Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 117, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Aug 3, 2021, 5:13 PM MDT for Pueblo 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
- Aug 3, 2021, 5:13 PM MDT (23:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2021, 8:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:14 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, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 196 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
- 12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -226 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2110 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
786
WGUS55 KPUB 032313
FFWPUB
COC101-040215-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0117.210803T2313Z-210804T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
513 PM MDT Tue Aug 3 2021
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Pueblo County in southeastern Colorado...
* Until 815 PM MDT.
* At 513 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1.5 inches in 1
hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Pueblo Depot.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
&&
LAT...LON 3836 10435 3836 10431 3836 10423 3832 10422
3829 10425 3827 10427 3827 10433 3828 10435
3831 10438 3835 10438
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...0.5-1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
Cohen2 follow-up statements
406
WGUS75 KPUB 032344
FFSPUB
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
544 PM MDT Tue Aug 3 2021
COC101-040215-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0117.000000T0000Z-210804T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Pueblo CO-
544 PM MDT Tue Aug 3 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTY...
At 544 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated that earlier thunderstorms
produced 1 to 2 inches of rain across the warned area. Flash
flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Light to moderate
rain is expected to continue into early evening.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Pueblo Depot.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
&&
LAT...LON 3836 10435 3836 10431 3836 10423 3832 10422
3829 10425 3827 10427 3827 10433 3828 10435
3831 10438 3835 10438
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
Cohen939
WGUS75 KPUB 040205
FFSPUB
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
805 PM MDT Tue Aug 3 2021
COC101-040215-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FF.W.0117.000000T0000Z-210804T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Pueblo CO-
805 PM MDT Tue Aug 3 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
NORTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTY...
Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining
road closures.
A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 1200 AM MDT for portions
of central Colorado and southeast Colorado.
LAT...LON 3836 10435 3836 10431 3836 10423 3832 10422
3829 10425 3827 10427 3827 10433 3828 10435
3831 10438 3835 10438
$$
KSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 6:47 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Huerfano | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 7:38 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Huerfano | 96 min |
| Aug 2, 9:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Chaffee | 56 min |
| Aug 3, 12:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 29 min |
| Aug 3, 12:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 34 min |
| Aug 3, 1:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 40 min |
| Aug 3, 1:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Custer | 27 min |
| Aug 3, 1:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 32 min |
| Aug 3, 2:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 38 min |
| Aug 3, 2:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Custer | 33 min |
| Aug 3, 2:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 32 min |
| Aug 3, 2:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 45 min |
| Aug 3, 2:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 27 min |
| Aug 3, 2:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 38 min |
| Aug 3, 3:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Chaffee | 43 min |
| Aug 3, 3:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 37 min |
| Aug 3, 4:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Alamosa | 31 min |
| Aug 3, 4:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Costilla | 42 min |
| Aug 3, 4:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 65 min |
| Aug 3, 4:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 32 min |
| Aug 3, 4:46 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Costilla | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 4:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 39 min |
| Aug 3, 4:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 33 min |
| Aug 3, 5:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 52 min |
| Aug 3, 5:26 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Teller | 109 min |
| Aug 3, 5:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 44 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.