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Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 25, 2022Chaffee County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 25, 2022, 7:51 PM MDT for Chaffee County, Colorado. It was in force for 117 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 25, 2022, 7:51 PM MDT (01:51 UTC)
Expired
Jun 25, 2022, 9:48 PM MDT
In force
117 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Chaffee County, CO

The nearest sounding before it

Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 193 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 2022-06-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2022-06-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -5 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
4015 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
58 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

907 
WGUS55 KPUB 260151
FFWPUB
COC015-260445-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0004.220626T0151Z-220626T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
751 PM MDT Sat Jun 25 2022

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Chaffee County in central Colorado...

* Until 1045 PM MDT.

* At 751 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1 inch of rain has 
  fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 1.5 inches in 1 hour. 
  Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch 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...
  St Elmo and Alpine.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Baldwin Creek, South Cottonwood Creek, North Fork Chalk Creek, 
  Chalk Creek, Baldwin Gulch and Middle Cottonwood Creek.

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.

Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where 
you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become 
killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or 
creeks.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law 
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3878 10641 3881 10624 3875 10626 3871 10620
      3863 10636 3868 10642

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

Moore
2 follow-up statements
622 
WGUS75 KPUB 260252
FFSPUB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
852 PM MDT Sat Jun 25 2022

COC015-260445-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-220626T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Chaffee CO-
852 PM MDT Sat Jun 25 2022

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM MDT THIS 
EVENING FOR CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY...

At 852 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms were 
diminishing across the area, with mainly light rain showers expected 
through the remainder of the evening. Up to 1 inch of rain has 
fallen. and an additional one to two tenths of an inch of rainfall 
is possible. Flash flooding from earlier heavy rainfall remains 
possible.

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...
  St Elmo and Alpine.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Baldwin Creek, South Cottonwood Creek, North Fork Chalk Creek, 
  Chalk Creek, Baldwin Gulch and Middle Cottonwood Creek.

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.

Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where 
you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become 
killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or 
creeks.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law 
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3878 10641 3881 10624 3875 10626 3871 10620
      3863 10636 3868 10642

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

EP
026 
WGUS75 KPUB 260348
FFSPUB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
948 PM MDT Sat Jun 25 2022

COC015-260358-
/O.CAN.KPUB.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-220626T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Chaffee CO-
948 PM MDT Sat Jun 25 2022

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3878 10641 3881 10624 3875 10626 3871 10620
      3863 10636 3868 10642

$$

EP

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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.