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Flash Flood Warning 58, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

September 12, 2013Boulder County, Jefferson County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this flash flood warning at Sep 12, 2013, 3:29 PM MDT for Boulder County, Jefferson County, Colorado. It was in force for 8 hr. 13 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
Sep 12, 2013, 3:29 PM MDT (21:29 UTC)
Expired
Sep 12, 2013, 11:30 PM MDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Emergency
Flash flood emergency
Flood severity
None

Counties Boulder County, CO, Jefferson County, CO

The radar

The Denver radar (KFTG), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Sep 12, 5:25 PM MDTFLASH FLOOD8 Nnw Boulder, COBRIDGE REPORTED OUT FROM GLENDALE GULCH TO LEFTHAND STATION
Sep 12, 6:30 PM MDTFLASH FLOOD4 Sse Boulder, COTABLE MESA LEHIGH TO BROADWAY ALL CROSS BRIDGES HAVE WATER OVER THE TOP.
Sep 12, 6:45 PM MDTFLASH FLOOD1 N Boulder, COROAD IS WASHED OUT AT 4TH AND HAWTHORNE
Sep 12, 6:45 PM MDTFLASH FLOOD2 E Boulder, CO76TH AND BASELINE FLOODED AND IMPASSIBLE
Sep 12, 8:00 PM MDTHEAVY RAIN 11.665 E Boulder, COSINCE MONDAY EVENING
Sep 12, 9:41 PM MDTHEAVY RAIN 14.64 Wsw Eldorado Springs, COSINCE MONDAY AFTERNOON.
Sep 12, 9:45 PM MDTFLASH FLOOD4 Nw Boulder, COLEE HILL HAS TURNED INTO A RIVER AND IS IMPASSIBLE
Sep 12, 9:45 PM MDTFLASH FLOOD4 Nw Boulder, COLEE HILL HAS TURNED INTO A RIVER AND IS IMPASSIBLE
Sep 12, 9:48 PM MDTFLASH FLOOD5 E Boulder, COWATER FLOWING SOUTH TO NORTH ABOUT 40 FT ACROSS ARAPAHOE ROAD
Sep 12, 9:48 PM MDTFLASH FLOOD5 E Boulder, COWATER FLOWING SOUTH TO NORTH ABOUT 40 FT ACROSS ARAPAHOE ROAD
Sep 12, 10:25 PM MDTFLASH FLOOD2 N Boulder, COBETWEEN 19TH AND LOMBARDI WATER IF 15 FEET DEEP AND IMPASSIBLE
Sep 12, 10:25 PM MDTFLASH FLOOD2 N Boulder, COBETWEEN 19TH AND LOMBARDI WATER IF 15 FEET DEEP AND IMPASSIBLE
Sep 12, 11:30 PM MDTFLASH FLOODBoulder, CO36 TURNPIKE IS 3 FEET UNDER WATER AT THE INTERSECTION OF US 36 AND FOOTHILLS PARKWAY

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 12 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 116 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 174 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2013-09-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 156 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2013-09-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 15 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
156 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-28 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
555 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-38 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

378 
WGUS55 KBOU 122129 RRA
FFWBOU
COC013-059-130130-
/O.NEW.KBOU.FF.W.0058.130912T2129Z-130913T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
329 PM MDT THU SEP 12 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...
  BOULDER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...

* UNTIL 730 PM MDT

* AT 326 PM MDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING ON 
  MARSHALL ROAD...ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTH OF BOULDER. IN 
  ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN WAS REDEVELOPING AND SPREADING BACK INTO THE 
  FOOTHILLS.  RAINFALL RATES OF ONE HALF TO 1 INCH PER HOUR CAN BE 
  EXPECTED...ON TOP OF THE 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN HAVING FALLEN IN 
  THE LAST 24 HOURS. THIS WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  NORTHWESTERN ARVADA...WESTERN WESTMINSTER...BOULDER...WESTERN
  LONGMONT...SOUTHWESTERN BROOMFIELD...LAFAYETTE...LOUISVILLE...
  SUPERIOR...LYONS...JAMESTOWN...SALINA...ELDORADO SPRINGS...
  CRISMAN...GOLD HILL...NIWOT...SUMMERVILLE...WALLSTREET...ROCKY
  FLATS...RAYMOND...SUNSHINE...WHITE RANCH OPEN SPACE AND ALLENSPARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS
AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS.  THE HEAVY RAINS COULD
ALSO TRIGGER ROCK SLIDES OR DEBRIS FLOWS IN STEEP TERRAIN.

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

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

&&

LAT...LON 4026 10518 4008 10509 3993 10515 3990 10514
      3991 10516 3988 10515 3981 10517 3974 10530
      3989 10541 3993 10540 3994 10544 3997 10546
      4026 10546

$$

BARJENBRUCH
6 follow-up statements
154 
WGUS75 KBOU 122248
FFSBOU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
448 PM MDT THU SEP 12 2013

COC013-059-130130-
/O.CON.KBOU.FF.W.0058.000000T0000Z-130913T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JEFFERSON CO-BOULDER CO-
448 PM MDT THU SEP 12 2013

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON AND BOULDER COUNTIES...

AT 444 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED 
THAT MODERATE RAIN HAS CONTINUED OVER NORTHERN JEFFERSON AND 
SOUTHEAST BOULDER COUNTIES FOR THE PAST HOUR AND A HALF. UP TO ONE 
AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE 330 PM. FLASH FLOODING 
WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. 

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE BURN SCAR WILL RESULT IN DEBRIS FLOW 
MOVING THROUGH THE FOUR MILE DRAINAGE. THE DEBRIS FLOW CAN CONSIST 
OF ROCK...MUD...VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS.

