Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2020
Flash Flood Warning 33, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 20, 2020, 3:24 PM MDT for El Paso 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 20, 2020, 3:24 PM MDT (21:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 20, 2020, 5:53 PM MDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties El Paso County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:26 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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -356 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3129 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
346
WGUS55 KPUB 202124
FFWPUB
COC041-101-210030-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0033.200720T2124Z-200721T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
324 PM MDT Mon Jul 20 2020
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern El Paso County in east central Colorado...
Northeastern Pueblo County in southeastern Colorado...
* Until 630 PM MDT.
* At 324 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...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.
* Flash flooding will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern
El Paso and northeastern Pueblo Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.
&&
LAT...LON 3865 10405 3841 10406 3841 10433 3866 10432
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
Rodriguez3 follow-up statements
382
WGUS75 KPUB 202231
FFSPUB
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
431 PM MDT Mon Jul 20 2020
COC041-101-210030-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0033.000000T0000Z-200721T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
El Paso CO-Pueblo CO-
431 PM MDT Mon Jul 20 2020
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN EL PASO AND NORTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTIES...
At 429 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing light
rain across the warned area, although heavy rain fell over this area
earlier this afternoon. Up to two inches may have already fallen.
Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, roads and underpasses
as well as other drainage and low lying areas.
Flash flooding will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern El
Paso and northeastern Pueblo Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.
&&
LAT...LON 3865 10405 3841 10406 3841 10433 3866 10432
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
28379
WGUS75 KPUB 202306
FFSPUB
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
506 PM MDT Mon Jul 20 2020
COC041-101-210030-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0033.000000T0000Z-200721T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
El Paso CO-Pueblo CO-
506 PM MDT Mon Jul 20 2020
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN EL PASO AND NORTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTIES...
At 505 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated that rain had end across the
warned area. However, up to two inches of rain fell in the warned
area earlier this afternoon and flash flooding is likely still
occuring in portions of the warned area.
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.
Flash flooding will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern El
Paso and northeastern Pueblo Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.
&&
LAT...LON 3865 10405 3841 10406 3841 10433 3866 10432
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
28333 WGUS75 KPUB 202353 FFSPUB Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 553 PM MDT Mon Jul 20 2020 COC041-101-210003- /O.CAN.KPUB.FF.W.0033.000000T0000Z-200721T0030Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ El Paso CO-Pueblo CO- 553 PM MDT Mon Jul 20 2020 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN EL PASO AND NORTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures. LAT...LON 3865 10405 3841 10406 3841 10433 3866 10432 $$ kam
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 6:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 28 min |
| Jul 19, 6:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas, Otero | 36 min |
| Jul 19, 7:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa | 26 min |
| Jul 19, 9:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 14 min |
| Jul 20, 1:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Saguache | 50 min |
| Jul 20, 1:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 33 min |
| Jul 20, 2:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 34 min |
| Jul 20, 3:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 36 min |
| Jul 20, 3:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 33 min |
| Jul 20, 4:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 24 min |
| Jul 20, 5:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 40 min |
| Jul 20, 5:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 50 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.