Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Watches in 2021
Flash Flood Watch 16, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood watch at Jul 30, 2021, 3:18 AM MDT for Chaffee County, Lake County, Saguache County, Colorado. It took effect at Jul 30, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2021, 3:18 AM MDT (09:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 30, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jul 30, 2021, 11:06 PM MDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Chaffee County, CO, Lake County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 173 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 199 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
- 407 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -168 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2854 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
273 WGUS65 KPUB 300918 FFAPUB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Pueblo CO 318 AM MDT Fri Jul 30 2021 COZ058>061-063-302115- /O.NEW.KPUB.FF.A.0016.210730T1800Z-210731T0700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet-Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet-Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet-Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet- Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet- Including the cities of St Elmo, Leadville, Climax, Bonanza, Granite, and Alpine 318 AM MDT Fri Jul 30 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for the central mountains in Colorado. * From Noon MDT today through late tonight. * Monsoon moisture will increase over the central mountains bringing the threat of heavy rain to the region. * Flash flooding will be possible across all of the mountains in Lake and Chaffee counties, with the greatest threat across the Chalk Cliffs region. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ Hodanish
6 follow-up statements
765 WGUS65 KPUB 301732 FFAPUB Flood Watch National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1132 AM MDT Fri Jul 30 2021 COZ058>061-063-310145- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.A.0016.210730T1800Z-210731T0700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet-Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet-Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet-Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet- Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet- Including the cities of St Elmo, Leadville, Climax, Bonanza, Granite, and Alpine 1132 AM MDT Fri Jul 30 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Flash Flood Watch for the central mountains in Colorado. * Through late tonight. * Monsoon moisture will increase over the central mountains bringing the threat of heavy rain to the region. * Flash flooding will be possible across all of the mountains in Lake and Chaffee counties, with the greatest threat across the Chalk Cliffs region. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ KT
504 WGUS65 KPUB 301948 FFAPUB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Pueblo CO 148 PM MDT Fri Jul 30 2021 COZ058>061-063-310400- /O.NEW.KPUB.FF.A.0017.210731T1700Z-210801T0700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ /O.CON.KPUB.FF.A.0016.000000T0000Z-210731T0700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet-Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet-Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet-Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet- Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet- Including the cities of St Elmo, Leadville, Climax, Bonanza, Granite, and Alpine 148 PM MDT Fri Jul 30 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MDT SATURDAY... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Flash Flood Watch for the central mountains in Colorado. * Until 1 AM MDT Saturday. * Monsoon moisture will increase over the central mountains bringing the threat of heavy rain to the region. * Flash flooding will be possible across all of the mountains in Lake and Chaffee counties, with the greatest threat across the Chalk Cliffs region. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for the central mountains of Chaffee and Lake counties. * From Saturday morning through late Saturday night. * Monsoon moisture will remain in place bringing another threat of heavy rain and flash flooding to the region for Saturday. * Flash flooding will be possible across Chaffee and Lake counties PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ COZ062-065>068-072>088-310400- /O.NEW.KPUB.FF.A.0017.210731T1700Z-210801T0700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Feet-Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet-La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Feet-Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Feet-Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet-Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet-Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet-Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet-Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet-Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500 Feet-Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Feet-Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet-Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet-Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet-Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between 7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet-Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County- Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Feet- Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Feet-Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet- Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet- Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet- Including the cities of Texas Creek, Howard, Woodland Park, Rye, Wolf Creek Pass, Walsenburg, Swissvale, Peterson AFB, Coaldale, Cumbres Pass, Hillside, Buena Vista, Cuchara, La Veta Pass, Silver Cliff, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Blanca Peak, Penrose, Canon City, Cotopaxi, Stonewall, Westcliffe, North Pass, Black Forest, Salida, South Fork, Pikes Peak, Creede, Weston, Poncha Pass, Spanish Peaks, and Trinidad 148 PM MDT Fri Jul 30 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for central Chaffee County, the Eastern San Juan and La Garita mountains, Sangre De Cristo mountains, Wet mountains and Wet mountain valley, Pikes Peak, Fremont County and the I-25 corridor counties including El Paso, Pueblo, Huerfano and western Las Animas counties. * From Saturday morning through late Saturday night. * Monsoon moisture and moist upslope flow behind a cold front will bring a threat of widespread heavy rain and flash flooding to the region. Burn scars and urban areas will be most susceptible to flash flooding. * Flash flooding of creeks, streams and normally dry washes will be possible. Mud flows and rock slides will be possible in and near the burn scars or in steep terrain. Flooding of urban areas will also be possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ KT
