Slow moving storms produced heavy rain amounts, in some cases over 3 inches, and flash flooding.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS PUB wrote it up.
Slow moving storms produced heavy rain amounts, in some cases over 3 inches, and flash flooding.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Aug 10, 10:58 AM MST, 2 hours 2 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1158 AM MDT SUN AUG 10 2014 .UPDATE... ISSUED AT 710 AM MDT SUN AUG 10 2014 UPDATED MAINLY TO ADJUST SKY COVERAGE PER SAT AND TRENDS. ROSE && .SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT) ISSUED AT 333 AM MDT SUN AUG 10 2014 ...RISK OF FLOODING TODAY... CURRENTLY...A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS OVER BACA COUNTY AND ERN LAS ANIMAS...WHICH SHOULD DISSIPATE BY SUNRISE. DEW POINTS ARE GENERALLY IN THE 50S ACROSS THE PLAINS...AND 30S-40S FOR THE MT AREAS. AREA IS UNDER NW FLOW ALOFT TODAY AS THE UPPER HIGH BEGINS TO NUDGE EWD. MAIN CONCERN TODAY WILL BE THE THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE LATER TODAY. WITH UPSLOPE IN PLACE AND RESPECTABLE LLVL MOISTURE...EXPECT GOOD COVERAGE OF STORMS LATER TODAY. NOT A GREAT DEAL OF INSTABILITY TO WORK WITH...BUT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH WITH DAYTIME HEATING TO GET THINGS GOING OVER THE MTS BY NOON. THEN...WILL SEE STORMS SHIFT EWD LATER THIS AFTERNOON. A DISTURBANCE NOTED IN THE PV FIELDS WILL MOVE THROUGH BY 00Z...AND THE FOLLOWING 6-9 HOURS THIS EVENING WILL BE THE BEST WINDOW FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. MODELS DIFFER A BIT ON WHERE THE GREATEST STORM COVERAGE WILL FALL...BUT CONSENSUS IS THAT IT WILL PROBABLY BE ALONG THE WEAK H7 BAROCLINIC ZONE THAT SETS UP OVER SERN CO. WRF MODELS SHOW BEST COVERAGE ALONG I-25...ESPECIALLY OVER THE PIKES PEAK REGION...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES FROM 00Z THROUGH ABOUT 06Z. NOT EXPECTING THE CONVECTION TO BE THAT STRONG...BUT TRAINING CELLS AND REDEVELOPMENT COULD LEAD TO SOME PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE BURN SCARS. WILL DEFINITELY BE A HEIGHTENED RISK COMPARED TO THE LAST FEW DAYS AND THE NEXT FEW DAYS TO COME. SVR THREAT LOOKS LOW BUT CANNOT RULE OUT SOME SMALL HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS IN THE STRONGER CELLS. TEMPS SHOULD TOP OUT IN THE 80S OVER THE PLAINS TODAY. SHOULD SE THINGS WIND DOWN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH JUST A FEW LINGERING STORMS OUT OVER THE PLAINS AND THE RATON MESA AREA. ANOTHER FAIRLY MILD NIGHT EXPECTED WITH TEMPS AROUND 60 FOR THE PLAINS AND 40S FOR THE HIGH VALLEYS AND MTN AREAS. ROSE .LONG TERM...(MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY) ISSUED AT 333 AM MDT SUN AUG 10 2014 ...BEST CHANCE OF HEAVIER RAIN WED AND THU... WITH DOMINANT RIDGE EXPECTED OVER THE REGION FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS (MON AND TUE) BEST CHANCE OF POPS WILL BE IN THE MTNS...WITH ONLY ISOLD POPS ON THE PLAINS. WITH FLOW NNW AT MIDLVLS...AND NO WELL DEFINED FORCING ON THE PLAINS...STORMS OVER THE HIGHER TRRN WILL HAVE A HARD TIME PUSHING OUT INTO THE PLAINS. LIKEWISE...EXPECT ISOLD TO SCTD POPS OVER THE MTNS THROUGH TUESDAY WITH ONLY ISOLD POPS AT BEST AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. BY WED...FLOW BECOMES A BIT MORE ZONAL ALOFT AND GUIDANCE SHOWS A SLUG OF MONSOON MOISTURE MOVING OVER THE STATE. THIS WILL INCREASE THE POPS OVER THE CONTDVD...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE THIS REGION. THERE WILL BE BIT BETTER CHANCE OF POPS ON THE PLAINS WITH STORMS PUSHING OFF THE MTNS ACROSS THE PLAINS. THURSDAY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE THE WETTEST DAY OVER THE ENTIRE REGION AS WEAK SHORT WAVE WILL COMBINE WITH MONSOON MOISTURE TO BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE WIDESPREAD PRECIP...SOME LOCALLY HEAVY...TO THE AREA. FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND...GUIDANCE INDICATING NOTICEABLY DRIER AIR MOVING INTO THE STATE...AND IF THIS VERIFIES MTNS WILL DRY OUT WITH ONLY ISOLD POPS ON THE PLAINS. OVERALL TEMPS WILL BE AT OR SLIGHTLY BELOW SEASONABLE VALUES FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. ANY THUNDERSTORM FORMING OVER THE BURN SCARS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. /HODANISH && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY AFTERNOON) ISSUED AT 1150 AM MDT SUN AUG 10 2014 MAIN CONCERN WILL BE THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY FOR ALL 3 TAF SITES. RISK OF STORMS WILL COME EARLY AT KCOS STARTING 19-20Z ...AND PROGRESSIVELY LATER FOR KALS 20-21Z...AND KPUB 22Z. STORMS COULD LINGER OVER THE I-25 CORRIDOR THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING... POSSIBLY AFTER 06Z. COULD SEE MVFR-IFR CIGS WITH THE STRONGER CELLS IMPACTING THE TERMINALS...ALONG WITH SOME SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF WIND GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH LOCALLY. && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && UPDATE...ROSE SHORT TERM...ROSE LONG TERM...HODANISH AVIATION...LW
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1150 AM MDT SUN AUG 10 2014 COZ058>089-093>099-111800- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- 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- 1150 AM MDT SUN AUG 10 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD FROM THE MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND ADJACENT PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. INITIAL STORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND PIKES PEAK REGION EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH DEVELOPMENT CONTINUING SOUTH AND EASTWARD ALONG THE MOUNTAINS AND AND SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. ACTIVITY WILL TEND TO BE LESS WIDESPREAD OVER THE PLAINS EAST OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR OUT TOWARD KANSAS. THE MAIN THREATS FROM STORMS TODAY WILL BE HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND LIGHTNING. LOCAL FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR BURN SCARS...URBAN AREAS...AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS. THE STRONGEST STORMS MAY PRODUCE HAIL UP TO NICKEL SIZE AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS MONDAY AND TUESDAY. ON THE PLAINS...VERY FEW IF ANY SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL OCCUR MONDAY OR TUESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS ALONG WITH AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. OVER THE PLAINS...ISOLATED STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. ON THURSDAY...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. ALL STORMS DURING THIS PERIOD WILL BE CAPABLE OF DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT SOUTHEAST PLAINS. 50/50
