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Flash Flood Watch 18, NWS Pueblo, CO

August 1, 20214 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood watch at Aug 1, 2021, 3:04 AM MDT for 4 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Aug 1, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 1, 2021, 3:04 AM MDT (09:04 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 1, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Aug 1, 2021, 9:00 PM MDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Flood severity
None

Counties Conejos County, CO, Mineral County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 218 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:05 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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 244 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 2021-08-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 59 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 2021-08-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 7 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
59 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-60 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2545 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
33 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
304 AM MDT Sun Aug 1 2021

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Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 10000 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-
Including the cities of Cumbres Pass, Sargents, South Fork, Wolf 
Creek Pass, Creede, and North Pass
304 AM MDT Sun Aug 1 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH THIS 
EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of central Colorado and south 
  central Colorado, including the following areas, in central 
  Colorado, La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Feet, Saguache County 
  East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet and Saguache County 
  West of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet. In south central 
  Colorado, Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet and Upper 
  Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Feet.

* From Noon MDT today through this evening.

* Thunderstorms are forecast to develop by early afternoon over the 
  San Juan and La Garita Ranges.  These areas have seen recent heavy 
  rainfall and will be prone to flash flooding, rock slides and mud 
  slides.

* Rock and mud slides may close area highways, especially in flood 
  prone areas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action 
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$

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La Junta Vicinity/Otero County-Eastern Las Animas County-Las Animas
Vicinity/Bent County-Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County-Springfield
Vicinity/Baca County-
Including the cities of Rocky Ford, Lamar, La Junta, Walsh, Kim, Las 
Animas, Branson, and Springfield
304 AM MDT Sun Aug 1 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS 
MORNING...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* A portion of southeast Colorado, including the following areas, 
  Eastern Las Animas County, La Junta Vicinity/Otero County, Lamar 
  Vicinity/Prowers County, Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County and 
  Springfield Vicinity/Baca County.

* Until 6 AM MDT early this morning.

* Light to moderate rainfall will continue from showers and 
  thunderstorms through the early morning hours.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action 
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$

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Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet-
Including the cities of Pueblo
304 AM MDT Sun Aug 1 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS 
MORNING...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* A portion of southeast Colorado, including the following area, 
  Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet.

* Until 6 AM MDT early this morning.

* Moderate to heavy rainfall will continue across Pueblo County 
  through the early morning hours.  Several reports of significant 
  flash flooding have been received, including highway closures.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action 
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$

KAM
5 follow-up statements
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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
557 AM MDT Sun Aug 1 2021

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Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet-La Junta
Vicinity/Otero County-Eastern Las Animas County-Las Animas
Vicinity/Bent County-Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County-Springfield
Vicinity/Baca County-
Including the cities of Pueblo, Lamar, Rocky Ford, La Junta, Walsh, 
Kim, Las Animas, Branson, and Springfield
557 AM MDT Sun Aug 1 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

The Flash Flood Watch for southeastern Colorado will expire at 6 AM 
MDT early this morning.

Heavy rainfall has ended, and additional flash flooding is unlikely. 
However, areas of flooding may linger in the Pueblo area into the 
mid-morning hours, as a result of earlier heavy rainfall during the 
overnight hours. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

$$

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Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 10000 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-
Including the cities of Cumbres Pass, Sargents, South Fork, Wolf 
Creek Pass, Creede, and North Pass
557 AM MDT Sun Aug 1 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH 
THIS EVENING...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* Portions of the San Juan and La Garita ranges, and vicinity.

* From Noon MDT today through this evening.

* Thunderstorms are forecast to develop by early afternoon over the 
  San Juan and La Garita ranges. These areas have experienced recent 
  heavy rainfall, and will be prone to flash flooding, rock slides 
  and mud slides.

* Rock and mud slides may close area highways, especially in 
  flood-prone areas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action 
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$

Cohen
549 
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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
724 AM MDT Sun Aug 1 2021

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Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 10000 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-
Including the cities of Cumbres Pass, Sargents, South Fork, Wolf 
Creek Pass, Creede, and North Pass
724 AM MDT Sun Aug 1 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH 
THIS EVENING...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* Portions of the San Juan and La Garita ranges, and vicinity.

* From Noon MDT today through this evening.

* Thunderstorms are forecast to develop by early afternoon over the 
  San Juan and La Garita ranges. These areas have experienced recent 
  heavy rainfall, and will be prone to flash flooding, rock slides 
  and mud slides.

* Rock and mud slides may close area highways, especially in 
  flood-prone areas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action 
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$

Cohen
578 
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
247 PM MDT Sun Aug 1 2021

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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-
Including the cities of Cumbres Pass, Wolf Creek Pass, Creede, North 
Pass, and South Fork
247 PM MDT Sun Aug 1 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY 
EVENING...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* The eastern San Juan and La Garita Mountains

* Until 9 PM MDT this evening.

* Thunderstorms will be possible through early evening over the San 
  Juan and La Garita ranges. These areas have experienced recent 
  heavy rainfall, and will be prone to flash flooding, rock slides 
  and mud slides.

