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Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 1, 2020Custer County, Fremont County, Saguache County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 1, 2020, 2:37 PM MDT for Custer County, Fremont County, Saguache 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
Jun 1, 2020, 2:37 PM MDT (20:37 UTC)
Expired
Jun 1, 2020, 5:30 PM MDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Flood severity
None

Counties Custer County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Saguache County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:37 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

Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 253 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Grand Junction, CO at 12:00Z on 2020-06-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Grand Junction, CO at 12:00Z on 2020-06-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 127 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2640 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
127 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
228 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

656 
WGUS55 KPUB 012037
FFWPUB
COC027-043-109-012330-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0008.200601T2037Z-200601T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
237 PM MDT Mon Jun 1 2020

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Fremont County in central Colorado...
  Northwestern Custer County in southeastern Colorado...
  Northeastern Saguache County in central Colorado...

* Until 530 PM MDT.

* At 236 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain over Hayden Pass Burn Scar. The storm is nearly
  stationary. Around one half 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...
  Hayden Pass Burn Scar.

This includes the following areas, Cutty's Resort On Hayden Creek 
Road and Big Cottonwood Creek along County Road 40.
  
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3834 10573 3825 10574 3827 10585 3836 10584

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL...0.50-1 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

RODRIGUEZ
3 follow-up statements
680 
WGUS75 KPUB 012146
FFSPUB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
346 PM MDT Mon Jun 1 2020

COC027-043-109-012330-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-200601T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Fremont CO-Custer CO-Saguache CO-
346 PM MDT Mon Jun 1 2020

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN FREMONT...NORTHWESTERN CUSTER AND NORTHEASTERN SAGUACHE
COUNTIES...

At 340 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated light showers across the 
warned area but with additional thunderstorm development still 
around the Hayden Pass Burn Scar. Up to one inch of rain has already 
fallen, mainly across the far western side of the burn scar. 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...
Hayden Pass Burn Scar.

Additional rainfall amounts of up to two tenths are possible in the 
warned area. However, if a stronger storm were to move across the 
burn scar, then higher amounts would be possible.

This includes the following areas, Cutty's Resort On Hayden Creek
Road and Big Cottonwood Creek along County Road 40.
  
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 3834 10573 3825 10574 3827 10585 3836 10584

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

RODRIGUEZ
828 
WGUS75 KPUB 012300
FFSPUB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
500 PM MDT Mon Jun 1 2020

COC027-043-109-012330-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-200601T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Fremont CO-Custer CO-Saguache CO-
500 PM MDT Mon Jun 1 2020

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN FREMONT...NORTHWESTERN CUSTER AND NORTHEASTERN SAGUACHE
COUNTIES...

At 456 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated showers producing light to 
moderate rain across the warned area. Heavy rain earlier, likely 
produced up to one inch of rain on portions of the Hayden Pass burn 
scar.  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... Hayden Pass 
Burn Scar.

Additional rainfall amounts of up to two-tenths of an inch are 
possible in the warned area.

This includes the following areas, Cutty's Resort On Hayden Creek
Road and Big Cottonwood Creek along County Road 40.
  
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 3834 10573 3825 10574 3827 10585 3836 10584

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

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315 
WGUS75 KPUB 012329
FFSPUB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
529 PM MDT Mon Jun 1 2020

COC027-043-109-012337-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-200601T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Fremont CO-Custer CO-Saguache CO-
529 PM MDT Mon Jun 1 2020

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN FREMONT...NORTHWESTERN
CUSTER AND NORTHEASTERN SAGUACHE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 530 PM
MDT...

The heavy rain has ended, but light rain will likely continue 
through 630 PM. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. 
Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3834 10573 3825 10574 3827 10585 3836 10584

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 31, 6:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCuster24 min
Jun 1, 4:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBAlamosa52 min
Jun 1, 4:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller14 min
Jun 1, 4:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBAlamosa22 min
Jun 1, 5:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCostilla26 min
Jun 1, 5:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont20 min
Jun 1, 5:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCostilla22 min
Jun 1, 5:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo15 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.