FLOODING ALONG LEYDEN CREEK...IN WESTERN ARVADA...IS ALSO EXPECTED.  
ADDITIONAL RISES ON THE SOUTH BOULDER CREEK CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. 

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
NORTHWESTERN ARVADA...WESTERN WESTMINSTER...BOULDER...WESTERN
LONGMONT...SOUTHWESTERN BROOMFIELD...LAFAYETTE...LOUISVILLE...
SUPERIOR...LYONS...JAMESTOWN...SALINA...ELDORADO SPRINGS...CRISMAN...
GOLD HILL...NIWOT...SUMMERVILLE...WALLSTREET...ROCKY FLATS...
RAYMOND...SUNSHINE...WHITE RANCH OPEN SPACE AND ALLENSPARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS
AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS.  THE HEAVY RAINS COULD
ALSO TRIGGER ROCK SLIDES OR DEBRIS FLOWS IN STEEP TERRAIN.

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

&&

LAT...LON 4026 10518 4008 10509 3993 10515 3990 10514
      3991 10516 3988 10515 3981 10517 3974 10530
      3989 10541 3993 10540 3994 10544 3997 10546
      4026 10546

$$

DANKERS
077 
WGUS75 KBOU 122314
FFSBOU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
514 PM MDT THU SEP 12 2013

COC013-059-130130-
/O.CON.KBOU.FF.W.0058.000000T0000Z-130913T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JEFFERSON CO-BOULDER CO-
514 PM MDT THU SEP 12 2013

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON AND BOULDER COUNTIES...

AT 507 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED 
THAT HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING OVER THE AREA. BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF 
RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST COUPLE HOURS...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 
INCHES EXPECTED AS A BAND OF VERY HEAVY RAIN PUSHES VERY SLOWLY WEST 
FROM THE LYONS...BOULDER...AND ROCKY FLATS AREA BACK INTO THE 
FOOTHILLS.  THIS WILL FALL ON TOP OF THE 5 TO 11 INCHES OF RAIN THAT 
ALREADY HAS FALLEN IN THIS AREA. 
 
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
NORTHWESTERN ARVADA...WESTERN WESTMINSTER...BOULDER...WESTERN
LONGMONT...SOUTHWESTERN BROOMFIELD...LAFAYETTE...LOUISVILLE...
SUPERIOR...LYONS...JAMESTOWN...SALINA...ELDORADO SPRINGS...CRISMAN...
GOLD HILL...NIWOT...SUMMERVILLE...WALLSTREET...ROCKY FLATS...
RAYMOND...SUNSHINE...WHITE RANCH OPEN SPACE AND ALLENSPARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION FOR PEOPLE ALONG BOULDER CREEK 
IN THE CITY OF BOULDER...IN THE FOURMILE BURN AREA...IN BOULDER 
CANYON....LEFTHAND CANYON...AND ST VRAIN CANYON THROUGH THE TOWN OF 
LYONS. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE AND SEVERE FLASH FLOODING 
OF CREEKS AND STREAMS FROM THE FOURMILE BURN AREA DOWNSTREAM THROUGH 
THE CITY OF BOULDER. NUMEROUS ROADS AND BRIDGES HAVE BEEN WASHED OUT.

SOME DRAINAGE BASINS IMPACTED INCLUDE BOULDER CREEK...FOURMILE 
CREEK...GOLD RUN...FOURMILE CANYON CREEK...WONDERLAND 
CREEK...LEFTHAND CREEK...AND THE ST VRAIN. 
 
SEVERE DEBRIS FLOWS AND ROCK SLIDES CAN ALSO BE ANTICIPATED ACROSS 
ROADS. ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES WILL BE WASHED AWAY IN PLACES.  IF YOU 
ENCOUNTER FLOOD WATERS...CLIMB TO SAFETY.

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

&&

LAT...LON 4026 10518 4008 10509 3993 10515 3990 10514
      3991 10516 3988 10515 3981 10517 3974 10530
      3989 10541 3993 10540 3994 10544 3997 10546
      4026 10546

$$

BARJENBRUCH
599 
WGUS55 KBOU 130100
FFWBOU
COC013-059-130530-
/O.EXT.KBOU.FF.W.0058.000000T0000Z-130913T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
700 PM MDT THU SEP 12 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...
  BOULDER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...

* UNTIL 1130 PM MDT

* AT 655 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED 
  THAT HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING OVER THE AREA. BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES 
  OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST 3 HOURS...WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE 
  HALF TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE NEXT 3 HOURS WITH JUST A SLIGHT 
  DECREASE IN RAIN INTENSITY. HOWEVER...THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL 
  FALL ON TOP OF THE 6 TO 14 INCHES OF RAIN THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN. 
  LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  NORTHWESTERN ARVADA...WESTERN WESTMINSTER...BOULDER...WESTERN
  LONGMONT...SOUTHWESTERN BROOMFIELD...LAFAYETTE...LOUISVILLE...
  SUPERIOR...LYONS...JAMESTOWN...SALINA...ELDORADO SPRINGS...
  CRISMAN...GOLD HILL...NIWOT...SUMMERVILLE...WALLSTREET...ROCKY
  FLATS...RAYMOND...SUNSHINE...WHITE RANCH OPEN SPACE AND ALLENSPARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION...INCLUDING PEOPLE ALONG 
BOULDER CREEK IN THE CITY OF BOULDER...IN THE FOURMILE BURN 
AREA...IN BOULDER CANYON....LEFTHAND CANYON...AND ST VRAIN CANYON 
THROUGH THE TOWN OF LYONS...AND ALONG SOUTH BOULDER CREEK THROUGH 
ELDORADO SPRINGS. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE AND SEVERE 
FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS FROM THE FOURMILE BURN AREA 
DOWNSTREAM THROUGH THE CITY OF BOULDER. NUMEROUS ROADS AND BRIDGES 
HAVE BEEN WASHED OUT.