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1202 PM MDT SUN AUG 10 2014
COZ081-084-085-101830-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7400 FT CO-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT
CO-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND
11000 FT CO-
1202 PM MDT SUN AUG 10 2014
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
AT 1200 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
A FEW SHOWERS OVER AND AROUND THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR...MOVING
EAST AT AROUND 15 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1/10 INCH OR LESS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE WALDO
CANYON BURN SCAR WITH THESE SHOWERS. IT IS NOT LIKELY TO CAUSE
FLOODING.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WESTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...MANITOU SPRINGS...CHIPITA PARK AND
CASCADE.
LAT...LON 3892 10500 3897 10499 3900 10496 3893 10485
3885 10491
TIME...MOT...LOC 1800Z 288DEG 8KT 3894 10493
TLMSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1235 PM MDT SUN AUG 10 2014
COZ081-084-085-101900-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7400 FT CO-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT
CO-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND
11000 FT CO-
1235 PM MDT SUN AUG 10 2014
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
AT 1233 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER AND AROUND THE WALDO CANYON BURN
SCAR...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1/10 INCH OR LESS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE WALDO
CANYON BURN SCAR WITH THESE SHOWERS. IT IS NOT LIKELY TO CAUSE
FLOODING.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WESTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...MANITOU SPRINGS...CASCADE AND CHIPITA
PARK.
LAT...LON 3894 10501 3897 10498 3900 10496 3892 10484
3885 10491
TIME...MOT...LOC 1833Z 298DEG 7KT 3892 10493
TLMSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1256 PM MDT SUN AUG 10 2014 COZ084-085-101930- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT CO- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT CO- 1256 PM MDT SUN AUG 10 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 130 PM MDT... AT 1255 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...FOUNTAIN...SECURITY-WIDEFIELD... ELLICOTT...SCHRIEVER AFB AND HANOVER. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 3874 10473 3891 10465 3887 10437 3861 10450 TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 290DEG 6KT 3880 10461 TLM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 110 PM MDT SUN AUG 10 2014 COZ081-084-085-101945- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT CO- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT CO- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT CO- 110 PM MDT SUN AUG 10 2014 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... AT 108 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER AND AROUND THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1/10 INCH OR LESS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR WITH THESE SHOWERS. IT IS NOT LIKELY TO CAUSE FLOODING. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WESTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...MANITOU SPRINGS...CASCADE AND CHIPITA PARK. LAT...LON 3893 10500 3900 10499 3895 10486 3884 10490 TIME...MOT...LOC 1908Z 291DEG 7KT 3893 10494 TLM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 120 PM MDT SUN AUG 10 2014 COZ084-085-101945- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT CO- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT CO- 120 PM MDT SUN AUG 10 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 145 PM MDT... AT 119 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM BETWEEN FALCON AND SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE...MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... EASTERN COLORADO SPRINGS AND SCHRIEVER AFB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO MINOR FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 3880 10468 3891 10461 3890 10436 3872 10446 TIME...MOT...LOC 1919Z 291DEG 7KT 3886 10459 TLM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 143 PM MDT SUN AUG 10 2014 COZ081-084-085-102015- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT CO- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT CO- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT CO- 143 PM MDT SUN AUG 10 2014 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... AT 141 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER AND NEAR THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1/10 INCH OR LESS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR WITH THESE SHOWERS. IT IS NOT LIKELY TO CAUSE FLOODING. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WESTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...MANITOU SPRINGS...CASCADE AND CHIPITA PARK. LAT...LON 3893 10500 3901 10497 3893 10485 3885 10491 TIME...MOT...LOC 1941Z 294DEG 10KT 3893 10494 TLM
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 66 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:58 UTC.
4 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Rushing water over 6 inches deep was seen. Some gravel roads washed out southeast of Falcon.
Heavy rain caused flash flooding from Pueblo West to east of Interstate 25. Overton Road was flooded in several spots. Interstate 25 was closed for a time just north of exit 104. Water rescues occurred in Pueblo West.
Heavy rain caused flash flooding which sent water over Interstate 25. Several gravel roads were also washed out and closed for a time.
Heavy rain caused flash flooding across the North La Junta area and northward toward Cheraw.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Colorado in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, August 2014
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 526537, 526542, 526544, 526545.