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Flood Watch 4, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 29, 20224 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flood watch at Jul 29, 2022, 3:15 AM MDT for 4 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jul 29, 2022, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 29, 2022, 3:15 AM MDT (09:15 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 29, 2022, 11:00 AM MDT
Expired
Jul 29, 2022, 10:00 PM MDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Flood severity
None

Counties Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Prowers County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at Jul 28, 11:30 PM MDT, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 11:30 PM MDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 28, 11:33 AM MDT, 15 hours 42 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1133 AM MDT Thu Jul 28 2022

COZ058>089-093>099-291745-
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-
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-
Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Alamosa  Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Southern San Luis Valley-
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-
Crowley County-La Junta Vicinity/Otero County-
Eastern Las Animas County-Western Kiowa County-
Eastern Kiowa County-Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County-
Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County-Springfield Vicinity/Baca County-
1133 AM MDT Thu Jul 28 2022

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east
central...south central and southeast Colorado.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms are expected over most of south central
and southeast Colorado today. Storms will develop over and near
the higher terrain through the rest of the morning, with storms
continuing to develop and move slowly east through the afternoon
and evening hours. Showers and storms will continue through the
overnight hours, especially across the southern mountains and San
Luis Valley through the far southeast plains.

Storms will be slow moving and capable of producing very heavy
rain in short period of time, leading the threat of flash flooding
across the area into tonight. In addition to the heavy rain threat,
a few stronger storms across the I-25 Corridor and eastern Plains
could produce gusty outflow winds of 50 to 60 mph, hail to the
size of nickels and frequent cloud to ground lightning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will be likely
for Friday through Saturday over most areas. The risk for flash
flooding will be elevated for these days, especially for the burn
scars and urbanized areas. The highest risk for flash flooding
will occur on Friday. A few stronger thunderstorms may occur at
times, with the highest probability over the southeastern plains
Friday afternoon and early evening. Main threat with these storms
will be strong and gusty outflow winds to 60 mph and hail up to 1
inch in diameter, along with torrential rainfall, and dangerous
cloud to ground lightning.

On Sunday, afternoon and evening thunderstorms should be more
isolated and confined to the mountains and southeastern plains,
with only a few thunderstorms possible along the I-25 corridor and
over the San Luis Valley. On Monday and Tuesday, afternoon and
evening thunderstorms will be even more isolated and mainly over
the central mountains. On Wednesday, thunderstorms will become
more scattered across all areas. There will still be a slight risk
of burn scar flash flooding for each of these days, if thunderstorms
become nearly stationary over these areas.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will
be likely over portions of the region.

23/23

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 28, 11:13 PM MDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 28, 11:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca47 min
Jul 29, 3:11 AM MDTFlood WatchPUBBaca, Bent, Las Animas, Prowers4 min
Jul 29, 2:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller33 min
Jul 29, 4:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca51 min
Jul 29, 5:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso42 min
Jul 29, 5:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso47 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.