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River Flood Warning 19, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 23, 2023Crowley County, Otero County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this river flood warning at Jun 23, 2023, 8:56 PM MDT for Crowley County, Otero County, Colorado. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 23, 2023, 8:56 PM MDT (02:56 UTC)
Expired: Jun 24, 2023, 8:54 AM MDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Crowley County, CO, Otero County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Arkansas River near Fowler (FWLC2).

Action stage: 13 ft
Minor stage: 13.5 ft
Moderate stage: 14 ft
Major stage: 15 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, 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 23, 8:05 PM MDT, 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 8:05 PM MDT, 51 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 23, 8:07 PM MDT, 49 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 23, 5:17 PM MDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
517 PM MDT Fri Jun 23 2023

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

0454 PM     Hail             11 SSW Lamar            37.94N 102.67W
06/23/2023  M1.75 inch       Prowers            CO   Public

&&

Local storm report, Jun 23, 5:54 PM MDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
554 PM MDT Fri Jun 23 2023

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

0549 PM     Tornado          13 S Granada            37.88N 102.31W
06/23/2023                   Prowers            CO   Storm Chaser

            Location estimated by radar.

&&

Local storm report, Jun 23, 6:13 PM MDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
613 PM MDT Fri Jun 23 2023

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

0611 PM     Tornado          14 SSW Holly            37.85N 102.18W
06/23/2023                   Prowers            CO   Storm Chaser

            Live video feed.

&&

Local storm report, Jun 23, 6:25 PM MDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
625 PM MDT Fri Jun 23 2023

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

0623 PM     Tornado          13 S Holly              37.86N 102.14W
06/23/2023                   Prowers            CO   Law Enforcement

&&

Local storm report, Jun 23, 7:08 PM MDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 23, 7:24 PM MDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 23, 6:13 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Prowers	47 min
Jun 23, 6:13 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Baca	32 min
Jun 23, 6:26 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Prowers	34 min
Jun 23, 6:29 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Prowers	31 min
Jun 23, 6:43 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Baca	47 min
Jun 23, 6:55 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Prowers	16 min
Jun 23, 7:01 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Prowers	14 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.