SOME DRAINAGE BASINS IMPACTED INCLUDE BOULDER CREEK...FOURMILE 
CREEK...GOLD RUN...FOURMILE CANYON CREEK...WONDERLAND 
CREEK...SOUTH BOULDER CREEK...LEFTHAND CREEK...AND THE ST VRAIN. 
 
SEVERE DEBRIS FLOWS AND ROCK SLIDES CAN ALSO BE ANTICIPATED ACROSS 
ROADS. ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES WILL BE WASHED AWAY IN PLACES.  NUMEROUS 
ROADS ARE CLOSED AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IF YOU ENCOUNTER 
FLOOD WATERS...CLIMB TO SAFETY.

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD 
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

&&

LAT...LON 4026 10518 4008 10509 3993 10515 3990 10514
      3991 10516 3988 10515 3981 10517 3974 10530
      3989 10541 3993 10540 3994 10544 3997 10546
      4026 10546

$$

BARJENBRUCH
225 
WGUS75 KBOU 130237
FFSBOU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
837 PM MDT THU SEP 12 2013

COC013-059-130530-
/O.CON.KBOU.FF.W.0058.000000T0000Z-130913T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JEFFERSON CO-BOULDER CO-
837 PM MDT THU SEP 12 2013

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM MDT
THURSDAY FOR NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON AND BOULDER COUNTIES...

...THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR BOULDER COUNTY AND 
NORTHWEST JEFFERSON COUNTY...

AT 830 PM MDT...NUMEROUS AND WIDESPREAD ROAD CLOSURES WERE REPORTED 
COUNTY WIDE ACROSS BOULDER COUNTY...AS WELL AS NORTHWESTERN 
JEFFERSON COUNTY.  TRAVEL IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE...PLEASE STAY OFF 
THE ROADS.

RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAIN WAS 
FALLING FROM BOULDER AND NORTHWEST JEFFERSON COUNTIES INTO THE 
FOOTHILLS.  BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST 3 
HOURS...WITH ANOTHER ONE HALF TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN EXPECTED BY 1130 
PM MAINLY IN AND RIGHT NEXT TO THE FOOTHILLS.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
NORTHWESTERN ARVADA...WESTERN WESTMINSTER...BOULDER...WESTERN
LONGMONT...SOUTHWESTERN BROOMFIELD...LAFAYETTE...LOUISVILLE...
SUPERIOR...LYONS...JAMESTOWN...SALINA...ELDORADO SPRINGS...CRISMAN...
GOLD HILL...NIWOT...SUMMERVILLE...WALLSTREET...ROCKY FLATS...
RAYMOND...SUNSHINE...WHITE RANCH OPEN SPACE AND ALLENSPARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE
THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNLESS YOU ARE 
FLEEING AN AREA SUBJECT TO FLOODING OR UNDER AN EVACUATION ORDER. 
TRAVEL IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.

THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION...INCLUDING PEOPLE ALONG 
BOULDER CREEK IN THE CITY OF BOULDER...IN THE FOURMILE BURN 
AREA...IN BOULDER CANYON....LEFTHAND CANYON...AND ST VRAIN CANYON 
THROUGH THE TOWN OF LYONS...AND ALONG SOUTH BOULDER CREEK THROUGH 
ELDORADO SPRINGS. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE AND SEVERE 
FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS FROM THE FOURMILE BURN AREA 
DOWNSTREAM THROUGH THE CITY OF BOULDER. NUMEROUS ROADS AND BRIDGES 
HAVE BEEN WASHED OUT.

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD 
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

&&

LAT...LON 4026 10518 4008 10509 3993 10515 3990 10514
      3991 10516 3988 10515 3981 10517 3974 10530
      3989 10541 3993 10540 3994 10544 3997 10546
      4026 10546

$$

BARJENBRUCH
421 
WGUS75 KBOU 130256
FFSBOU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
856 PM MDT THU SEP 12 2013

COC013-059-130530-
/O.CON.KBOU.FF.W.0058.000000T0000Z-130913T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JEFFERSON CO-BOULDER CO-
856 PM MDT THU SEP 12 2013

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM MDT
THURSDAY FOR NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON AND BOULDER COUNTIES...

NUMEROUS AND WIDESPREAD ROAD CLOSURES WERE REPORTED ACROSS ALL OF  
BOULDER COUNTY...AS WELL AS NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY.  TRAVEL 
IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE...PLEASE STAY OFF THE ROADS.

LEYDAN RESERVOIR IN NORTHWESTERN ARVADA IS ALSO RELEASING FLOWS AT A 
HIGH RATE...WITH EVACUATIONS NOW OCCURRING DOWNSTREAM OF THE DAM TO 
ALKIRE STREET.

RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAIN WAS 
FALLING FROM BOULDER AND NORTHWEST JEFFERSON COUNTIES INTO THE 
FOOTHILLS.  BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST 3 
HOURS...WITH ANOTHER ONE HALF TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN EXPECTED BY 1130 
PM MAINLY IN AND RIGHT NEXT TO THE FOOTHILLS.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
NORTHWESTERN ARVADA...WESTERN WESTMINSTER...BOULDER...WESTERN
LONGMONT...SOUTHWESTERN BROOMFIELD...LAFAYETTE...LOUISVILLE...
SUPERIOR...LYONS...JAMESTOWN...SALINA...ELDORADO SPRINGS...CRISMAN...
GOLD HILL...NIWOT...SUMMERVILLE...WALLSTREET...ROCKY FLATS...
RAYMOND...SUNSHINE...WHITE RANCH OPEN SPACE AND ALLENSPARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE
THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNLESS YOU ARE
FLEEING AN AREA SUBJECT TO FLOODING OR UNDER AN EVACUATION ORDER.

