Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 80, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 24, 2021, 4:01 PM MDT for Pueblo County, Colorado. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 24, 2021, 4:01 PM MDT (22:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 24, 2021, 7:00 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), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:01 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 4:33 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 3 | Avondale, CO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2085 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
544
WGUS55 KPUB 242201
FFWPUB
COC101-250100-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0080.210724T2201Z-210725T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
401 PM MDT Sat Jul 24 2021
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
East Central Pueblo County in southeastern Colorado...
* Until 700 PM MDT.
* At 401 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain in Avondale area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour.
Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area. 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...
Boone, Avondale and Pueblo Depot.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3821 10443 3827 10440 3830 10438 3825 10416
3820 10419 3815 10423
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
KT3 follow-up statements
954
WGUS75 KPUB 242238
FFSPUB
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
438 PM MDT Sat Jul 24 2021
COC101-250100-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0080.000000T0000Z-210725T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Pueblo CO-
438 PM MDT Sat Jul 24 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR EAST CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY...
At 438 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain in Avondale area have moved out of the area. Between 1.5 and 3
inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing and expected
to continue until the water has a chance to recede.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Boone, Avondale and Pueblo Depot.
A weather spotter reported 3 inches of rain has fallen in the
Avondale area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3821 10443 3827 10440 3830 10438 3825 10416
3820 10419 3815 10423
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
KT521
WGUS75 KPUB 242333
FFSPUB
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
533 PM MDT Sat Jul 24 2021
COC101-250100-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0080.000000T0000Z-210725T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Pueblo CO-
533 PM MDT Sat Jul 24 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR EAST CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY...
At 533 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain have ended in the Avondale area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of
rain have fallen. Flash flooding will continue until the water has a
chance to recede.
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...
Boone, Avondale and 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3821 10443 3827 10440 3830 10438 3825 10416
3820 10419 3815 10423
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
KT539
WGUS75 KPUB 250057
FFSPUB
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
657 PM MDT Sat Jul 24 2021
COC101-250107-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FF.W.0080.000000T0000Z-210725T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Pueblo CO-
657 PM MDT Sat Jul 24 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR EAST
CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY...
Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining
road closures.
A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for portions
of central Colorado and southeast Colorado.
LAT...LON 3821 10443 3827 10440 3830 10438 3825 10416
3820 10419 3815 10423
$$
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, 7:29 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Fremont | 117 min |
| 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, 4:43 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.