Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

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WGUS75 KBOU 252129
FFSBOU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
329 PM MDT THU JUN 25 2009

COC001-005-031-252345-
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ARAPAHOE CO-ADAMS CO-DENVER CO-
329 PM MDT THU JUN 25 2009

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MDT FOR 
EASTERN DENVER...SOUTHWESTERN ADAMS...AND NORTHWESTERN ARAPAHOE 
COUNTIES...

AT 324 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THAT THE VERY HEAVY RAIN HAD MOVED OUT OF THE WARNING AREA.  
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OCCURRED EARLIER ALONG ALAMEDA BETWEEN 
FAIRMOUNT AND QUEBEC...AND ALSO NEAR LEETSDALE AND MISSISSIPPI.
THE DENVER SHERIFF REPORTED CONDITIONS WERE IMPROVING...BUT MOTORISTS
SHOULD STILL BE AWARE OF FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND 
INTERSECTIONS.  SMALL STREAMS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO RISE...SO 
RESIDENTS SHOULD AVOID BIKE PATHS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ALONG
STREAMBEDS.

LOCATIONS REMAINING IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
EASTERN DENVER AND WESTERN AURORA.

AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATE THAT 1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN 
ABOUT 20 MINUTES EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO
ESCAPE RISING WATER CLIMB TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 3971 10481 3968 10486 3967 10496 3969 10496
      3975 10495 3981 10473

$$
BARJENBRUCH

000 
WGUS75 KBOU 252209
FFSBOU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
409 PM MDT THU JUN 25 2009

COC001-005-031-252345-
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ARAPAHOE CO-ADAMS CO-DENVER CO-
409 PM MDT THU JUN 25 2009

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MDT FOR 
EASTERN DENVER...SOUTHWESTERN ADAMS AND NORTHWESTERN ARAPAHOE 
COUNTIES...

AT 403 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY
HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN DENVER. 
THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH...AND WILL MOVE THROUGH 
EASTERN DENVER COUNTY AND EXTREME WESTERN ARAPAHOE COUNTY THROUGH 
445 PM.  THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE UP TO A HALF INCH OF RAIN IN 10 
MINUTES...AND MAY FURTHER AGGRAVATE FLOODING PROBLEMS.

LOCATIONS REMAINING IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
EASTERN DENVER AND WESTERN AURORA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS AFTERNOONS STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH 
FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS... 
STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW 
LYING SPOTS.

MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO
ESCAPE RISING WATER CLIMB TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 3971 10481 3968 10486 3967 10496 3969 10496
      3975 10495 3981 10473

$$
BARJENBRUCH

000 
WGUS75 KBOU 252258
FFSBOU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
458 PM MDT THU JUN 25 2009

COC001-005-031-252306-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ARAPAHOE CO-ADAMS CO-DENVER CO-
458 PM MDT THU JUN 25 2009

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR EASTERN 
DENVER...SOUTHWESTERN ADAMS...AND NORTHWESTERN ARAPAHOE COUNTIES...

FLOOD WATERS HAVE SUBSIDED AND FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED.

LAT...LON 3971 10481 3968 10486 3967 10496 3969 10496 
          3975 10495 3981 10473

$$
BARJENBRUCH

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
350 AM MDT THU JUN 25 2009

.SHORT TERM...MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE IS STREAMING NORTHWARD AND
WE WILL HAVE PLENTY OF CLOUD COVER TODAY. MEANWHILE LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE REMAINS A BIT MORE THAN THE MODELS SHOW OVER NORTHEASTERN
COLORADO. ALL THIS MAY BE A BIT DECEIVING AS MODELS SHOW DRIER AIR
OFF THE GROUND BELOW THE CLOUD DECK...AND GPS WATER VAPOR SENSORS
ARE NOT SHOWING MUCH OF AN INCREASE OVER YESTERDAY...THEY ARE PRETTY
SIMILAR TO WHAT THE MODELS SHOW. CLOUD COVER SHOULD DELAY
HEATING...BUT EXPECT THE MOISTENING WILL WIND UP WINNING...SO I
BUMPED POPS UP A BIT MORE FOR THIS EVENING. WITH DEW POINTS ONLY
MIXING DOWN SLIGHTLY AND REMAINING IN THE 50S...CAPES SHOULD RANGE
FROM AROUND 1000 J/KG AROUND DENVER TO MORE LIKE 2000 J/KG IN THE
NORTHEAST CORNER. THERE WILL BE A BIT MORE SHEAR MAINLY DUE TO
STRONGER UPPER LEVEL WINDS... WITH SURFACE WIND FIELDS REMAINING
LIGHT.

