Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Watches in 2021
Flash Flood Watch 8, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood watch at Jun 30, 2021, 12:22 PM MDT for 11 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jul 1, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 30, 2021, 12:22 PM MDT (18:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 1, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2021, 12:00 AM MDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:22 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 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 262 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
- 1508 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
349 WGUS65 KPUB 301822 FFAPUB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1222 PM MDT Wed Jun 30 2021 COZ076-077-079>086-010230- /O.NEW.KPUB.FF.A.0008.210701T2100Z-210702T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500 Feet-Western/Central Fremont County 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- Including the cities of Black Forest, Pueblo, Peterson AFB, Texas Creek, Howard, Canon City, Woodland Park, Rye, Cotopaxi, Hillside, Swissvale, Coaldale, Penrose, Colorado Springs, and Pikes Peak 1222 PM MDT Wed Jun 30 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for portions of central Colorado, east central Colorado and southeast Colorado, including the following areas, in central Colorado, Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County, Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500 Feet, Pikes Peak Above 11000 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 southeast Colorado, Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet, Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet and Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet. * From Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening. * The combination of moist, unstable upslope flow and a mid level disturbance moving across the region will allow for thunderstorms capable of producing heavy rain to occur over the Pikes Peak region, Pueblo county and Fremont county. * Flash flooding will be possible over all locations, including urban areas and burn scars. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ Hodanish
5 follow-up statements
054 WGUS65 KPUB 010207 FFAPUB Flood Watch National Weather Service Pueblo CO 807 PM MDT Wed Jun 30 2021 COZ076-077-079>086-011015- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.A.0008.210701T2100Z-210702T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500 Feet-Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Feet-Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet-Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet-Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between 7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet-Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County-Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Feet-Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Feet-Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet- Including the cities of Black Forest, Pueblo, Peterson AFB, Texas Creek, Howard, Canon City, Woodland Park, Rye, Cotopaxi, Hillside, Swissvale, Coaldale, Penrose, Colorado Springs, and Pikes Peak 807 PM MDT Wed Jun 30 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of central Colorado, east central Colorado and southeast Colorado, including the following areas, in central Colorado, Fremont County, Pikes Peak, Teller County and the Rampart Range. In east central Colorado, El Paso County. In southeast Colorado, Pueblo County, and the Wet Mountains. * From Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening. * The combination of moist, unstable upslope flow and a mid level disturbance moving across the region will allow for thunderstorms capable of producing heavy rain to occur over the Pikes Peak region, Pueblo county and Fremont county. * Flash flooding will be possible over all locations, including urban areas and burn scars. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ KT
079 WGUS65 KPUB 010858 FFAPUB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Pueblo CO 258 AM MDT Thu Jul 1 2021 COZ072>075-078-087-088-011700- /O.EXA.KPUB.FF.A.0008.210701T2100Z-210702T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet-Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet-Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet- Including the cities of Weston, Blanca Peak, Cuchara, Stonewall, La Veta Pass, Poncha Pass, Walsenburg, Silver Cliff, Westcliffe, Spanish Peaks, and Trinidad 258 AM MDT Thu Jul 1 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has expanded the * Flash Flood Watch for portions of southeast Colorado, including the following areas, the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet including Trinidad and vicinity, Huerfano County including Walsenburg and vicinity and the Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet. * From this afternoon through this evening. * The combination of moist, unstable upslope flow and a mid level disturbance moving across the region will produce thunderstorms capable of producing heavy rain over the eastern mountains and the southern Interstate 25 corridor. * Flash flooding will be possible over all locations, including urban areas and burn scars. