Previous heavy rain caused a moderate flood at Avondale.
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The episode as NWS PUB wrote it up.
Previous heavy rain caused a moderate flood at Avondale.
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 Jul 17, 6:48 AM MST, 36 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 748 AM MDT THU JUL 17 2014 .UPDATE... ISSUED AT 629 AM MDT THU JUL 17 2014 UPDATED FORECAST TO LOWER PRECIP CHANCES FOR THIS MORNING. AVIATION DISCUSSION ALSO UPDATED...SEE BELOW. && .SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT) ISSUED AT 339 AM MDT THU JUL 17 2014 STRONG UPPER TROUGH DROPPING SOUTHWARD ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO THIS MORNING...WITH STRONGEST UPWARD MOTION SHIFTING SOUTH OF THE AREA INTO TX AND OK. STILL A FEW -SHRA LINGERING OVER THE SRN SANGRES AS OF 10Z...THOUGH LATEST LIGHTNING DATA SUGGESTS THREAT OF TSRA HAS JUST ABOUT ENDED. FOR TODAY...WILL KEEP LOW POPS FOR -SHRA OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE MORNING TO BOTH ACCOUNT FOR CURRENT PRECIP AND TO COVER THE CHANCES OF AT LEAST SOME SHALLOW CONVECTION REDEVELOPING AFTER SUNRISE. FOR THIS AFTERNOON...UPWARD MOTION DIMINISHES AS TROUGH DROPS SOUTH...BUT WITH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE LINGERING AND SOME WEAK INSTABILITY OVER THE MOUNTAINS...EXPECT AT LEAST ISOLATED TSRA TO DEVELOP OVER MAINLY THE HIGHER TERRAIN BY LATE IN THE DAY. STEERING CURRENTS DON'T LOOK PARTICULARLY FAVORABLE TO PUSH STORMS ON TO THE PLAINS...SO WILL KEEP POPS LOW ALONG AND EAST OF I-25. MAX TEMPS WILL REMAIN ON THE COOL SIDE MOST AREAS WITH MOIST GROUND AND PLENTIFUL CLOUD COVER...AND COOL GUIDANCE NUMBERS LOOKING FAIRLY REASONABLY FOR A CHANGE. TONIGHT...TSRA SHOULD END EARLY WITH LACK OF ANY UPPER SUPPORT AND CONTINUED DRYING MOVING IN FROM THE NW. .LONG TERM...(FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY) ISSUED AT 339 AM MDT THU JUL 17 2014 ...HOT WEATHER RETURNS THIS WEEKEND... HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE RESPITE FROM THE HEAT...CAUSE ALL SIGNS ARE THAT THE LATTER PART OF JULY WILL BE ON THE HOT SIDE. HOPEFULLY ALL THE RECENT MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN EVAPOTRANSPIRATION...AND THAT MAY PUT A LID ON AFTERNOON HIGHS. GFS MOS GUIDANCE LOOKS TOO HOT AS IT TYPICALLY HAS BEEN AS OF LATE...SHOWING A STRING OF 100 DEGREE DAYS AT KPUB SATURDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEK. ECMWF GUIDANCE LOOKS MORE REASONABLE...WITH MID-UPPER 90S FOR THE SAME PERIOD...AND THAT WAS USED AS A PREFERENCE FOR THE EXTENDED MAX TEMPS. HOTTEST DAYS WILL LIKELY BE TUE-THU...WHEN THE UPPER HIGH REACHES THE BENCHMARK OF 600 DM CENTERED OVER THE 4 CORNERS. EXPECT A GRADUAL SHIFT DOWNWARDS IN CONVECTION OVER THE AREA. FRIDAY AND SAT WILL STILL SEE SCT TS DEVELOPING FOR THE AFTERNOON-EV PERIOD OVER MUCH OF THE CWA...BUT AS THE HIGH BECOMES ESTABLISHED AND DRY AIR ALOFT MOVES IN FROM THE DESERT SW...THE SUN-MON PERIOD LOOKS PRETTY DRY OVERALL...WITH ONLY ISOLD CONVECTION OVER THE MTS EXPECTED. MAIN QUESTION IS HOW MUCH MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL PERSIST UNDER THE RIDGE NEXT WEEK. RIGHT NOW...IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WILL BE AT LEAST SOME RETURN OF BETTER MOISTURE AFTER TUESDAY...BUT PROBABLY NOT TO THE EXTENT WE HAVE