072 WGUS65 KPUB 302330 FFAPUB Flood Watch National Weather Service Pueblo CO 530 PM MDT Fri Jul 30 2021 COZ058>061-063-310730- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.A.0016.000000T0000Z-210731T0700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ /O.CON.KPUB.FF.A.0017.210731T1700Z-210801T0700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet-Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet-Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet-Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet- Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet- Including the cities of St Elmo, Leadville, Climax, Bonanza, Granite, and Alpine 530 PM MDT Fri Jul 30 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MDT SATURDAY... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * A portion of central Colorado, including the following areas, Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet, Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet, Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet, Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet and Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet. * Until 1 AM MDT Saturday. * Monsoon moisture will increase over the central mountains bringing the threat of heavy rain to the region. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && The Flash Flood Watch continues for * A portion of central Colorado, including the following areas, Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet, Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet, Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet, Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet and Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet. * From Saturday morning through late Saturday night. * Monsoon moisture and moist upslope flow behind a cold front will bring a threat of widespread heavy rain and flash flooding to the region. Burn scars and urban areas will be most susceptible to flash flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ COZ062-065>068-072>088-310730- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.A.0017.210731T1700Z-210801T0700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Feet-Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet-La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Feet-Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Feet-Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet-Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet-Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet-Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet-Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet-Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500 Feet-Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Feet-Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet-Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet-Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet-Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between 7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet-Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County- Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Feet- Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Feet-Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet- Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet- Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet- Including the cities of Texas Creek, Howard, Woodland Park, Rye, Wolf Creek Pass, Walsenburg, Swissvale, Peterson AFB, Coaldale, Cumbres Pass, Hillside, Buena Vista, Cuchara, La Veta Pass, Silver Cliff, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Blanca Peak, Penrose, Canon City, Cotopaxi, Stonewall, Westcliffe, North Pass, Black Forest, Salida, South Fork, Pikes Peak, Creede, Weston, Poncha Pass, Spanish Peaks, and Trinidad 530 PM MDT Fri Jul 30 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of central Colorado, east central Colorado, south central Colorado and southeast Colorado, including the following areas, in central Colorado, Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County, Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Feet, La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Feet, Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500 Feet, Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet, Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet, Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between 7500 And 11000 Feet and Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Feet. In east central Colorado, Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Feet and Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Feet. In south central Colorado, Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet and Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Feet. In southeast Colorado, Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet, Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet, Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet, Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet, Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet, Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet, Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet, Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet, Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet and Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet. * From Saturday morning through late Saturday night. * Monsoon moisture and moist upslope flow behind a cold front will bring a threat of widespread heavy rain and flash flooding to the region. Burn scars and urban areas will be most susceptible to flash flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ MG
152 WGUS65 KPUB 310217 FFAPUB Flood Watch National Weather Service Pueblo CO 817 PM MDT Fri Jul 30 2021 COZ058>061-063-311030- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.A.0016.000000T0000Z-210731T0700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ /O.CON.KPUB.FF.A.0017.210731T1700Z-210801T0700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet-Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet-Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet-Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet- Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet- Including the cities of St Elmo, Leadville, Climax, Bonanza, Granite, and Alpine 817 PM MDT Fri Jul 30 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MDT SATURDAY... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * A portion of central Colorado, including the following areas, Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet, Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet, Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet, Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet and Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet. * Until 1 AM MDT Saturday. * Monsoon moisture will increase over the central mountains bringing the threat of heavy rain to the region. * Flash flooding will be possible across all of the mountains in Lake and Chaffee counties, with the greatest threat across the Chalk Cliffs region. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && The Flash Flood Watch continues for * A portion of central Colorado, including the following areas, Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet, Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet, Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet, Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet and Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet. * From Saturday morning through late Saturday night. * Monsoon moisture and moist upslope flow behind a cold front will bring a threat of widespread heavy rain and flash flooding to the region. Burn scars and urban areas will be most susceptible to flash flooding. * Flash flooding of creeks, streams and normally dry washes will be possible. Mud flows and rock slides will be possible in and near the burn scars or in steep terrain. Flooding of urban areas will also be possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ COZ062-065>068-072>088-311030- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.A.0017.210731T1700Z-210801T0700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Feet-Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet-La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Feet-Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Feet-Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet-Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet-Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet-Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet-Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet-Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500 