MAIN THREAT IN THIS ENVIRONMENT WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL. CELL MOTION
ONLY EXPECTED TO BE 5-10 MPH...THOUGH LACK OF A SURFACE WIND FIELD
PROBABLY MEANS OUTFLOW MOTION WILL DOMINATE...WE WILL NEED TO WATCH
FOR BACK BUILDING STORMS. AVAILABLE MOISTURE AND WARM CLOUD DEPTH
ARE NOT OUT OF THE ORDINARY...THOUGH GETTING HIGHER TOWARD THE
EASTERN BORDER. HOWEVER...WE ARE MORE SENSITIVE THAN USUAL DUE TO
THE SOIL MOISTURE. STORMS THAT PRODUCE 2-3 INCHES OF RAIN IN A
COUPLE OF HOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH TRAINING/REDEVELOPMENT...AND
THAT COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING IN SOME PLACES. THREAT IS NOT CLEAR
ENOUGH FOR A WATCH AT THIS HOUR...WILL ADD THE MENTION OF HEAVY RAIN
THOUGH AND LET THE DAY SHIFT CHECK THE MOISTURE TRENDS. SOME THREAT
OF MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL/WIND BUT WITH LOW SHEAR LIMITED TO STRONG
PULSES...AND HIGH FREEZING LEVEL WILL LIMIT THE HAIL THREAT EVEN
MORE.

STORMS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST SLOWLY...THEY MAY NOT END BY MIDNIGHT. I
EXPANDED THE AREA OF LATE NIGHT POPS AND IT MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT
BACK FURTHER WEST. REDUCED THE DIURNAL TEMPERATURE RANGE A LITTLE...
MAINLY ON THE PLAINS.

.LONG TERM...MODELS HAVE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT ON THE INCREASE
FRIDAY AS A WEAKENING UPPER TROUGH MOVES TOWARDS THE FORECAST AREA.
THE TROUGH AXIS REALLY DOESNT GET ACROSS US UNTIL WELL INTO
SATURDAY NIGHT.  THE UPPER RIDGE TO OUR SOUTHEAST ON FRIDAY AT
12Z...FLATTENS OUT AND SHIFTS SLOWLY WESTWARD THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT.  THE QG VERTICAL VELOCITY FIELDS HAVE VERY WEAK UPWARD
SYNOPTIC SCALE MOTION FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING.  BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...DOWNWARD MOTION IS PROGGED.  A SURFACE FRONT MOVES
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA FRIDAY LATE IN THE MORNING THROUGH ABOUT
MID AFTERNOON.  THE LOW LEVEL FLOW IS NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY.  BY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...MODELS HINT AT A WEAK SURGE WITH BETTER
LOOKING UPSLOPE DIRECTION.  MOISTURE IS PRETTY DEEP ACROSS ALL THE
FORECAST AREA FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING...THEN IT DRIES OUT
SOMEWHAT.  SATURDAY IS DRIER BUT THERE IS STILL SOME MOISTURE
PROGGED.  PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES ARE IN THE 1.00 TO 1.15 INCH
RANGE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING.  BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON THEY ARE
DOWN INTO THE 0.65 TO 0.75 INCH RANGE.  THERE IS A DECENT THETA-E
AXIS OVER MUCH OF COLORADO FRIDAY...BY SATURDAY ITS OVER CENTRAL
COLORADO ONLY.  CAPE VALUES ARE PRETTY DECENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...UP
TO 2000 J/KG OVER SOME AREAS OF THE PLAINS.   BY LATE DAY SATURDAY
...CAPE NUMBERS ARE MUCH LOWER AND IT IS RELEGATED MAINLY TO THE
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL FORECAST AREAS.  LAPSE RATES ON THE
CROSS SECTIONS INDICATE A BIT OF CAP IN THE MID LEVELS ON FRIDAY
...BY SATURDAY...THE CAP IS MORE PRONOUNCED.  THE SHEAR PROFILE ON
THE FORECAST SOUNDINGS...ALONG WITH THE HELICITY...IS VERY
INSIGNIFICANT THROUGH THE PERIODS.  THE QPF FIELDS HAVE DECENT
COVERAGE OF MEASURABLE RAINFALL ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE GFS MUCH
MORE THAN THE NAM.  ON SATURDAY...THE NAM HAS NONE...THE GFS HAS
SOME OVER THE FOOTHILLS...PALMER RIDGE...AND IMMEDIATE PLAINS.
FOR POPS WILL GO WITH 30%-60%S LATE DAY FRIDAY.  THE FRONT MOVING
DOWN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON SHOULD HELP.  FOR LATE DAY SATURDAY
...10%-30% LOOK GOOD.  TEMPERATURE-WISE...FRIDAYS HIGHS ARE 2-4 C
COOLER THAN TODAYS.  SATURDAYS COOL OFF ANOTHER 1-2 C.  FOR THE
LATER DAYS...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MODELS HAVE THE UPPER RIDGE
CENTERED TO OUR SOUTH-SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE PERIODS.  THE RIDGE DOES
NOT APPEAR TO BE EXCEPTIONAL STRONG HOWEVER.  MOISTURE PROGGS ARE
NOT VERY ENTHUSIASTIC CONCERNING HEAVY RAINFALL.  TEMPERATURES LOOK
TO BE NEAR THE NORMALS.  WILL CHANGE LITTLE.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TONIGHT. SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
WITH A RELATIVELY MOIST ENVIRONMENT...SOME OF THE STORMS WILL
PRODUCE MVFR VISIBILITIES AS WELL AS LOWER CEILINGS.