SEEN DURING THE FIRST HALF OF JULY. KPUB IS ALREADY ABOVE AVERAGE IN PRECIP FOR THE MONTH...WHICH IS GOOD SINCE THE POPS LOOK TO GO DOWN CONSIDERABLY OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR SO. ROSE && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY MORNING) ISSUED AT 746 AM MDT THU JUL 17 2014 REMOVED MVFR CIG FROM KCOS TAF AS N WINDS PERSIST AND WILL KEEP AREA FREE OF LOW CIGS FOR NOW. MAY SEE A BETTER CHANCE OF STRATUS MOVING IN A BIT LATER THIS MORNING AS NLY WINDS RELAX...BUT UNCERTAINTY IS TOO HIGH FOR TAF INCLUSION. ROSE && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && UPDATE...PETERSEN SHORT TERM...PETERSEN LONG TERM...ROSE AVIATION...ROSE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 608 AM MDT THU JUL 17 2014 COZ058>089-093>099-181215- 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- 608 AM MDT THU JUL 17 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LESS NUMEROUS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY THAN THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS...WITH SCATTERED STORMS FORMING OVER THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DRIFTING ACROSS THE PLAINS AND VALLEYS LATE IN THE DAY. STORM INTENSITY WILL BE LESS AS WELL TODAY...WITH ANY STORMS WHICH FORM PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND SOME PEA SIZED HAIL. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY THIS EVENING WITH CLEARING SKIES OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SCATTERED STORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MAINLY NEAR AND OVER THE MOUNTAIN AREAS. THE MAIN THREATS FROM STORMS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS. A FEW OF THE STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE SOME SMALL HAIL IN ADDITION TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. SATURDAY INTO NEXT WEEK...STORMS WILL BE MORE ISOLATED IN COVERAGE...AND MAINLY CONFINED OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE MOUNTAINS. 10/44
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
745 AM MDT THU JUL 17 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 PM HEAVY RAIN 9 S SPRINGFIELD 37.28N 102.61W
07/16/2014 M1.72 INCH BACA CO ASOS
3 HR RAINFALL TOTAL
1100 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 ENE ROCKY FORD 38.06N 103.69W
07/16/2014 M3.90 INCH OTERO CO MESONET
6 HR RAINFALL TOTAL
0902 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 S BEULAH 38.07N 104.98W
07/16/2014 M0.70 INCH PUEBLO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
FELL BETWEEN 805 PM AND 900 PM
0900 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 ESE HOEHNE 37.26N 104.34W
07/16/2014 M1.15 INCH LAS ANIMAS CO ASOS
1 HR RAINFALL TOTAL
0830 PM TSTM WND GST 3 ESE HOEHNE 37.26N 104.33W
07/16/2014 E65 MPH LAS ANIMAS CO STORM CHASER
0830 PM HAIL 3 ESE HOEHNE 37.26N 104.33W
07/16/2014 M2.00 INCH LAS ANIMAS CO STORM CHASER
0755 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 NE MANITOU SPRINGS 38.88N 104.87W
07/16/2014 M0.36 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
20 MINUTE DURATION FROM 0735 TO 0755.
0752 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 WNW COLORADO SPRINGS 38.85N 104.85W
07/16/2014 M0.57 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
10 MINUTE DURATION...0742 TO 0752 PM MDT. TOTAL FOR THE
DAY SO FAR... 1.10 INCHES.