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

&&

LAT...LON 4026 10518 4008 10509 3993 10515 3990 10514
      3991 10516 3988 10515 3981 10517 3974 10530
      3989 10541 3993 10540 3994 10544 3997 10546
      4026 10546

$$

BARJENBRUCH
971 
WGUS75 KBOU 130418
FFSBOU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1018 PM MDT THU SEP 12 2013

COC013-059-130530-
/O.CON.KBOU.FF.W.0058.000000T0000Z-130913T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JEFFERSON CO-BOULDER CO-
1018 PM MDT THU SEP 12 2013

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM MDT
THURSDAY FOR NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON AND BOULDER COUNTIES...

...THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR BOULDER AND NORTHWEST 
JEFFERSON COUNTY...

NEW EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN ORDERED FROM THE MOUTH OF BOULDER CANYON 
ALONG BROADWAY...AND THEN PEARL TO MARINE.

WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING WAS CAUSING NUMEROUS AND WIDESPREAD ROAD 
CLOSURES WERE REPORTED ACROSS ALL OF BOULDER COUNTY...AS WELL AS 
NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY.  TRAVEL IS VIRTUALLY 
IMPOSSIBLE...STAY OFF THE ROADS AND STAY SAFE.

LEYDEN RESERVOIR IN NORTHWESTERN ARVADA IS ALSO RELEASING FLOWS AT A 
HIGH RATE...WITH EVACUATIONS NOW OCCURRING DOWNSTREAM OF THE DAM TO 
ALKIRE STREET.

RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAIN WAS 
FALLING IN THE FOOTHILS OF BOULDER COUNTY INTO NORTHWEST JEFFERSON 
COUNTY. 
 
BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST 3 
HOURS...WITH ANOTHER ONE HALF TO 1 INCH EXPECTED THROUGH THE 
MIDNIGHT HOUR....MAINLY IN AND RIGHT NEXT TO THE FOOTHILLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE 
THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNLESS YOU ARE 
FLEEING AN AREA SUBJECT TO FLOODING OR UNDER AN EVACUATION ORDER. 
TRAVEL IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.

THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION...INCLUDING PEOPLE ALONG 
BOULDER CREEK IN THE CITY OF BOULDER...IN THE FOURMILE BURN 
AREA...IN BOULDER CANYON....LEFTHAND CANYON...AND ST VRAIN CANYON 
THROUGH THE TOWN OF LYONS...AND ALONG SOUTH BOULDER CREEK THROUGH 
ELDORADO SPRINGS. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE AND SEVERE 
FLASH FLOODING. NUMEROUS ROADS AND BRIDGES HAVE BEEN WASHED OUT.

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD 
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

&&

LAT...LON 4026 10518 4008 10509 3993 10515 3990 10514
      3991 10516 3988 10515 3981 10517 3974 10530
      3989 10541 3993 10540 3994 10544 3997 10546
      4026 10546

$$

BARJENBRUCH

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Sep 12, 9:41 AM MDT, 5 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 12, 9:41 AM MDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
941 AM MDT THU SEP 12 2013

.UPDATE...MAJOR FLOODING/FLASH FLOODING EVENT UNDERWAY AT THIS
TIME WITH BIBLICAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS REPORTED IN MANY AREAS IN/NEAR
THE FOOTHILLS. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES IN EXCESS OF AN INCH AND
A QUARTER ON GPS SENSORS CERTAINLY SUPPORT LOTS MORE RAIN TODAY
AND TONIGHT.  13Z HRRR RUN HAS ANOTHER 1-3 INCHES OF RAIN
PREDICTED IN THE FOOTHILLS THROUGH 04Z SO THINGS ARE NOT LOOKING
GOOD. WILL EXTEND THE AREA OF THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE
ZONE 43 AND ALSO EXTEND IT IN TIME THROUGH 12Z TOMORROW MORNING.

&&

.AVIATION...UPSLOPE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TODAY WITH LOTS
OF LOW CLOUDINESS AND SHOWER ACTIVITY EXPECTED.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...FLOODING ONGOING IN LOTS OF SPOTS INCLUDING THE
FOOTHILLS BURN AREAS. A DIRE SITUATION WHICH WILL NOT IMPROVE
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 446 AM MDT THU SEP 12 2013/

SHORT TERM...LITTLE CHANGE IN THE OVERALL PATTERN DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT
BASIN WILL SLOWLY SHIFT NORTHWARD TOWARDS SOUTHEAST IDAHO NEXT 24
HOURS. A VERY MOIST SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT...AND A VERY MOIST
SOUTHEASTERLY LOW-LEVEL FLOW WILL PROBABLY SET THE STAGE FOR
ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY WARM PROCESS RAINFALL OVER AND
ALONG THE COLORADO FRONT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS...SATURATED SOILS AND
THE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING NECESSITATE ISSUANCING A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE FRONT
RANGE FOOTHILL ZONES 35/36 AND I-25 URBAN CORRIDOR ZONES
38..39..40 AND 41. WATCH WILL RUN FROM 18Z/TODAY TO 06Z/TONIGHT.
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL STILL OCCURRING OVER AND NEAR THE
FOOTHILLS AT THIS HOUR. COULD SEE SIMILAR RAINFALL RATES FOR THE
NEXT FEW HOURS BEFORE LETTING UP AROUND MID-MORNING. AREAS OF
DENSE FOG ON THE PLAINS MAY BE AN ISSUE AROUND SUNRISE. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS TODAY NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS GREAT AS THOSE OBSERVED DURING
THE PAST 18 HOURS...BUT IT WOULDN/T TAKE MUCH TO CAUSE FLOODING
AGAIN. RAINFALL EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVIER AND MORE WIDESPREAD
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN ADVANCE OF A WEAK SHORT WAVE
TROUGH LIFTING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. SHOULD SEE
LITTLE IF ANY SUNSHINE EAST OF THE MTNS TODAY.
CONSEQUENTLY...LITTLE WARMING TODAY. WHEREAS AREAS ON THE WEST
SLOPE COULD SEE A BIT MORE SUNSHINE WITH LOW-LEVEL EASTERLY/
DOWNSLOPE FLOW. HOWEVER WITH ALL THE MOIST AIR AROUND...SUNSHINE
WILL HAVE LITTLE PROBLEM GENERATING T-STORMS THIS AFTERNOON.

