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Flash Flood Warning 74, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 23, 2021Chaffee County, Fremont County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 23, 2021, 7:26 PM MDT for Chaffee County, Fremont 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
Jul 23, 2021, 7:26 PM MDT (01:26 UTC)
Expired
Jul 23, 2021, 10:02 PM MDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Chaffee County, CO, Fremont County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:26 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

Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 246 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 917 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, Grand Junction, CO at 00:00Z on 2021-07-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -20 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
917 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2718 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
120 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

339 
WGUS55 KPUB 240126
FFWPUB
COC015-043-240430-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0074.210724T0126Z-210724T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
726 PM MDT Fri Jul 23 2021

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Chaffee County in central Colorado...
  Northwestern Fremont County in central Colorado...

* Until 1030 PM MDT.

* At 726 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain in Wester Fremont County. Between 1 and 2 inches of 
  rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2.5 to 3.75 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...
  Waugh Mountain.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3869 10589 3869 10558 3858 10555 3841 10556
      3841 10574 3852 10588 3862 10591

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...2.5-3.75 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

KS
2 follow-up statements
637 
WGUS75 KPUB 240239 RRA
FFSPUB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
839 PM MDT Fri Jul 23 2021

COC015-043-240430-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0074.000000T0000Z-210724T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Chaffee CO-Fremont CO-
839 PM MDT Fri Jul 23 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM MDT THIS 
EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHAFFEE AND NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTIES...

At 839 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain in Wester Fremont County. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have 
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1 inch 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...
  Waugh Mountain.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3869 10589 3869 10558 3858 10555 3841 10556
      3841 10574 3852 10588 3862 10591

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...0.5-1 INCH IN 1 HOUR

$$

KS
581 
WGUS75 KPUB 240402
FFSPUB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1002 PM MDT Fri Jul 23 2021

COC015-043-240412-
/O.CAN.KPUB.FF.W.0074.000000T0000Z-210724T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Chaffee CO-Fremont CO-
1002 PM MDT Fri Jul 23 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHAFFEE AND 
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTIES...

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.

LAT...LON 3869 10589 3869 10558 3858 10555 3841 10556
      3841 10574 3852 10588 3862 10591

$$

KS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 23, 6:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso32 min
Jul 23, 6:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso46 min
Jul 23, 6:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBChaffee44 min
Jul 23, 6:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBMineral62 min
Jul 23, 6:58 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBEl Paso, Teller2 hr
Jul 23, 7:03 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPUBChaffee, Fremont, Saguache3 hr
Jul 23, 7:14 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPUBChaffee3 hr
Jul 23, 7:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont60 min
Jul 23, 7:29 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBFremont117 min
Jul 23, 7:38 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPUBChaffee, Saguache2 hr
Jul 23, 7:46 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPUBFremont, Saguache2 hr
Jul 23, 7:49 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPUBFremont, Saguache2 hr
Jul 24, 3:43 AM MDTFlood WatchPUBAlamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont and 5 more5 min
Jul 24, 3:53 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchPUBAlamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont and 7 more17 hr
Jul 24, 1:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo49 min
Jul 24, 1:39 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBPueblo6 hr
Jul 24, 2:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont39 min
Jul 24, 3:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo47 min
Jul 24, 4:01 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBPueblo3 hr
Jul 24, 4:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCuster62 min
Jul 24, 4:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBSaguache48 min
Jul 24, 5:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo40 min
Jul 24, 5:17 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBCuster, Saguache3 hr

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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.