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ COZ076-077-079>086-011700- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.A.0008.210701T2100Z-210702T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500 Feet-Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Feet-Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet-Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet-Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between 7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet-Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County-Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Feet-Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Feet-Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet- Including the cities of Black Forest, Pueblo, Peterson AFB, Texas Creek, Howard, Canon City, Woodland Park, Rye, Cotopaxi, Hillside, Swissvale, Coaldale, Penrose, Colorado Springs, and Pikes Peak 258 AM MDT Thu Jul 1 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of central Colorado, east central Colorado and southeast Colorado, including the following areas, in central Colorado, Fremont County, Pikes Peak, Teller County and the Rampart Range. In east central Colorado, El Paso County. In southeast Colorado, Pueblo County, and the Wet Mountains. * From this afternoon through this evening. * The combination of moist, unstable upslope flow and a mid level disturbance moving across the region will produce thunderstorms capable of producing heavy rain over the Pikes Peak region, Pueblo county and Fremont county. * Flash flooding will be possible over all locations, including urban areas and burn scars. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ EP
112 WGUS65 KPUB 011701 FFAPUB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1101 AM MDT Thu Jul 1 2021 COZ072>088-020115- /O.EXT.KPUB.FF.A.0008.210701T1800Z-210702T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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, Walsenburg, Swissvale, Peterson AFB, Coaldale, Hillside, Cuchara, La Veta Pass, Silver Cliff, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Blanca Peak, Penrose, Canon City, Cotopaxi, Stonewall, Westcliffe, Black Forest, Pikes Peak, Weston, Poncha Pass, Spanish Peaks, and Trinidad 1101 AM MDT Thu Jul 1 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for * Flash Flood Watch for portions of central Colorado, east central Colorado and southeast Colorado, including the following areas, the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet including Trinidad and vicinity, Huerfano County including Walsenburg and vicinity, the Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet, Fremont County, Pikes Peak, Teller County and the Rampart Range, El Paso County, Pueblo County, and the Wet Mountains. * Through this evening. * The combination of moist, unstable upslope flow and a mid level disturbance moving across the region will produce thunderstorms capable of producing heavy rain over the Pikes Peak region, Pueblo and Fremont counties, the eastern mountains and the southern Interstate 25 corridor. * Flash flooding will be possible over all locations, including urban areas and burn scars. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ Rodriguez
147 WGUS65 KPUB 020042 FFAPUB Flood Watch National Weather Service Pueblo CO 642 PM MDT Thu Jul 1 2021 COZ072>088-020600- /O.CON.KPUB.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-210702T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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, Walsenburg, Swissvale, Peterson AFB, Coaldale, Hillside, Cuchara, La Veta Pass, Silver Cliff, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Blanca Peak, Penrose, Canon City, Cotopaxi, Stonewall, Westcliffe, Black Forest, Pikes Peak, Weston, Poncha Pass, Spanish Peaks, and Trinidad 642 PM MDT Thu Jul 1 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of central Colorado, east central Colorado and southeast Colorado, including the following areas, the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet including Trinidad and vicinity, Huerfano County including Walsenburg and vicinity, the Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet, Fremont County, Pikes Peak, Teller County and the Rampart Range, El Paso County, Pueblo County, and the Wet Mountains. * Until Midnight MDT tonight. * The combination of moist, unstable upslope flow and a mid level disturbance moving across the region will produce thunderstorms capable of producing heavy rain over the Pikes Peak region, Pueblo and Fremont counties, the eastern mountains and the southern Interstate 25 corridor. * Flash flooding will be possible over all locations, including urban areas and burn scars. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ Rodriguez
078 WGUS65 KPUB 020546 FFAPUB Flood Watch National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1146 PM MDT Thu Jul 1 2021 COZ072>088-020700- /O.EXP.KPUB.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-210702T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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, Walsenburg, Swissvale, Peterson AFB, Coaldale, Hillside, Cuchara, La Veta Pass, Silver Cliff, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Blanca Peak, Penrose, Canon City, Cotopaxi, Stonewall, Westcliffe, Black Forest, Pikes Peak, Weston, Poncha Pass, Spanish Peaks, and Trinidad 1146 PM MDT Thu Jul 1 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... The Flash Flood Watch for portions of central Colorado, east central Colorado and southeast Colorado, including the following areas, in central Colorado, Fremont and Teller County. In east central Colorado, El Paso County. In southeast Colorado, the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Pueblo County, Western Las Animas County, Huerfano County, the Wet Mountains and Wet Mountain Valley will expire at Midnight MDT tonight. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures. $$ KT
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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.