Feet-Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Feet-Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet-Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet-Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet-Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between 7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet-Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County- Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Feet- Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Feet-Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet- Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet- Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet- Including the cities of Texas Creek, Howard, Woodland Park, Rye, Wolf Creek Pass, Walsenburg, Swissvale, Peterson AFB, Coaldale, Cumbres Pass, Hillside, Buena Vista, Cuchara, La Veta Pass, Silver Cliff, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Blanca Peak, Penrose, Canon City, Cotopaxi, Stonewall, Westcliffe, North Pass, Black Forest, Salida, South Fork, Pikes Peak, Creede, Weston, Poncha Pass, Spanish Peaks, and Trinidad 817 PM MDT Fri Jul 30 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of central Colorado, east central Colorado, south central Colorado and southeast Colorado, including the following areas, in central Colorado, Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County, Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Feet, La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Feet, Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500 Feet, Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet, Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet, Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between 7500 And 11000 Feet and Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Feet. In east central Colorado, Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Feet and Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Feet. In south central Colorado, Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet and Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Feet. In southeast Colorado, Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet, Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet, Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet, Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet, Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet, Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet, Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet, Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet, Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet and Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet. * From Saturday morning through late Saturday night. * Monsoon moisture and moist upslope flow behind a cold front will bring a threat of widespread heavy rain and flash flooding to the region. Burn scars and urban areas will be most susceptible to flash flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ MG
344 WGUS65 KPUB 310320 FFAPUB Flood Watch National Weather Service Pueblo CO 920 PM MDT Fri Jul 30 2021 COZ058>061-063-311130- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.A.0016.000000T0000Z-210731T0700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ /O.CON.KPUB.FF.A.0017.210731T1700Z-210801T0700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet-Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet-Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet-Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet- Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet- Including the cities of St Elmo, Leadville, Climax, Bonanza, Granite, and Alpine 920 PM MDT Fri Jul 30 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MDT SATURDAY... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * A portion of central Colorado, including the following areas, Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet, Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet, Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet, Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet and Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet. * Until 1 AM MDT Saturday. * Monsoon moisture will increase over the central mountains bringing the threat of heavy rain to the region. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && The Flash Flood Watch continues for * A portion of central Colorado, including the following areas, Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet, Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet, Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet, Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet and Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet. * From Saturday morning through late Saturday night. * Monsoon moisture and moist upslope flow behind a cold front will bring a threat of widespread heavy rain and flash flooding to the region. Burn scars and urban areas will be most susceptible to flash flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ COZ062-065>068-072>088-311130- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.A.0017.210731T1700Z-210801T0700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Feet-Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet-La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Feet-Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Feet-Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet-Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet-Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet-Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet-Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet-Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500 Feet-Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Feet-Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet-Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet-Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet-Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between 7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet-Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County- Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Feet- Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Feet-Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet- Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet- Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet- Including the cities of Texas Creek, Howard, Woodland Park, Rye, Wolf Creek Pass, Walsenburg, Swissvale, Peterson AFB, Coaldale, Cumbres Pass, Hillside, Buena Vista, Cuchara, La Veta Pass, Silver Cliff, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Blanca Peak, Penrose, Canon City, Cotopaxi, Stonewall, Westcliffe, North Pass, Black Forest, Salida, South Fork, Pikes Peak, Creede, Weston, Poncha Pass, Spanish Peaks, and Trinidad 920 PM MDT Fri Jul 30 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of central Colorado, east central Colorado, south central Colorado and southeast Colorado, including the following areas, in central Colorado, Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County, Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Feet, La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Feet, Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500 Feet, Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet, Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet, Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between 7500 And 11000 Feet and Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Feet. In