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Flood Watch 5, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 17, 202311 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flood watch at Jun 17, 2023, 3:16 AM MDT for 11 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jun 17, 2023, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 17, 2023, 3:16 AM MDT (09:16 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 17, 2023, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Jun 17, 2023, 7:00 PM MDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Flood severity
None

Counties Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Crowley County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Teller County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 35 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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The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 357 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 2023-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 867 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2023-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -59 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
867 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-68 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1737 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-59 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-22 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.1
Supercell composite
-1.8

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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 Jun 16, 11:39 PM MDT, 3 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 11:39 PM MDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 11:20 AM MDT, 15 hours 56 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1120 AM MDT Fri Jun 16 2023

COZ058>089-093>099-171730-
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-
1120 AM MDT Fri Jun 16 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Severe thunderstorms are likely today across all of the plains. In
addition to the severe weather threat, flash flooding will also be
possible, especially in the Pikes Peak region, and areas along and
north of highway 50.

Thunderstorms were developing over the higher terrain late this
morning. These storms will continue to intensify and push out onto
the plains by mid afternoon. Initially, the stronger storms will
affect Teller and northern El Paso county during the mid afternoon
time period, and then push south across all of the Pikes Peak
region late this afternoon and early evening.

Thunderstorms coverage is expected to become more widespread over
the remainder of the plains from very late this afternoon and
into the evening hours. Some of the storms may last into the
early morning hours over the far eastern plains.

Several of the thunderstorms later this afternoon and evening
will become strong to severe. Hail up to the size of golfballs,
wind gusts to 70 mph and isolated tornadoes will be possible.

In addition to the severe weather threat, heavy rain is also
likely today. Due to the saturated grounds, it will not take much
for flash flooding to occur, especially in and around the Pikes
Peak region.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Another round to strong to severe storms are expected over the
eastern plains on Saturday afternoon and evening. Damaging winds,
large hail and isolated tornadoes will be possible. Heavy rains
will once again be a threat, and flash flooding will be possible
over the region.

Warmer and drier weather remains in tap for Sunday into early
next week, with a return of afternoon storms across the plains
later next week. Much warmer temperatures will lead to another
surge in runoff from the last of the high mountain snowpack.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

Hodanish

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 16, 10:12 PM MDT, 5 hours 4 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1012 PM MDT Fri Jun 16 2023

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

1011 PM     Rain             4 NW Peterson AFB       38.88N 104.74W
06/16/2023  M1.37 inch       El Paso            CO   Trained Spotter

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 16, 6:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent44 min
Jun 16, 6:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Otero38 min
Jun 16, 6:15 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBOtero15 min
Jun 16, 6:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso38 min
Jun 16, 6:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero36 min
Jun 16, 6:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller35 min
Jun 16, 6:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent31 min
Jun 16, 6:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero15 min
Jun 16, 6:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent34 min
Jun 16, 6:42 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBEl Paso3 hr
Jun 16, 6:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBBent, Las Animas, Otero31 min
Jun 16, 6:49 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBent, Las Animas11 min
Jun 16, 6:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent46 min
Jun 16, 7:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso30 min
Jun 16, 7:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont24 min
Jun 16, 7:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBBaca, Bent, Las Animas34 min
Jun 16, 7:20 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Pueblo28 min
Jun 16, 7:22 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBent, Prowers23 min
Jun 16, 7:26 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBEl Paso, Fremont, Pueblo, Teller2 hr
Jun 16, 7:29 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBaca31 min
Jun 16, 7:41 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBent, Prowers34 min
Jun 16, 7:52 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBent, Kiowa, Prowers38 min
Jun 16, 7:56 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBaca34 min
Jun 16, 8:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley26 min
Jun 16, 8:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero32 min
Jun 16, 8:25 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBaca35 min
Jun 16, 8:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBProwers32 min
Jun 16, 8:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent24 min
Jun 16, 8:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatPUBBaca37 min
Jun 16, 8:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Otero32 min
Jun 16, 9:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero16 min
Jun 16, 9:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca35 min
Jun 16, 9:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Las Animas, Otero31 min
Jun 16, 9:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Bent, Las Animas31 min
Jun 16, 10:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Las Animas24 min
Jun 16, 10:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Bent, Las Animas, Prowers30 min
Jun 16, 10:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Las Animas16 min
Jun 16, 10:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca62 min
Jun 16, 11:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca47 min
Jun 17, 12:44 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca46 min
Jun 17, 11:49 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont26 min
Jun 17, 12:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCuster32 min
Jun 17, 12:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCostilla42 min
Jun 17, 12:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCuster, Fremont, Pueblo38 min
Jun 17, 12:48 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBHuerfano, Pueblo42 min
Jun 17, 1:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo29 min
Jun 17, 1:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBHuerfano, Pueblo51 min
Jun 17, 1:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo46 min
Jun 17, 1:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas32 min
Jun 17, 1:50 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBHuerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo25 min
Jun 17, 2:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley48 min
Jun 17, 2:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero46 min
Jun 17, 2:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBCrowley, Kiowa, Otero47 min
Jun 17, 2:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero37 min
Jun 17, 3:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUB24 min
Jun 17, 3:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Bent, Las Animas33 min
Jun 17, 3:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent46 min
Jun 17, 3:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca31 min
Jun 17, 4:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca23 min
Jun 17, 4:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca, Kiowa, Prowers49 min
Jun 17, 5:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca38 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.