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Flash Flood Warning 26, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 1, 2021Otero County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 1, 2021, 7:08 PM MDT for Otero 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 1, 2021, 7:08 PM MDT (01:08 UTC)
Expired
Jul 1, 2021, 9:28 PM MDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Otero County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:12 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, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 223 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, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2021-07-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 13 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2021-07-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -8 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
13 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-50 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1238 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-43 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

915 
WGUS55 KPUB 020108
FFWPUB
COC089-020415-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0026.210702T0108Z-210702T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
708 PM MDT Thu Jul 1 2021

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Otero County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 1015 PM MDT.

* At 708 PM MDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms 
  producing heavy rain in Highway 350 was flooded between mile 
  markers 43 and 45. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches 
  are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or 
  expected to begin shortly. This storm is heading towards Highway 
  50 between Manzanola and La junta, and flash flooding will be 
  possible in this area between 7:15 pm and 8:00 pm.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Emergency management reported.

  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...
  La Junta, North La Junta, Rocky Ford, Swink and Timpas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3805 10386 3806 10342 3768 10381 3769 10402
      3794 10400 3801 10391

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

Hodanish
1 follow-up statement
410 
WGUS75 KPUB 020328
FFSPUB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
928 PM MDT Thu Jul 1 2021

COC089-020338-
/O.CAN.KPUB.FF.W.0026.000000T0000Z-210702T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Otero CO-
928 PM MDT Thu Jul 1 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY...

Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to 
heed remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3805 10386 3806 10342 3768 10381 3769 10402
      3794 10400 3801 10391

$$

Hodanish

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 1, 6:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero42 min
Jul 1, 6:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCuster37 min
Jul 1, 6:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont37 min
Jul 1, 6:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero44 min
Jul 1, 6:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont39 min
Jul 1, 6:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBOtero34 min
Jul 1, 7:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont46 min
Jul 1, 7:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas43 min
Jul 1, 8:52 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPUBChaffee, Fremont, Saguache2 hr
Jul 1, 9:09 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBFremont, Pueblo2 hr
Jul 1, 9:58 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBCrowley, El Paso, Pueblo3 hr
Jul 1, 10:27 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBChaffee, El Paso, Fremont, Teller66 min
Jul 2, 12:58 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPUBChaffee3 hr
Jul 2, 3:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano45 min
Jul 2, 3:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCuster44 min
Jul 2, 3:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont43 min
Jul 2, 4:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCostilla34 min
Jul 2, 4:33 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPUBCostilla, Huerfano3 hr
Jul 2, 4:52 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPUBCostilla, Huerfano3 hr
Jul 2, 5:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCostilla41 min
Jul 2, 5:06 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCostilla18 min
Jul 2, 5:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBHuerfano30 min
Jul 2, 5:52 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBHuerfano97 min
Jul 2, 5:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBHuerfano, Las Animas23 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.