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Flood Watch 1, NWS Pueblo, CO

May 11, 2023El Paso County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flood watch at May 11, 2023, 6:53 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 11, 2023, 6:53 PM MDT (00:53 UTC)
Expired
May 12, 2023, 3:24 AM MDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Flood severity
None

County El Paso County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 421 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, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2023-05-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 409 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2023-05-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 124 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
409 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2172 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
124 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
166 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.8

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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 May 11, 3:47 PM MDT, 3 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 11, 3:47 PM MDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 11, 11:04 AM MDT, 7 hours 49 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1104 AM MDT Thu May 11 2023

COZ058>089-093>099-121715-
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-
1104 AM MDT Thu May 11 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

One or two strong to severe storms are expected through the
afternoon across the southeast Colorado Plains, mainly north and
east of I-25 and along and north of the of the Highway 50
Corridor. The main threats from these storms will be hail up to
ping pong ball size and wind gusts over 60 mph, along with
lightning and heavy rainfall. There is also a low threat for a
tornadoes.

Pockets of heavy rainfall are possible across the Pikes Peak region
today, with some localized flooding possible. High and fast flows
can also be expected in rivers, creeks and drainages across the
Pikes Peak region today.

Scattered snow showers across the higher terrain this morning may
mix with rain through the afternoon, before changing back to all
snow this evening. Additional accumulations of 1 to 5 inches will
be possible through tonight, with the greatest amounts expected
across the highest peaks of the Central Mountains into the higher
peaks of the Pikes Peak region.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

A cool and unsettled weather pattern remains in the offing through
this weekend and into early next week. There will be chances of
afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms each day. The
main threats from all storms will be lightning and gusty winds up
to 40 mph, with locally heavy rain and small hail possible with
the strongest storms.

.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, May 11, 4:54 PM MDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 11, 5:49 PM MDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
549 PM MDT Thu May 11 2023

COZ096-120015-
Eastern Kiowa County CO-
549 PM MDT Thu May 11 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Kiowa
County through 615 PM MDT...

At 549 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
capable of producing a landspout near Chivington, or 21 miles
southwest of Cheyenne Wells, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Landspouts, wind gusts up to 50 mph, and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Gusty winds
         could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured
         objects.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Kiowa
County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM MDT for southeastern
Colorado.

&&

LAT...LON 3849 10232 3844 10250 3855 10263 3862 10257
      3861 10213
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 223DEG 25KT 3853 10251

LANDSPOUT...POSSIBLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

PS
Local storm report, May 11, 5:54 PM MDT, 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
554 PM MDT THU MAY 11 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0505 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 N BLACK FOREST        39.05N 104.70W
05/11/2023  M3.04 INCH       EL PASO            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&
Local storm report, May 11, 5:57 PM MDT, 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
557 PM MDT THU MAY 11 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0530 PM     SNOW             WOODLAND PARK           39.00N 105.05W
05/11/2023  M8.0 INCH        TELLER             CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STORM TOTAL. ADDITIONAL 4.0 INCHES SINCE
            THIS MORNING.

&&

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 11, 9:31 PM MDTAreal Flood WarningPUBEl Paso6 hr
May 11, 9:42 PM MDTWinter Storm WarningPUBEl Paso, Fremont, Teller6 hr
May 11, 10:34 PM MDTRiver Flood WarningPUBPueblo57 hr
May 12, 2:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano28 min
May 12, 4:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCuster29 min
May 12, 4:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCuster, Huerfano37 min
May 12, 5:26 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBCuster3 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.