LONG TERM...ON FRIDAY...AIRMASS NOT QUITE AS MOIST WITH THE
UPPER LOW TRACKING NORTHEAST TOWARDS WYOMING. THIS CAUSES THE
FLOW ALOFT TO BECOME MORE SOUTHWESTERLY. THIS RESULTS IN MODEST
DRYING AT MID-LEVELS...ESPLY WEST OF THE FRONT RANGE. CONSEQUENTLY
RAIN CHANCES SLIGHTLY LOWER...PARTICULARLY IN THE HIGH COUNTRY
WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. MORE SUNSHINE IN THESE AREAS WILL
WARM TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGS C. EAST OF THE MTNS LITTLE WARMING
ANTICIPATED.

ON SATURDAY...DRYING PROGRESSES AS THE UPPER LOW OPENS UP INTO AN
OPEN TROUGH. TROUGH SWINGS ACROSS WYOMING AND MONTANA CAUSING WINDS
ALOFT TO GO MORE WESTERLY. THIS WILL HELP DRY AIR THE PLAINS AIRMASS
AND LOWER THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS/T-STORMS EAST OF THE MTNS.
TEMPERATURES ALSO RETURN TO NEAR AVERAGE FOR THE DATE.

SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...AS THE UPPER TROUGH PASSES TO OUR
NORTH...A COLD FRONT DROPS SOUTH OUT OF WYOMING AND INTO NORTHEAST
COLORADO TOWARDS MORNING. POST FRONTAL UPSLOPE FLOW COMBINED WITH A
FAIR AMOUNT OF MOISTURE AROUND EXPECTED TO GENERATE SCATTERED
SHOWERS/ISOLATED T-STORMS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...POSSIBLY MORE
SO UP ALONG THE FRONT RANGE AND OVER THE PALMER DIVIDE DURING THE
AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAINFALL AND THEREFORE THE FLOOD RISK APPEARS LOW
WITH THESE STORMS. SUNDAY TEMPERATURES COOL 3-4C EAST OF THE
MTNS...BUT LITTLE CHANGED WEST OF MTNS.

MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...EXPECT DRIER AND WARMER CONDITIONS
AREAWIDE WITH ZONAL FLOW.

AVIATION...LOW CEILINGS AND AREAS OF FOG PRODUCING INSTRUMENT
FLIGHT RULES AT DENVER AREA AIRPORTS NEXT 12-24 HOURS. LOWEST CIGS
AND VSBYS EXPECTED ALONG THE FOOTHILLS AT BJC AND APA. EAST-
SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 6-14KTS EXPECTED TODAY. TONIGHT WINDS
GRADUALLY SHIFT TO A NORTH-NORTHWEST DIRECTION AFTER 06Z TONIGHT.

HYDROLOGY...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
FOR THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILL ZONES 35 AND 36...AND THE ADJACENT
I-25 URBAN CORRIDOR ZONES 38...39...40 AND 41. PERIODS OF HEAVY
RAIN IN THESE AREAS COUPLED WITH SATURATED SOILS COULD RESULT IN
ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING LATER TODAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL
STILL OCCURRING AT THIS HOUR ALONG THE NORTHERN FRONT RANGE COULD
PROMPT ADDITIONAL FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS DURING THE NEXT 3-5
HOURS.

&&

.BOU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TONIGHT FOR COZ035-036-038>041-043.

&&

SHORT TERM...BAKER
LONG TERM....BAKER
UPDATE/AVIATION...ET
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 12, 11:05 AM MDT, 4 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
1105 AM MDT THU SEP 12 2013

COZ030>051-131715-
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-
1105 AM MDT THU SEP 12 2013

...MAJOR FOOTHILLS AND URBAN CORRIDOR FLOODING EVENT ONGOING...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT IN MANY AREAS EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS
...ESPECIALLY IN AND CLOSE TO THE FOOTHILLS.  MAJOR AMOUNTS OF
RAIN OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS HAVE SATURATED SOILS IN MANY
FOOTHILL AND URBAN CORRIDOR LOCATIONS AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IN
THESE LOCATIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL ONLY EXACERBATE AN ALREADY
SERIOUS SITUATION. THE HIGH PARK AND FOUR MILE BURN AREAS WILL BE
ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAVY RAINS.

