Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2022
Flash Flood Warning 39, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 28, 2022, 5:08 AM MDT for Custer County, Pueblo County, Colorado. It was in force for 2 hr. 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 28, 2022, 5:08 AM MDT (11:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 28, 2022, 7:31 AM MDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Custer County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:09 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, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 323 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
- 621 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -41 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2625 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
553
WGUS55 KPUB 281108
FFWPUB
COC027-101-281415-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0039.220728T1108Z-220728T1415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
508 AM MDT Thu Jul 28 2022
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Eastern Custer County in southeastern Colorado...
Southwestern Pueblo County in southeastern Colorado...
* Until 815 AM MDT.
* At 508 AM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain in Squirrel Creek and South Creek. Between 1 and 1.5
inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2
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...
Beulah.
This includes the following high risk locations...
Beulah.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
&&
LAT...LON 3806 10511 3808 10505 3808 10502 3808 10496
3806 10495 3803 10496 3801 10500 3801 10506
3801 10510 3804 10512 3805 10512
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1.5-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
KS2 follow-up statements
081
WGUS75 KPUB 281235
FFSPUB
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
635 AM MDT Thu Jul 28 2022
COC027-101-281415-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-220728T1415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Custer CO-Pueblo CO-
635 AM MDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM MDT THIS
MORNING FOR EASTERN CUSTER AND SOUTHWESTERN PUEBLO COUNTIES...
At 635 AM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain in Squirrel Creek and South Creek. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of
rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.25 to 0.5 inches
in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Beulah.
This includes the following high risk locations...
Beulah.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
&&
LAT...LON 3806 10511 3808 10505 3808 10502 3808 10496
3806 10495 3803 10496 3801 10500 3801 10506
3801 10510 3804 10512 3805 10512
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.25-0.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
KS430
WGUS75 KPUB 281331
FFSPUB
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
731 AM MDT Thu Jul 28 2022
COC027-101-281341-
/O.CAN.KPUB.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-220728T1415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Custer CO-Pueblo CO-
731 AM MDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EASTERN CUSTER AND
SOUTHWESTERN PUEBLO COUNTIES...
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 3806 10511 3808 10505 3808 10496 3806 10495
3803 10496 3801 10500 3801 10510 3804 10512
3805 10512
$$
MWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 6:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 32 min |
| Jul 27, 6:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Saguache | 35 min |
| Jul 27, 6:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 51 min |
| Jul 28, 4:52 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Custer | 38 min |
| Jul 28, 1:23 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Costilla, Huerfano | 112 min |
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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.