* Rock and mud slides may close area highways, especially in 
  flood-prone areas.

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 eastern San Juan and La Garita Mountains

* From Monday afternoon through Monday evening.

* The Monsoon plume will push eastward and bring another day of slow 
  moving, heavy rain producing thunderstorms to the area.  Flash 
  flooding will be possible, especially considering the already 
  saturated soil conditions.

* Mud and rock slides will be possible in the mountains which could 
  cause highway and road closures.  Creeks and streams and normally 
  dry washes could run high with water.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action 
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$

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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-
Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Feet-Western Mosquito Range/East
Chaffee County Above 9000 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-Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River
Basin Below 7500 Feet-
Including the cities of Texas Creek, Leadville, Rye, Walsenburg, 
Swissvale, Blanca Peak, Bonanza, Granite, Coaldale, Hillside, Buena 
Vista, Cuchara, Howard, La Veta Pass, Silver Cliff, Alpine, St Elmo, 
Cotopaxi, Stonewall, Westcliffe, Salida, Climax, Weston, Poncha 
Pass, and Spanish Peaks
247 PM MDT Sun Aug 1 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY 
EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for the central mountains, central and western 
  Fremont County, the Sangre De Cristo and Wet Mountains, the Wet 
  Mountain Valley and Huerfano county.

* From Monday afternoon through Monday evening.

* The Monsoon plume will push eastward and bring another day of slow 
  moving, heavy rain producing thunderstorms to the area.  Flash 
  flooding will be possible, especially considering the already 
  saturated soil conditions.  Burn scars will be especially 
  susceptible.

* Mud flows and rock slides will be possible in and near burn scars 
  and steep terrain.  Creeks, streams and normally dry washes may 
  experience rapid flooding with damage to roads possible in and 
  near these drainage ways.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action 
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$

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Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet-
Including the cities of Sargents
247 PM MDT Sun Aug 1 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* For a portion of central Colorado, including the following area, 
  Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet.

* Until 9 PM MDT this evening.

* Thunderstorms will be possible across northwest Saguache county 
  through this evening. This area has experienced recent heavy 
  rainfall, and will be prone to flash flooding, rock slides and mud 
  slides.

* Rock and mud slides may close area highways, especially in 
  flood-prone areas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action 
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$

KT
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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
556 PM MDT Sun Aug 1 2021

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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-
Including the cities of Cumbres Pass, Wolf Creek Pass, Creede, North 
Pass, and South Fork
556 PM MDT Sun Aug 1 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 
MONDAY EVENING...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* For a portion of central Colorado, including the following area, 
  Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet.

* Until 9 PM MDT this evening.

* Thunderstorms will be possible across northwest Saguache county 
  through this evening. This area has experienced recent heavy 
  rainfall, and will be prone to flash flooding, rock slides and mud 
  slides.

* Rock and mud slides may close area highways, especially in 
  flood-prone areas.

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

* Flash Flood Watch for the central mountains, central and western 
  Fremont County, the Sangre De Cristo and Wet Mountains, the Wet 
  Mountain Valley and Huerfano county.

* From Monday afternoon through Monday evening.

* The Monsoon plume will push eastward and bring another day of slow 
  moving, heavy rain producing thunderstorms to the area.  Flash 
  flooding will be possible, especially considering the already 
  saturated soil conditions.  Burn scars will be especially 
  susceptible.

* Mud flows and rock slides will be possible in and near burn scars 
  and steep terrain.  Creeks, streams and normally dry washes may 
  experience rapid flooding with damage to roads possible in and 
  near these drainage ways.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action 
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$

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Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet-
Including the cities of Sargents
556 PM MDT Sun Aug 1 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* For a portion of central Colorado, including the following area, 
  Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet.

* Until 9 PM MDT this evening.

* Thunderstorms will be possible across northwest Saguache county 
  through this evening. This area has experienced recent heavy 
  rainfall, and will be prone to flash flooding, rock slides and mud 
  slides.

* Rock and mud slides may close area highways, especially in 
  flood-prone areas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action 
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$

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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-
Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Feet-Western Mosquito Range/East
Chaffee County Above 9000 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-Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River
Basin Below 7500 Feet-
Including the cities of Texas Creek, Leadville, Rye, Walsenburg, 
Swissvale, Blanca Peak, Bonanza, Granite, Coaldale, Hillside, Buena 
Vista, Cuchara, Howard, La Veta Pass, Silver Cliff, Alpine, St Elmo, 
Cotopaxi, Stonewall, Westcliffe, Salida, Climax, Weston, Poncha 
Pass, and Spanish Peaks
556 PM MDT Sun Aug 1 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 
MONDAY EVENING...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* Flash Flood Watch for the central mountains, central and western 
  Fremont County, the Sangre De Cristo and Wet Mountains, the Wet 
  Mountain Valley and Huerfano county.

* From Monday afternoon through Monday evening.