east central Colorado, Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Feet and Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Feet. In south central Colorado, Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet and Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Feet. In southeast Colorado, Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet, Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet, Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet, Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet, Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet, Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet, Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet, Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet, Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet and Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet. * From Saturday morning through late Saturday night. * Monsoon moisture and moist upslope flow behind a cold front will bring a threat of widespread heavy rain and flash flooding to the region. Burn scars and urban areas will be most susceptible to flash flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ MG
356 WGUS65 KPUB 310506 FFAPUB Flood Watch National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1106 PM MDT Fri Jul 30 2021 COZ058>061-063-311315- /O.CAN.KPUB.FF.A.0016.000000T0000Z-210731T0700Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FF.A.0017.210731T1700Z-210801T0700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet-Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet-Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet-Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet- Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet- Including the cities of St Elmo, Leadville, Climax, Bonanza, Granite, and Alpine 1106 PM MDT Fri Jul 30 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT SATURDAY THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT IS CANCELLED... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * A portion of central Colorado, including the following areas, Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet, Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet, Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet, Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet and Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet. * From 11 AM MDT Saturday through late Saturday night. * Monsoon moisture will continue to increase over the central mountains bringing the threat of heavy rain to the region. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && The Flash Flood Watch for a portion of central Colorado, including the following areas, Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet, Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet, Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet, Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet and Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet has been cancelled. The Flood Watch is cancelled. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures. $$ COZ062-065>068-072>088-311315- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.A.0017.210731T1700Z-210801T0700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Feet-Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet-La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Feet-Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Feet-Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet-Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet-Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet-Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet-Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet-Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500 Feet-Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Feet-Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet-Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet-Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet-Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between 7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet-Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County- Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Feet- Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Feet-Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet- Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet- Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet- Including the cities of Texas Creek, Howard, Woodland Park, Rye, Wolf Creek Pass, Walsenburg, Swissvale, Peterson AFB, Coaldale, Cumbres Pass, Hillside, Buena Vista, Cuchara, La Veta Pass, Silver Cliff, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Blanca Peak, Penrose, Canon City, Cotopaxi, Stonewall, Westcliffe, North Pass, Black Forest, Salida, South Fork, Pikes Peak, Creede, Weston, Poncha Pass, Spanish Peaks, and Trinidad 1106 PM MDT Fri Jul 30 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT SATURDAY THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of central Colorado, east central Colorado, south central Colorado and southeast Colorado, including the following areas, in central Colorado, Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County, Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Feet, La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Feet, Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500 Feet, Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet, Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet, Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between 7500 And 11000 Feet and Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Feet. In east central Colorado, Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Feet and Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Feet. In south central Colorado, Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet and Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Feet. In southeast Colorado, Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet, Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet, Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet, Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet, Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet, Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet, Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet, Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet, Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet and Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet. * From 11 AM MDT Saturday through late Saturday night. * Monsoon moisture and moist upslope flow behind a cold front will bring a threat of widespread heavy rain and flash flooding to the region. Burn scars and urban areas will be most susceptible to flash flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ KAM
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Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 1:48 PM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 13 more | 40 hr |
| Jul 30, 2:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 38 min |
| Jul 30, 3:00 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Chaffee, Fremont, Saguache | 3 hr |
| Jul 30, 3:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Alamosa | 31 min |
| Jul 30, 4:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Custer | 23 min |
| Jul 30, 4:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Alamosa | 32 min |
| Jul 30, 4:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Saguache | 31 min |
| Jul 30, 4:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Conejos | 36 min |
| Jul 30, 5:16 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Saguache | 2 hr |
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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.