Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2020
Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 14, 2020, 3:56 PM MDT for El Paso County, 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 14, 2020, 3:56 PM MDT (21:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2020, 6:41 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Flood severity
- None
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:00 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 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 52 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -309 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2723 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
318
WGUS55 KPUB 142156
FFWPUB
COC041-150100-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0022.200714T2156Z-200715T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
356 PM MDT Tue Jul 14 2020
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
West central El Paso County in east central Colorado...
* Until 700 PM MDT.
* At 355 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to one inch of rain has
already fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs, Falcon and Cimarron Hills.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as
well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.
&&
LAT...LON 3897 10457 3884 10454 3883 10493 3896 10491
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
Heavener3 follow-up statements
159
WGUS75 KPUB 142231
FFSPUB
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
431 PM MDT Tue Jul 14 2020
COC041-150100-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-200715T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
El Paso CO-
431 PM MDT Tue Jul 14 2020
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT FOR
WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY...
At 430 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Up to one inch of rain has already
fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing flash
flooding.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs, Falcon and Cimarron Hills.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as
well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.
&&
LAT...LON 3897 10457 3884 10454 3883 10493 3896 10491
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
MOORE109
WGUS75 KPUB 142327
FFSPUB
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
527 PM MDT Tue Jul 14 2020
COC041-150100-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-200715T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
El Paso CO-
527 PM MDT Tue Jul 14 2020
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT FOR
WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY...
At 527 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have already
fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing flash
flooding.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs, Falcon and Cimarron Hills.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as
well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.
&&
LAT...LON 3897 10457 3884 10454 3883 10493 3896 10491
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL...0.50-1 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
MOORE388 WGUS75 KPUB 150041 FFSPUB Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 641 PM MDT Tue Jul 14 2020 COC041-150051- /O.CAN.KPUB.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-200715T0100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ El Paso CO- 641 PM MDT Tue Jul 14 2020 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IS CANCELLED... The heavy rain has ended. Flood waters have receded. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures. LAT...LON 3897 10457 3884 10454 3883 10493 3896 10491 $$ MOORE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 1:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 43 min |
| Jul 14, 1:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Saguache | 38 min |
| Jul 14, 1:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 33 min |
| Jul 14, 3:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 31 min |
| Jul 14, 3:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 43 min |
| Jul 14, 3:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Elbert | 37 min |
| Jul 14, 3:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 42 min |
| Jul 14, 3:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 25 min |
| Jul 14, 3:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 33 min |
| Jul 14, 3:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 31 min |
| Jul 14, 4:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 33 min |
| Jul 14, 4:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 26 min |
| Jul 14, 4:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 17 min |
| Jul 14, 4:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 46 min |
| Jul 14, 4:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 38 min |
| Jul 14, 4:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, El Paso, Pueblo | 46 min |
| Jul 14, 5:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 25 min |
| Jul 14, 5:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 24 min |
| Jul 14, 5:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Pueblo | 42 min |
| Jul 14, 5:22 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Crowley, El Paso, Pueblo | 23 min |
| Jul 14, 5:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo | 48 min |
| Jul 14, 5:34 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Crowley | 26 min |
| Jul 14, 5:56 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Crowley | 34 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.