* The Monsoon plume will push eastward and bring another day of slow 
  moving, heavy rain producing thunderstorms to the area.  Flash 
  flooding will be possible, especially considering the already 
  saturated soil conditions.  Burn scars will be especially 
  susceptible.

* Mud flows and rock slides will be possible in and near burn scars 
  and steep terrain.  Creeks, streams and normally dry washes may 
  experience rapid flooding with damage to roads possible in and 
  near these drainage ways.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action 
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$

CSS
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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
903 PM MDT Sun Aug 1 2021

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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-
Including the cities of Cumbres Pass, Wolf Creek Pass, Creede, North 
Pass, and South Fork
903 PM MDT Sun Aug 1 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 
MONDAY EVENING...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS EXPIRED...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* Flash Flood Watch for the central mountains, central and western 
  Fremont County, the Sangre De Cristo and Wet Mountains, the Wet 
  Mountain Valley and Huerfano county.

* From Monday afternoon through Monday evening.

* The Monsoon plume will push eastward and bring another day of slow 
  moving, heavy rain producing thunderstorms to the area.  Flash 
  flooding will be possible, especially considering the already 
  saturated soil conditions.  Burn scars will be especially 
  susceptible.

* Mud flows and rock slides will be possible in and near burn scars 
  and steep terrain.  Creeks, streams and normally dry washes may 
  experience rapid flooding with damage to roads possible in and 
  near these drainage ways.

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 portions of central Colorado and south 
central Colorado, including the following areas, in central 
Colorado, La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Feet and Saguache County 
East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet. In south central 
Colorado, Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet and Upper Rio 
Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Feet has 
expired.

Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to 
heed remaining road closures.

$$

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Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet-
Including the cities of Sargents
903 PM MDT Sun Aug 1 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS EXPIRED...

The Flash Flood Watch for a portion of central Colorado, including 
the following area, Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 
10000 Feet has expired.

Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to 
heed remaining road closures.

$$

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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-
Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Feet-Western Mosquito Range/East
Chaffee County Above 9000 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-Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River
Basin Below 7500 Feet-
Including the cities of Texas Creek, Leadville, Rye, Walsenburg, 
Swissvale, Blanca Peak, Bonanza, Granite, Coaldale, Hillside, Buena 
Vista, Cuchara, Howard, La Veta Pass, Silver Cliff, Alpine, St Elmo, 
Cotopaxi, Stonewall, Westcliffe, Salida, Climax, Weston, Poncha 
Pass, and Spanish Peaks
903 PM MDT Sun Aug 1 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 
MONDAY EVENING...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* Flash Flood Watch for the central mountains, central and western 
  Fremont County, the Sangre De Cristo and Wet Mountains, the Wet 
  Mountain Valley and Huerfano county.

* From Monday afternoon through Monday evening.

* The Monsoon plume will push eastward and bring another day of slow 
  moving, heavy rain producing thunderstorms to the area.  Flash 
  flooding will be possible, especially considering the already 
  saturated soil conditions.  Burn scars will be especially 
  susceptible.

* Mud flows and rock slides will be possible in and near burn scars 
  and steep terrain.  Creeks, streams and normally dry washes may 
  experience rapid flooding with damage to roads possible in and 
  near these drainage ways.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action 
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$

KS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 31, 6:00 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPUBCostilla, Huerfano3 hr
Jul 31, 6:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano28 min
Jul 31, 6:11 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBCuster, Fremont, Huerfano, Pueblo2 hr
Jul 31, 6:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca33 min
Jul 31, 6:20 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBHuerfano, Las Animas3 hr
Jul 31, 6:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca40 min
Jul 31, 6:21 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBBaca3 hr
Jul 31, 6:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Las Animas33 min
Jul 31, 6:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca31 min
Jul 31, 6:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano38 min
Jul 31, 6:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas36 min
Jul 31, 6:52 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Las Animas22 min
Jul 31, 7:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca44 min
Jul 31, 7:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUB40 min
Jul 31, 7:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUB35 min
Jul 31, 7:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas32 min
Jul 31, 7:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano40 min
Jul 31, 7:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano61 min
Jul 31, 7:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca51 min
Jul 31, 8:28 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBLas Animas3 hr
Jul 31, 8:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas, Pueblo47 min
Jul 31, 8:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca40 min
Jul 31, 10:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo49 min
Jul 31, 10:45 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBPueblo4 hr
Jul 31, 11:24 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBBent, Otero4 hr
Jul 31, 11:41 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBPueblo4 hr
Aug 1, 2:43 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBPueblo3 hr
Aug 1, 3:29 AM MDTRiver Flood WatchPUBPueblo94 min
Aug 1, 3:30 AM MDTRiver Flood WatchPUBPueblo4 hr
Aug 1, 5:00 AM MDTRiver Flood WarningPUBPueblo26 hr
Aug 1, 5:44 AM MDTAreal Flood WarningPUBPueblo3 hr
Aug 1, 7:20 AM MDTRiver Flood WatchPUBOtero14 hr
Aug 1, 2:47 PM MDTFlash Flood WatchPUBAlamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont and 7 more32 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.