Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2026
Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this flash flood warning at Aug 14, 2026, 12:59 PM MDT for Custer County, Pueblo County, Colorado. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2026, 12:59 PM MDT (18:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2026, 3:48 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Custer County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 1:55 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 N Beulah, CO | North Creek overflowed banks briefly across 20 foot wide stretch of North Creek Cutoff Road. Water was less than 6 inches deep. |
| Aug 14, 1:55 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 N Beulah, CO | North Creek overflowed banks briefly across 20 foot wide stretch of North Creek Cutoff Road. Water was less than 6 inches deep. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The text
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WGUS55 KPUB 141859
FFWPUB
COC027-101-142200-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FF.W.0049.260814T1859Z-260814T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1259 PM MDT Fri Aug 14 2026
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
The Middle Aspen Acres Burn Scar in...
East Central Custer County in southeastern Colorado...
West Central Pueblo County in southeastern Colorado...
* Until 400 PM MDT.
* At 1259 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain over the Middle Aspen Acres Burn Scar. Between 0.2 and
0.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5
to 1 inch in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in
debris flow moving through Middle Creek, and North Creek Drainages.
The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other
loose materials.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding in and around the Middle Aspen Acres Burn
Scar.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the
Middle Aspen Acres Burn Scar.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
San Isabel, Highway 165, Beulah, Highway 78, stream crossings, and
county roads within and immediately downstream of the burn scar.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This is a life-threatening situation for in and around the middle
Aspen Acres Burn Scar. Move away and to higher ground immediately.
Move away from recently burned areas. Life-threatening flooding of
creeks, roads and normally dry arroyos is likely. The heavy rains
will likely trigger rockslides, mudslides and debris flows in steep
terrain, especially in and around these areas.
&&
LAT...LON 3801 10515 3807 10511 3810 10512 3814 10508
3815 10503 3813 10498 3811 10498 3808 10487
3804 10483 3802 10490 3796 10502 3793 10505
3792 10507 3794 10507 3796 10508 3795 10509
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.5-1 INCH IN 1 HOUR
$$3 follow-up statements
687
WGUS75 KPUB 141942
FFSPUB
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
142 PM MDT Fri Aug 14 2026
COC027-101-142200-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-260814T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Custer CO-Pueblo CO-
142 PM MDT Fri Aug 14 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE MIDDLE ASPEN ACRES BURN SCAR REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR EAST CENTRAL CUSTER AND
WEST CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTIES...
At 142 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain over the Middle Aspen Acres Burn Scar. Between 0.5 and 1.3
inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2
inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris
flow moving through the Middle Creek and North Creek Drainages. The
debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose
materials.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding in and around the Middle Aspen Acres Burn
Scar.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the
Middle Aspen Acres Burn Scar.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
San Isabel, Highway 165, Beulah, Highway 78, stream crossings, and
county roads within and immediately downstream of the burn scar.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This is a life-threatening situation for in and around the middle
Aspen Acres Burn Scar. Move away and to higher ground immediately.
Move away from recently burned areas. Life-threatening flooding of
creeks, roads and normally dry arroyos is likely. The heavy rains
will likely trigger rockslides, mudslides and debris flows in steep
terrain, especially in and around these areas.
&&
LAT...LON 3801 10515 3807 10511 3810 10512 3814 10508
3815 10503 3813 10498 3811 10498 3808 10487
3804 10483 3802 10490 3796 10502 3793 10505
3792 10507 3794 10507 3796 10508 3795 10509
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$327
WGUS75 KPUB 142100
FFSPUB
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
300 PM MDT Fri Aug 14 2026
COC027-101-142200-
/O.CON.KPUB.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-260814T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Custer CO-Pueblo CO-
300 PM MDT Fri Aug 14 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE MIDDLE ASPEN ACRES BURN SCAR REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR EAST CENTRAL CUSTER AND
WEST CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTIES...
At 300 PM MDT, Pueblo doppler radar indicated the heavies rain has
moved off of the Middle Aspen Acres Burn Scar. However, radar
estimates 3/4 to 1 and a half inches of rain has fallen over the past
two hours, with flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris
flow moving through the Middle Creek and North Creek Drainages. The
debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose
materials.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding in and around the Middle Aspen Acres Burn
Scar.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the
Middle Aspen Acres Burn Scar.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
San Isabel, Highway 165, Beulah, Highway 78, stream crossings, and
county roads within and immediately downstream of the burn scar.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This is a life-threatening situation for in and around the middle
Aspen Acres Burn Scar. Move away and to higher ground immediately.
Move away from recently burned areas. Life-threatening flooding of
creeks, roads and normally dry arroyos is likely. The heavy rains
will likely trigger rockslides, mudslides and debris flows in steep
terrain, especially in and around these areas.
&&
LAT...LON 3801 10515 3807 10511 3810 10512 3814 10508
3815 10503 3813 10498 3811 10498 3808 10487
3804 10483 3802 10490 3796 10502 3793 10505
3792 10507 3794 10507 3796 10508 3795 10509
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
$$485
WGUS75 KPUB 142148
FFSPUB
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
348 PM MDT Fri Aug 14 2026
COC027-101-142158-
/O.CAN.KPUB.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-260814T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Custer CO-Pueblo CO-
348 PM MDT Fri Aug 14 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE MIDDLE ASPEN ACRES BURN SCAR IS
CANCELLED FOR EAST CENTRAL CUSTER AND WEST CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTIES...
The heavy rain has ended. Flood waters have receded. Flooding is no
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining
road closures.
A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 800 PM MDT for a portion
of southeast Colorado.
&&
LAT...LON 3801 10515 3807 10511 3810 10512 3814 10508
3815 10503 3813 10498 3811 10498 3808 10487
3804 10483 3802 10490 3796 10502 3793 10505
3792 10507 3794 10507 3796 10508 3795 10509
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 6:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Elbert | 38 min |
| Aug 13, 6:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 46 min |
| Aug 13, 6:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 42 min |
| Aug 13, 6:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 42 min |
| Aug 13, 7:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 32 min |
| Aug 13, 11:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 31 min |
| Aug 13, 11:22 PM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, Pueblo | 21 hr |
| Aug 14, 10:25 AM MDT | Flood Watch | PUB | El Paso | 12 hr |
| Aug 14, 11:29 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, Pueblo | 33 hr |
| Aug 14, 1:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 43 min |
| Aug 14, 1:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 39 min |
| Aug 14, 2:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 39 min |
| Aug 14, 2:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 42 min |
| Aug 14, 2:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 34 min |
| Aug 14, 2:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 31 min |
| Aug 14, 3:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas, Otero | 41 min |
| Aug 14, 3:43 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 3:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas, Otero | 42 min |
| Aug 14, 4:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 26 min |
| Aug 14, 4:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Otero | 51 min |
| Aug 14, 4:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent | 28 min |
| Aug 14, 4:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent | 27 min |
| Aug 14, 5:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa | 43 min |
| Aug 14, 5:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 33 min |
| Aug 14, 5:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 46 min |
| Aug 14, 5:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 28 min |
| Aug 14, 5:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 51 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; local storm reports from the same archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.