&&

.BOU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

GIMMESTAD/RJK

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1057 AM MDT THU JUN 25 2009

COZ030>051-261200-
JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET-WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND
COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000
FEET-SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/
NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST
GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/
SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-LARIMER AND
BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET-JEFFERSON AND WEST
DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK
COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY-LARIMER
COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-BOULDER AND JEFFERSON
COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-NORTH DOUGLAS
COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/
EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES
ABOVE 6000 FEET-NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD
COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES-
NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN
COUNTY-SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN
COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS
COUNTY-
1057 AM MDT THU JUN 25 2009

...HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE ABUNDANCE OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND SUFFICIENT LIFT PRODUCED BY
LIGHT UPSLOPE FLOW AND THE PASSAGE OF AN UPPER LEVEL WEATHER
DISTURBANCE SHOULD PRODUCE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF HEAVY
RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AREAS MOST LIKELY TO SEE HEAVY RAINFALL THIS
AFTERNOON INCLUDE PARK COUNTY...SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FRONT RANGE
FOOTHILLS...THE PALMER DIVIDE INCLUDING THE HAYMAN BURN SCAR AND
PORTIONS OF THE DENVER METRO AREA. SLOW MOVING STORMS FORMING OVER
AND NEAR THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ALONG OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES MAY PRODUCE
UP TO AN INCH OF RAIN IN UNDER AN HOUR...RESULTING IN LOCALIZED
FLOODING. STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE SMALL HAIL FURTHER CONTRIBUTING TO
THE LOCALIZED FLOOD THREAT.

BY EARLY THIS EVENING THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL WILL SHIFT
FARTHER OUT ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS OF COLORADO...PARTICULARLY
ACROSS THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE STATE. STORMS OUT THERE WILL BE
CAPABLE OF HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLY RESULTING IN LOCALIZED FLOODING
AND DAMAGING HAIL UP TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER. ONE OR TWO OF THESE
STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE A WEAK TORNADO OR FUNNEL CLOUD. THE SEVERE
WEATHER THREAT SHOULD END ON THE PLAINS BY MIDNIGHT...ALTHOUGH A FEW
WEAKER THUNDERSTORMS MAY LINGER WELL BEYOND MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED OVER THE
ENTIRE AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH A FEW STORMS
BECOMING SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND HEAVY RAIN
POSSIBLE.

EXPECT A DRYING TREND THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE
FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION THE MAY BE NECESSARY AFTER 12 PM TODAY. SPOTTERS
ARE REQUESTED TO RELAY REPORTS OF HEAVY RAIN AND ANY FLOODING TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOULDER.

BAKER/ENTREKIN