0752 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 E MANITOU SPRINGS 38.86N 104.87W
07/16/2014 EL PASO CO BROADCAST MEDIA
31ST AND HWY 24
0751 PM DEBRIS FLOW 1 NW CASCADE 38.91N 104.98W
07/16/2014 EL PASO CO LAW ENFORCEMENT
HWY 24 MM 292
0745 PM HEAVY RAIN 5 W WESTCLIFFE 38.13N 105.56W
07/16/2014 M0.50 INCH CUSTER CO TRAINED SPOTTER
FELL BETWEEN 748 PM AND 754 PM
0745 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 S AIR FORCE ACADEMY 38.93N 104.85W
07/16/2014 M0.66 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
15 MINUTE DURATION...0730 TO 0745 PM MDT.
0742 PM HAIL 5 NNE ROSITA 38.16N 105.28W
07/16/2014 M0.75 INCH CUSTER CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0740 PM HAIL 4 WSW COLORADO SPRINGS 38.81N 104.88W
07/16/2014 M0.75 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0730 PM HEAVY RAIN 7 NNW COLORADO SPRINGS 38.93N 104.87W
07/16/2014 M0.70 INCH EL PASO CO COCORAHS
15 MINUTE DURATION 0715 TO 0730 PM MDT.
0730 PM HEAVY RAIN 7 E COLORADO CITY 37.95N 104.72W
07/16/2014 M1.05 INCH PUEBLO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
15-20 MINUTE DURATION.
0730 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 NNE WOODLAND PARK 39.01N 105.05W
07/16/2014 M0.50 INCH TELLER CO TRAINED SPOTTER
FELL BETWEEN 715 PM AND 730 PM
0615 PM HAIL RYE 37.92N 104.93W
07/16/2014 M1.00 INCH PUEBLO CO STORM CHASER
IN RYE AFTER SEVERE STORM PASSED.
0614 PM HAIL 2 WNW ROCKY FORD 38.06N 103.75W
07/16/2014 M1.00 INCH OTERO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0611 PM HEAVY RAIN 5 NE COLORADO SPRINGS 38.90N 104.76W
07/16/2014 M0.78 INCH EL PASO CO USGS RAIN GAUGE
0610 PM HEAVY RAIN 6 W FOUNTAIN 38.68N 104.82W
07/16/2014 M1.11 INCH EL PASO CO USGS RAIN GAUGE
0505 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 W FALCON 38.92N 104.70W
07/16/2014 M0.71 INCH EL PASO CO USGS RAIN GAUGE
0505 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 SSW AIR FORCE ACADEMY 38.92N 104.88W
07/16/2014 M0.71 INCH EL PASO CO USGS RAIN GAUGE
0504 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 N COLORADO SPRINGS 38.90N 104.84W
07/16/2014 M0.79 INCH EL PASO CO USGS RAIN GAUGE
0503 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 NW PETERSON AFB 38.88N 104.75W
07/16/2014 M0.75 INCH EL PASO CO USGS RAIN GAUGE
0502 PM HEAVY RAIN MANITOU SPRINGS 38.86N 104.91W
07/16/2014 M0.98 INCH EL PASO CO USGS RAIN GAUGE
0502 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 N MANITOU SPRINGS 38.89N 104.91W
07/16/2014 M0.67 INCH EL PASO CO USGS RAIN GAUGE
0501 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 SSE MANITOU SPRINGS 38.82N 104.89W
07/16/2014 M1.02 INCH EL PASO CO USGS RAIN GAUGE
0500 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 W ELLICOTT 38.84N 104.46W
