Flash Flood Warning 27, NWS Pueblo, CO

Issued

Jul 1, 2021, 8:52 PM MDT (02:52 UTC)

Expired

Jul 1, 2021, 11:15 PM MDT

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS Pueblo, CO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Damage threat

Considerable

Flood severity

None

Counties Chaffee County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Saguache County, CO

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WGUS55 KPUB 020252
FFWPUB
COC015-043-109-020600-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0027.210702T0252Z-210702T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  The Decker Burn Scar in...
  Southeastern Chaffee County in central Colorado...
  Western Fremont County in central Colorado...
  Northeastern Saguache County in central Colorado...

* Until midnight MDT.

* At 852 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain over the Decker Burn Scar. Between 1 and 2 inches of 
  rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

The heaviest rain occurring at 8:49 pm was on the north side of the 
Decker burn scar.

Excessive rainfall over the warning area will cause mud slides near 
steep terrain. The mud slide can consist of rock, mud, vegetation 
and other loose materials.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
           producing flash flooding in and around the Decker Burn
           Scar.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around
           the Decker Burn Scar.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Decker Burn Scar.

This includes the following high risk locations...
	County Road 49 and Bear Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This is a life threatening situation. Heavy rainfall will cause 
extensive and severe flash flooding of creeks...streams...and 
ditches in the Decker Burn Scar. Severe debris flows can also be 
anticipated across roads. Roads and driveways may be washed away in 
places. If you encounter flood waters...climb to safety.

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

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LAT...LON 3845 10603 3849 10602 3848 10596 3848 10593
      3840 10596 3838 10596 3841 10605

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

$$

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WGUS75 KPUB 020515
FFSPUB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1115 PM MDT Thu Jul 1 2021

COC015-043-109-020525-
/O.CAN.KPUB.FF.W.0027.000000T0000Z-210702T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Chaffee CO-Fremont CO-Saguache CO-
1115 PM MDT Thu Jul 1 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE DECKER BURN SCAR IS CANCELLED FOR 
SOUTHEASTERN CHAFFEE, WESTERN FREMONT AND NORTHEASTERN SAGUACHE 
COUNTIES...

The rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat 
over the Decker Burn scar. Please continue to heed remaining road 
closures.

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 1200 AM MDT for portions 
of central Colorado, east central Colorado and southeast Colorado.

LAT...LON 3845 10603 3849 10602 3848 10596 3848 10593
      3840 10596 3838 10596 3841 10605

$$

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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.