LOCATIONS IN JACKSON AND GRAND COUNTIES AND THE FAR NORTHEAST
PLAINS STILL HAVE A CHANCE OF RAIN TODAY AND TONIGHT BUT THE
THREAT OF FLOODING IN THOSE LOCATIONS IS LOWER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN AGAIN BE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY WITH
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE. SOMEWHAT DRIER AND WARMER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE AGAIN ON SUNDAY ALONG THE FRONT RANGE
WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. DRIER AND WARMER CONDITIONS
SHOULD RETURN TO THE REGION NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. HOWEVER
REPORTS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING WOULD BE
APPRECIATED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 12, 2:07 PM MDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
207 PM MDT THU SEP 12 2013

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

0212 PM     HEAVY RAIN       GENESEE                 39.69N 105.27W
09/11/2013  M4.15 INCH       JEFFERSON          CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            48 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL

0600 PM     HEAVY RAIN       5 NE NORTHGLENN         39.96N 104.91W
09/11/2013  M2.10 INCH       ADAMS              CO   NWS EMPLOYEE

            SINCE NOON YESTERDAY

0628 PM     HEAVY RAIN       ERIE                    40.03N 105.05W
09/11/2013  M2.50 INCH       WELD               CO   BROADCAST MEDIA

            PAST TWO HOURS.

0650 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 SE NIWOT              40.08N 105.13W
09/11/2013                   BOULDER            CO   NWS EMPLOYEE

            WATER AT A DEPTH OF 9 TO 12 INCHES DEEP AND 50 FEET WIDE
            WAS RUNNING OVER THE INTERSECTION OF 95TH STREET AND
            LOOKOUT ROAD.

0700 PM     HEAVY RAIN       5 NE BOULDER            40.08N 105.18W
09/11/2013  M4.03 INCH       BOULDER            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1.41 INCHES PAST 12 HOURS

0803 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NW LOUISVILLE         39.98N 105.15W
09/11/2013  M1.10 INCH       BOULDER            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PAST HOUR

0830 PM     HEAVY RAIN       7 E FORT COLLINS        40.56N 104.93W
09/11/2013  M1.05 INCH       WELD               CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PAST 25 MINUTES

0846 PM     HEAVY RAIN       SUPERIOR                39.93N 105.15W
09/11/2013  M1.90 INCH       BOULDER            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1.3 INCHES SINCE 5 PM

0914 PM     HEAVY RAIN       LYONS                   40.22N 105.27W
09/11/2013  M3.50 INCH       BOULDER            CO   BROADCAST MEDIA

            PAST 24 HOURS

0920 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SE BOULDER            40.01N 105.22W
09/11/2013  M3.35 INCH       BOULDER            CO   MESONET

            PAST 6 HOURS

1000 PM     HEAVY RAIN       13 NW GOLDEN            39.87N 105.39W
09/11/2013  M2.31 INCH       JEFFERSON          CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PAST 16 HOURS. BEAVER CREEK IS BANKFULL. COAL CREEK IS
            OVERBANK AND WASHING OVER HWY 72 AT TWIN SPRUCE

1000 PM     HEAVY RAIN       5 E BOULDER             40.03N 105.16W
09/11/2013  M6.29 INCH       BOULDER            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            2.35 INCHES PAST 3 HOURS. THE 6.29 INCHES IS THE TOTAL SO
            FAR SINCE 5 PM MONDAY

1000 PM     FLASH FLOOD      BOULDER                 40.03N 105.25W
09/11/2013                   BOULDER            CO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            3RD ST AND CANYON AND EASTBOUND BASELINE AT FOOTHILLS
            HAVE PARTIAL CLOSURES DUE TO DEBRIS. FLOODING AT 9TH AND
            BALSAM.

1025 PM     FLASH FLOOD      9 S BOULDER             39.90N 105.25W
09/11/2013                   JEFFERSON          CO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FLOODING AND DEBRIS HIGHWAY 72 WEST OF HIGHWAY 93 AT THE
            BASE OF COAL CREEK CANYON

1038 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 E LAFAYETTE           39.99N 105.04W
09/11/2013  M4.52 INCH       BROOMFIELD         CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            2.97 INCHES SO FAR TODAY

1038 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 W BOULDER             40.03N 105.35W
09/11/2013                   BOULDER            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            INGRAM GULCH IS CLOSED AND WATER IS NOW FLOWING OVER GOLD
            RUN ROAD.

1039 PM     FLASH FLOOD      18 WNW FORT COLLINS     40.65N 105.39W
09/11/2013                   LARIMER            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HIGHWAY 14 FROM RUSTIC TO TEDS PLACE IS CLOSED DUE TO
            FLOODING AND DEBRIS

1039 PM     FLASH FLOOD      12 N FORT COLLINS       40.73N 105.07W
09/11/2013                   LARIMER            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ROAD CLOSED DUE TO WATER OVER THE ROAD

1100 PM     FLASH FLOOD      8 WSW LOVELAND          40.37N 105.21W
09/11/2013                   LARIMER            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            4.12 INCHES OF RAIN PAST 4 HOURS. ROADS ARE WASHED OUT

1115 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 E LAPORTE             40.62N 105.03W
09/11/2013                   LARIMER            CO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROAD CLOSED AT 27E AND 25E BETWEEN 52E AND 54E DUE TO
            FLASH FLOODING.

1126 PM     HEAVY RAIN       5 E BOULDER             40.03N 105.16W
09/11/2013  M6.65 INCH       BOULDER            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY WITH 0.36 INCHES PAST HOUR

1130 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SSW NIWOT             40.07N 105.17W
09/11/2013  M2.93 INCH       BOULDER            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STORM TOTAL SO FAR WITH 0.79 INCHES PAST HOUR

1130 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 W FORT COLLINS        40.56N 105.13W
09/11/2013  M2.51 INCH       LARIMER            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY. 1.53 INCHES PAST 15 HOURS

1210 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NW BOULDER            40.04N 105.26W
09/12/2013  M5.50 INCH       BOULDER            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            4.00 INCHES PAST 4 HOURS

0101 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 NE WARD               40.12N 105.44W
09/12/2013  M6.16 INCH       BOULDER            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SINCE MONDAY. 4.04 INCHES FROM MIDNIGHT TO MIDNIGHT ON
            THE 11TH

0102 AM     FLASH FLOOD      JAMESTOWN               40.12N 105.39W
09/12/2013                   BOULDER            CO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            *** 1 FATAL *** MULTIPLE HOMES COLLAPSED AND DESTROYED
            NEAR JAMESTOWN.

