Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 75, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 23, 2021, 7:29 PM MDT for Fremont County, Colorado. It was in force for 117 min. 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, 7:29 PM MDT (01:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 2021, 9:26 PM MDT
- In force
- 117 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Fremont County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:30 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, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 238 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
- 11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -200 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2118 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 199 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
592
WGUS55 KPUB 240129
FFWPUB
COC043-240430-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0075.210724T0129Z-210724T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
729 PM MDT Fri Jul 23 2021
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Fremont County in central Colorado...
* Until 1030 PM MDT.
* At 729 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain in Central Fremont County. Between 1 and 2 inches of
rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 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...
Florence, Royal Gorge and Canon City and locations along the
Arkansas River to the west of Royal Gorge.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3861 10522 3849 10518 3843 10507 3834 10506
3829 10516 3828 10523 3832 10530 3836 10535
3838 10541 3841 10547 3844 10556 3851 10555
3857 10555 3862 10555 3868 10557 3868 10538
3865 10526
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
KT2 follow-up statements
618
WGUS75 KPUB 240205
FFSPUB
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
805 PM MDT Fri Jul 23 2021
COC043-240430-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0075.000000T0000Z-210724T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Fremont CO-
805 PM MDT Fri Jul 23 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY...
At 805 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain in Central Fremont County. Up to 2 inches of rain have fallen
with the heaviest amounts having fallen in the Royal Gorge and
Florence areas. Additional heavy rain was falling just west of Royal
Gorge and southwest of Florence. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5
inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Florence, Royal Gorge and Canon City.
Rock slides could occur in steeper terrain and county roads with low
water crossings could become flooded.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3861 10522 3849 10518 3843 10507 3834 10506
3829 10516 3828 10523 3832 10530 3836 10535
3838 10541 3841 10547 3844 10556 3851 10555
3857 10555 3862 10555 3868 10557 3868 10538
3865 10526
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
KT546
WGUS75 KPUB 240326
FFSPUB
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
926 PM MDT Fri Jul 23 2021
COC043-240336-
/O.CAN.KPUB.FF.W.0075.000000T0000Z-210724T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Fremont CO-
926 PM MDT Fri Jul 23 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL FREMONT 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.
LAT...LON 3861 10522 3849 10518 3843 10507 3834 10506
3829 10516 3828 10523 3832 10530 3836 10535
3838 10541 3841 10547 3844 10556 3851 10555
3857 10555 3862 10555 3868 10557 3868 10538
3865 10526
$$
KTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 6:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 32 min |
| Jul 23, 6:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 46 min |
| Jul 23, 6:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Chaffee | 44 min |
| Jul 23, 6:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Mineral | 62 min |
| Jul 23, 6:58 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 2 hr |
| Jul 23, 7:03 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Chaffee, Fremont, Saguache | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 7:14 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Chaffee | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 7:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 60 min |
| Jul 23, 7:26 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Chaffee, Fremont | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 7:38 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Chaffee, Saguache | 2 hr |
| Jul 23, 7:46 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Fremont, Saguache | 2 hr |
| Jul 23, 7:49 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Fremont, Saguache | 2 hr |
| Jul 24, 3:43 AM MDT | Flood Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont and 5 more | 5 min |
| Jul 24, 3:53 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont and 7 more | 17 hr |
| Jul 24, 1:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 49 min |
| Jul 24, 1:39 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 6 hr |
| Jul 24, 2:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 39 min |
| Jul 24, 3:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 47 min |
| Jul 24, 4:01 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 4:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Custer | 62 min |
| Jul 24, 4:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Saguache | 48 min |
| Jul 24, 5:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 40 min |
| Jul 24, 5:17 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Custer, Saguache | 3 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.