri Jul 3 2020
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN KIT CARSON COUNTY...
At 809 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage
and low lying areas. Kit Carson Dispatch has reported cars
off Interstate 70 from Seibert to Flagler due to
hydroplaning.
Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Stratton, Flagler, Seibert and Vona.
This includes Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 391 and
420.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3956 10315 3957 10258 3919 10258 3918 10315
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
JN191 WGUS73 KGLD 040313 FFSGLD Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Goodland KS 913 PM MDT Fri Jul 3 2020 COC063-040323- /O.CAN.KGLD.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-200704T0430Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Kit Carson CO- 913 PM MDT Fri Jul 3 2020 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN KIT CARSON COUNTY IS CANCELLED... The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures. LAT...LON 3956 10315 3957 10258 3919 10258 3918 10315 $$ JN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 6:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 18 min |
| Jul 3, 6:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 22 min |
| Jul 3, 6:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 14 min |
| Jul 3, 6:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 64 min |
| Jul 3, 7:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 30 min |
| Jul 3, 7:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 55 min |
| Jul 3, 7:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 65 min |
| Jul 3, 8:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Yuma | 14 min |
| Jul 3, 8:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 37 min |
| Jul 3, 8:19 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Yuma | 58 min |
| Jul 3, 8:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 19 min |
| Jul 3, 8:38 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 36 min |
| Jul 3, 9:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 46 min |
| Jul 3, 11:36 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 24 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.