0124 AM     FLASH FLOOD      BOULDER                 40.03N 105.25W
09/12/2013                   BOULDER            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SIGNIFICANT FLOODING AT THE JUSTICE CENTER IN DOWNTOWN
            BOULDER

0130 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 S ESTES PARK          40.34N 105.52W
09/12/2013  M2.22 INCH       LARIMER            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PAST 2 HOURS

0220 AM     HEAVY RAIN       LYONS                   40.22N 105.27W
09/12/2013  M2.80 INCH       BOULDER            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SINCE 6 30 PM LAST NIGHT

0228 AM     FLASH FLOOD      BOULDER                 40.03N 105.25W
09/12/2013                   BOULDER            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WATER TO A DEPTH OF 2 TWO FEET RUNNNG DOWN THE HAWTHORNE
            ST IN THE NORTHERN PART OF BOULDER

0236 AM     HEAVY RAIN       9 WNW LYONS             40.27N 105.43W
09/12/2013  E0.00 INCH       LARIMER            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ONE OF THE FOUR DAMS IN THE BIG ELK MEADOWS AREA HAS
            BREACHED WHICH MAY COMPROMISE THE OTHER DAMS.

0400 AM     FLASH FLOOD      6 N BOULDER             40.11N 105.25W
09/12/2013                   BOULDER            CO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            20 FT WALL OF WATER MOVED DOWN LEFT HAND CANYON. A
            FIREFIGHTER WAS TRAPPED IN A TREE BUT HAS BEEN RESCUED.

0505 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 W FIRESTONE           40.12N 104.95W
09/12/2013  M4.80 INCH       WELD               CO   NWS EMPLOYEE

            LOTS OF RAIN WITH COUNTY ROAD 18 AND 20 FLOODED. ROADS
            PARALLEL TO I-25 AROUND COUNTY ROAD 11 FLOODED 6-8 INCHES
            DEEP

0508 AM     FLASH FLOOD      JAMESTOWN               40.12N 105.39W
09/12/2013                   BOULDER            CO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL MAJOR CREEK FLOODED WITH PEOPLE TRAPPED. CREEKS
            INCLUDE COAL CREEK, LEFT HAND CANYON, 4 MILE CREEK, SAINT
            VRAIN. PEOPLE ARE REPORTED TO BE TRAPPED ON THEIR ROOFS.

0542 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 NE THORNTON           39.92N 104.93W
09/12/2013  M2.82 INCH       ADAMS              CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            2.82 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE LAST 24 HOURS WITH A 5.37 INCH
            STORM TOTAL

0542 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SSW LAFAYETTE         39.99N 105.10W
09/12/2013  M3.50 INCH       BOULDER            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HEAVY RAIN WITH 3 FEET OF FLOODING IN SOME AREAS.

0542 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SE FREDERICK          40.09N 104.93W
09/12/2013  M6.15 INCH       WELD               CO   NWS EMPLOYEE

            6.15 INCHES SINCE 9 PM LAST NIGHT WITH 7.15 STORM TOTAL.

0655 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 W JAMESTOWN           40.11N 105.44W
09/12/2013  M4.54 INCH       BOULDER            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1 HOUR TOTAL IS 1.07 WITH A 24 HOUR TOTAL OF 4.54 AND
            SINCE MONDAY HAVE RECEIEVD 7.24 INCHES

0722 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SSE ESTES PARK        40.36N 105.51W
09/12/2013  M6.32 INCH       LARIMER            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

0728 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 S ESTES PARK          40.33N 105.52W
09/12/2013  M6.00 INCH       LARIMER            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            6 INCHES IN THE PAST 48 HOURS

0728 AM     HEAVY RAIN       ARVADA                  39.82N 105.11W
09/12/2013  M2.82 INCH       JEFFERSON          CO   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TOTAL RAINFAL 2.82 SINCE MONDAY

0744 AM     HEAVY RAIN       7 N GLEN HAVEN          40.55N 105.44W
09/12/2013  M5.20 INCH       LARIMER            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

0750 AM     FLOOD            LONGMONT                40.17N 105.11W
09/12/2013                   BOULDER            CO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            CITY OF LONGMONT SEEING FLOODING WITH LEFT HAND CREEK
            AREA BEING EVACUATED

0809 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 WNW ELDORADO SPRINGS  39.93N 105.28W
09/12/2013  M4.95 INCH       BOULDER            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            4.95 INCHES OF RAIN IN 24 HOURS WITH A 3 DAY TOTAL OF
            7.71 INCHES

0814 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 ENE FORT COLLINS      40.57N 105.04W
09/12/2013  M3.57 INCH       LARIMER            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

0828 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 NE NORTHGLENN         39.96N 104.91W
09/12/2013  M3.08 INCH       ADAMS              CO   NWS EMPLOYEE

            24 HOUR TOTAL IS 3.08 INCHES WITH A 14 HOUR TOTAL OF 4.53

0912 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 WNW AURORA            39.71N 104.84W
09/12/2013  E8.00 INCH       ARAPAHOE           CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ESTIMATED 8 INCHES SINCE MONDAY

0942 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NNW ERIE              40.04N 105.06W
09/12/2013  M8.00 INCH       BOULDER            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

1007 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 NW AURORA             39.71N 104.84W
09/12/2013  M4.30 INCH       ARAPAHOE           CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