07/16/2014 M0.55 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
25 MINUTE DURATION. FEW PEASIZE HAIL.
0500 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 NE MANITOU SPRINGS 38.88N 104.87W
07/16/2014 M0.73 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0500 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 NNE PETERSON AFB 38.88N 104.69W
07/16/2014 M1.15 INCH EL PASO CO USGS RAIN GAUGE
0459 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 SW COLORADO SPRINGS 38.79N 104.86W
07/16/2014 M1.19 INCH EL PASO CO USGS RAIN GAUGE
0439 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 SW COLORADO SPRINGS 38.80N 104.85W
07/16/2014 M1.44 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0430 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 ENE MANITOU SPRINGS 38.87N 104.87W
07/16/2014 M1.25 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
FELL BETWEEN 4 PM AND 430 PM
0404 PM FLASH FLOOD MANITOU SPRINGS 38.86N 104.91W
07/16/2014 EL PASO CO BROADCAST MEDIA
FOUNTAIN CREEK
0404 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 N MANITOU SPRINGS 38.87N 104.91W
07/16/2014 EL PASO CO BROADCAST MEDIA
WILLIAMS CANYON
0359 PM FLASH FLOOD MANITOU SPRINGS 38.86N 104.91W
07/16/2014 EL PASO CO BROADCAST MEDIA
HIGH AND FAST FLOW
0356 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 N COLORADO SPRINGS 38.89N 104.82W
07/16/2014 EL PASO CO BROADCAST MEDIA
EXTREMELY FAST FLOW
0354 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 NW COLORADO SPRINGS 38.88N 104.89W
07/16/2014 EL PASO CO BROADCAST MEDIA
HIGH AND FAST FLOW
0351 PM FLASH FLOOD COLORADO SPRINGS 38.83N 104.82W
07/16/2014 EL PASO CO BROADCAST MEDIA
VERY FAST FLOW
0347 PM FLASH FLOOD 6 NW COLORADO SPRINGS 38.90N 104.90W
07/16/2014 EL PASO CO BROADCAST MEDIA
FAST WATER FLOW
0340 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 3 ESE FALCON 38.91N 104.57W
07/16/2014 EL PASO CO PUBLIC
WELL DESCRIBED...SHORT DURATION FUNNEL.
0335 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 E COLORADO SPRINGS 38.83N 104.75W
07/16/2014 EL PASO CO BROADCAST MEDIA
BIJOU AND COLERIDGE
0335 PM FLASH FLOOD 7 SW FALCON 38.86N 104.71W
07/16/2014 EL PASO CO BROADCAST MEDIA
ON BLAZING STAR DR.
0331 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 NE COLORADO SPRINGS 38.88N 104.76W
07/16/2014 EL PASO CO BROADCAST MEDIA
DOHERTY HIGH SCHOOL
0330 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 NW PETERSON AFB 38.85N 104.75W
07/16/2014 M0.74 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
15 MINUTE DURATION
0329 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 NW PETERSON AFB 38.88N 104.74W
07/16/2014 M1.15 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
30 MINUTE DURATION...WITH PEASIZE HAIL.
0320 PM HAIL 1 SSW RYE 37.91N 104.94W
07/16/2014 M1.00 INCH PUEBLO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0318 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 WNW COLORADO SPRINGS 38.85N 104.85W
07/16/2014 M0.53 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
BEGAN 0257 PM. 25 MINUTE DURATION. WITH PEA TO 1/4 INCH
HAIL.
0315 PM HAIL 5 NNW PETERSON AFB 38.89N 104.73W
07/16/2014 M0.75 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0314 PM HAIL 5 NNW PETERSON AFB 38.89N 104.74W
07/16/2014 M0.75 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
HEAVY RAIN...STREET AND PARKING LOT FLOODING.
0312 PM FLASH FLOOD COLORADO SPRINGS 38.83N 104.82W
07/16/2014 EL PASO CO BROADCAST MEDIA
6-12 INCHES FLOWING WATER HWY 24 AND 31ST
0259 PM HAIL SAN ISABEL 37.98N 105.03W
07/16/2014 M1.00 INCH PUEBLO CO PUBLIC
0247 PM HAIL AIR FORCE ACADEMY 38.98N 104.86W
07/16/2014 M1.75 INCH EL PASO CO AMATEUR RADIO
1226 PM HAIL 7 SSW COLORADO SPRINGS 38.74N 104.87W
07/16/2014 M0.75 INCH EL PASO CO AMATEUR RADIO
CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN ANTENNA FARM.
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MNThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Arkansas River at Avondale went above flood stage, causing agricultural flooding.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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