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River Flood Warning 15, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 22, 2023Pueblo County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this river flood warning at Jun 22, 2023, 1:27 PM MDT for Pueblo County, Colorado. It took effect at Jun 22, 2023, 5:38 PM MDT. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 22, 2023, 1:27 PM MDT (19:27 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 22, 2023, 5:38 PM MDT
Expired: Jun 24, 2023, 5:38 AM MDT
In force: 36 hr
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Major

County Pueblo County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:29 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 river

Written for the forecast point Arkansas River near Nepesta (NPTC2).

Action stage: 15.5 ft
Minor stage: 16.5 ft
Moderate stage: 17.5 ft
Major stage: 18.5 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07117000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning 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 river flood warning went out at Jun 22, 10:49 AM MDT, 2 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 10:49 AM MDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 11:37 AM MDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1137 AM MDT Thu Jun 22 2023

COZ058>089-093>099-231745-
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-
1137 AM MDT Thu Jun 22 2023

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Severe thunderstorms will be possible over parts of the region
this afternoon and evening. The primary severe weather threat
will be large hail up to 2 inches in diameter, with a lesser
threat of damaging winds and isolated tornadoes. The best chance
of thunderstorms will be along the I-25 corridor, and over parts
of the eastern plains, with the overall best chance of severe
storms occurring over the lower elevations of El Paso county and
lower elevations of Las Animas county. The far eastern plains will
likely be too stable for severe thunderstorm activity.

Although widespread heavy rain is not anticipated today or this
evening, the ground is very saturated in many locations, and any
locally heavy rain will be capable of producing flash flooding.

Many rivers and streams across the plains are running high, or are
in flood stage. Use extreme caution near riverbanks due to the
high water.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

On Friday, isolated strong to severe storms will be possible across
our far eastern plains, generally east of a La Junta to Kim line.

Much warmer temperatures through this period will lead to another
surge in runoff from the last of the high mountain snowpack,
especially across the Arkansas basin.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

Hodanish

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 22, 1:27 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
127 PM MDT Thu Jun 22 2023

COZ074-087-088-222015-
Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Ft CO-
Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft CO-
Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft CO-
127 PM MDT Thu Jun 22 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Huerfano and southwestern Las Animas Counties through 215 PM MDT...

At 127 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southwest of Segundo, or 20 miles southwest of Trinidad, moving
northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
  Segundo, Cokedale and Boncarbo.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3702 10496 3743 10484 3717 10445 3699 10468
      3699 10492
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 217DEG 11KT 3703 10482

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Hodanish

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 21, 6:12 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	El Paso	22 min
Jun 21, 6:14 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent	46 min
Jun 21, 6:54 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Baca	36 min
Jun 21, 6:59 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent	21 min
Jun 21, 7:09 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	36 min
Jun 21, 7:16 PM MDT	River Flood Warning	PUB	El Paso	17 hr
Jun 21, 7:16 PM MDT	River Flood Warning	PUB	El Paso	29 hr
Jun 21, 7:16 PM MDT	River Flood Warning	PUB	Pueblo	16 hr
Jun 21, 7:19 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	Bent	2 hr
Jun 21, 7:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Baca	33 min
Jun 21, 7:40 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent	35 min
Jun 21, 8:20 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	25 min
Jun 21, 8:42 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	El Paso	48 min
Jun 21, 8:48 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	El Paso	3 hr
Jun 21, 9:10 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	35 min
Jun 21, 9:11 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Crowley	34 min
Jun 21, 9:15 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	El Paso	30 min
Jun 21, 9:19 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Cheyenne	26 min
Jun 21, 9:27 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	El Paso	6 hr
Jun 21, 9:29 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	El Paso	31 min
Jun 21, 9:38 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	37 min
Jun 21, 9:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Crowley	62 min
Jun 21, 9:52 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	El Paso	38 min
Jun 21, 9:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	El Paso	47 min
Jun 21, 10:12 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Crowley	3 hr
Jun 21, 10:28 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	El Paso, Pueblo	32 min
Jun 21, 10:41 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo	34 min
Jun 21, 10:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Crowley	31 min
Jun 21, 11:08 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	El Paso, Pueblo	52 min
Jun 21, 11:11 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Pueblo	3 hr
Jun 21, 11:11 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	34 min
Jun 21, 11:30 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Pueblo	15 min
Jun 21, 11:52 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Pueblo	53 min
Jun 22, 12:05 AM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Pueblo	25 min
Jun 22, 12:12 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Pueblo	48 min
Jun 22, 12:33 AM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Pueblo	2 hr
Jun 22, 12:45 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Crowley, Pueblo	30 min
Jun 22, 12:48 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Pueblo	42 min
Jun 22, 1:16 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	29 min
Jun 22, 1:24 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Crowley, Otero, Pueblo	66 min
Jun 22, 1:36 AM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Crowley, Otero, Pueblo	24 min
Jun 22, 2:01 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	29 min
Jun 22, 2:02 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Crowley, Otero, Pueblo	43 min
Jun 22, 2:27 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Crowley	48 min
Jun 22, 2:46 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Kiowa	44 min
Jun 22, 3:15 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent, Kiowa, Otero	45 min
Jun 22, 3:27 AM MDT	Areal Flood Warning	PUB	El Paso, Pueblo	3 hr
Jun 22, 3:47 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Bent, Kiowa, Prowers	43 min
Jun 22, 4:24 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Bent, Kiowa, Prowers	51 min
Jun 22, 5:12 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Baca, Bent, Prowers	48 min
Jun 22, 5:49 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	26 min
Jun 22, 6:09 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca, Prowers	36 min
Jun 22, 10:32 AM MDT	Flood Watch	PUB	El Paso	11 hr
Jun 22, 10:54 AM MDT	River Flood Warning	PUB	Pueblo	2 hr
Jun 22, 1:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB		48 min
Jun 22, 1:30 PM MDT	River Flood Watch	PUB	Crowley, Otero	7 hr
Jun 22, 1:30 PM MDT	River Flood Watch	PUB	Otero	12 hr
Jun 22, 2:10 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Las Animas	50 min
Jun 22, 2:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Las Animas	37 min
Jun 22, 4:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	37 min
Jun 22, 5:42 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Douglas	33 min
Jun 22, 5:46 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	El Paso	59 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.