1007 AM     FLOOD            LONGMONT                40.17N 105.11W
09/12/2013                   BOULDER            CO   NWS EMPLOYEE

            ST VRAIN ROAD AND HYGIENE ROAD ARE FLOODED

1007 AM     FLOOD            2 W AURORA              39.69N 104.85W
09/12/2013                   ARAPAHOE           CO   COCORAHS

            3.80 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST 5 HOURS. FLOODING OVER
            MISSISSIPPI AVE

0150 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 ENE BROOMFIELD        39.95N 105.03W
09/12/2013  M4.01 INCH       BROOMFIELD         CO   COCORAHS

            4.01 INCHES WITH 1 INCH IN THE PAST 6 HOURS.

0150 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 NW AURORA             39.71N 104.84W
09/12/2013  M11.50 INCH      ARAPAHOE           CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

0206 PM     FLOOD            VIRGINIA DALE           40.95N 105.35W
09/12/2013                   LARIMER            CO   PUBLIC

            MILE MARKER 379 ALONG HIGHWAY 287 IS FLOODED ACROSS THE
            HIGHWAY

&&

KBOWEN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 11, 6:36 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUBoulder, Broomfield, Weld3 hr
Sep 11, 7:02 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUBoulder3 hr
Sep 11, 7:23 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOULarimer, Weld3 hr
Sep 11, 7:58 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUAdams, Boulder, Broomfield, Weld3 hr
Sep 11, 8:25 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOULarimer3 hr
Sep 11, 8:28 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOULarimer2 hr
Sep 11, 8:31 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUWashington119 min
Sep 11, 9:46 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUBoulder, Jefferson3 hr
Sep 11, 9:47 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUArapahoe, Denver3 hr
Sep 11, 9:53 PM MDTAreal Flood WarningBOUAdams, Weld3 hr
Sep 11, 10:01 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUAdams, Arapahoe, Denver3 hr
Sep 11, 10:16 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOULarimer, Weld3 hr
Sep 11, 10:28 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOULarimer3 hr
Sep 11, 10:49 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOULarimer5 hr
Sep 11, 11:16 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyBOUBoulder, Jefferson5 hr
Sep 11, 11:42 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUBroomfield3 hr
Sep 12, 12:02 AM MDTRiver Flood WarningBOUBoulder6 hr
Sep 12, 12:02 AM MDTRiver Flood WarningBOUBoulder2 hr
Sep 12, 12:02 AM MDTRiver Flood WarningBOUBoulder17 hr
Sep 12, 12:31 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOULarimer, Weld4 hr
Sep 12, 12:37 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUAdams, Weld3 hr
Sep 12, 12:59 AM MDTAreal Flood WarningBOUAdams, Arapahoe, Denver3 hr
Sep 12, 2:04 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUWeld3 hr
Sep 12, 2:34 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOULarimer3 hr
Sep 12, 2:50 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUAdams3 hr
Sep 12, 3:07 AM MDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyBOUWeld4 hr
Sep 12, 4:10 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUBoulder3 hr
Sep 12, 4:18 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOULarimer3 hr
Sep 12, 4:20 AM MDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyBOUAdams3 hr
Sep 12, 4:36 AM MDTRiver Flood AdvisoryBOULarimer6 hr
Sep 12, 5:00 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchBOUAdams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 7 more40 hr
Sep 12, 5:24 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUAdams, Denver3 hr
Sep 12, 5:59 AM MDTAreal Flood WarningBOULarimer9 hr
Sep 12, 6:01 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUAdams, Denver3 hr
Sep 12, 6:09 AM MDTRiver Flood WarningBOUAdams20 hr
Sep 12, 6:09 AM MDTRiver Flood WarningBOUWeld9 days
Sep 12, 6:09 AM MDTRiver Flood WarningBOUMorgan6 days
Sep 12, 6:09 AM MDTRiver Flood WarningBOULogan, Morgan, Washington8 days
Sep 12, 6:19 AM MDTRiver Flood WarningBOULarimer14 hr
Sep 12, 6:52 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUWeld3 hr
Sep 12, 6:55 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUAdams3 hr
Sep 12, 7:05 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOULarimer3 hr
Sep 12, 7:06 AM MDTRiver Flood WarningBOULarimer5 days
Sep 12, 7:12 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUBoulder3 hr
Sep 12, 7:24 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUArapahoe3 hr
Sep 12, 7:32 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUArapahoe3 hr
Sep 12, 8:28 AM MDTAreal Flood WarningBOUAdams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Jefferson and 2 more12 hr
Sep 12, 8:36 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUBoulder3 hr
Sep 12, 9:02 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUAdams, Arapahoe, Denver3 hr
Sep 12, 9:12 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUArapahoe, Denver3 hr
Sep 12, 9:51 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOULarimer3 hr
Sep 12, 10:02 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUBoulder3 hr
Sep 12, 10:44 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOULarimer3 hr
Sep 12, 10:58 AM MDTRiver Flood WarningBOUWeld6 days
Sep 12, 12:04 PM MDTRiver Flood WarningBOUBoulder19 hr
Sep 12, 12:14 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUAdams, Arapahoe, Denver3 hr
Sep 12, 12:35 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOULarimer9 hr
Sep 12, 1:42 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOULarimer3 hr
Sep 12, 3:13 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUArapahoe, Elbert3 hr
Sep 12, 4:35 PM MDTRiver Flood WarningBOULarimer4 hr
Sep 12, 4:35 PM MDTRiver Flood WarningBOULarimer4 hr
Sep 12, 5:04 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUArapahoe, Denver, Douglas4 hr

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Flash Flood Warnings in Colorado, 2013Every flash flood warning in 2013

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.