Alert archive / Colorado / River Flood Warnings in 2014
River Flood Warning 2, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this river flood warning at May 29, 2014, 9:13 AM MDT for Weld County, Colorado. It was in force for 8 days.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 29, 2014, 9:13 AM MDT (15:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2014, 5:43 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 days
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Weld County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:11 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.
The river
Written for the forecast point Cache La Poudre River (CO) near Greeley (GRPC2).
- Action stage
- 7 ft
- Minor stage
- 8 ft
- Moderate stage
- 9.5 ft
- Major stage
- 10.5 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
507
WGUS45 KBOU 291513
FLWBOU
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
913 AM MDT THU MAY 29 2014
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN COLORADO...
CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NEAR GREELEY AFFECTING WELD COUNTY.
.AT 9 AM...RIVER LEVELS REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE DUE TO SNOWMELT FROM
WARMER TEMPERATURES. ADDITIONAL WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY AND RAINFALL EXPECTED
TODAY AND FRIDAY MAY ADD TO THE RIVER LEVELS AS WELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
&&
COC123-011800-
/O.NEW.KBOU.FL.W.0002.140529T1513Z-140601T1800Z/
/GRPC2.1.RS.000000T0000Z.140529T1430Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
913 AM MDT THU MAY 29 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NEAR GREELEY.
* UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 8:30 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN STEADY UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.9 FEET
ON JUN 14 1983.
&&
LAT...LON 4047 10494 4046 10474 4043 10459 4040 10462
4043 10474 4043 10488
$$13 follow-up statements
352
WGUS85 KBOU 302117
FLSBOU
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
317 PM MDT FRI MAY 30 2014
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
COLORADO...
CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NEAR GREELEY AFFECTING WELD COUNTY.
.SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE FRONT
RANGE FOOTHILLS AND URBAN CORRIDOR THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL FROM STORMS MAY RESULT IN EVEN HIGHER FLOWS
TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY AS THE
WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. TURN
AROUND...DO NOT DROWN.
&&
COC123-010317-
/O.EXT.KBOU.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/GRPC2.1.RS.000000T0000Z.140531T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
317 PM MDT FRI MAY 30 2014
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NEAR GREELEY.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE STREAM FALLS BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
* AT 2:30 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 9.0 FEET THIS
EVENING.
&&
LAT...LON 4047 10494 4046 10474 4043 10459 4040 10462
4043 10474 4043 10488
$$
th684
WGUS85 KBOU 310142
FLSBOU
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
742 PM MDT FRI MAY 30 2014
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
COLORADO...
CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NEAR GREELEY AFFECTING WELD COUNTY.
.THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER THIS WEEKEND. DRIER
CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY AS THE
WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. TURN
AROUND...DO NOT DROWN.
&&
COC123-010742-
/O.CON.KBOU.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/GRPC2.1.RS.000000T0000Z.140531T0030Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
742 PM MDT FRI MAY 30 2014
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NEAR GREELEY.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE STREAM FALLS BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
* AT 6:30 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR 9.1 FEET.
&&
LAT...LON 4047 10494 4046 10474 4043 10459 4040 10462
4043 10474 4043 10488
$$
TH401
WGUS85 KBOU 310258
FLSBOU
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
858 PM MDT FRI MAY 30 2014
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
COLORADO...
CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NEAR GREELEY AFFECTING WELD COUNTY.
.THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER THIS WEEKEND. DRIER
CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY AS THE
WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. TURN
AROUND...DO NOT DROWN.
&&
COC123-010858-
/O.CON.KBOU.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/GRPC2.1.RS.000000T0000Z.140531T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NR/
858 PM MDT FRI MAY 30 2014
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NEAR GREELEY.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE STREAM FALLS BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
* AT 8:30 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 9.2 FEET BY EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* THIS COMPARES WITH THE FLOOD OF RECORD OF 9.16 FEET ON JUNE 14 2010.
&&
LAT...LON 4047 10494 4046 10474 4043 10459 4040 10462
4043 10474 4043 10488
$$141
WGUS85 KBOU 311754
FLSBOU
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1154 AM MDT SAT MAY 31 2014
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
COLORADO...
CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER AT THE CANYON MOUTH AFFECTING LARIMER COUNTY.
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
COLORADO...
CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NEAR GREELEY AFFECTING WELD COUNTY.
.THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER GREELEY RIVER LEVELS HAD DROPPED
MOMENTARILY THIS MORNING AS RIVER LEVELS HAD BREECHED INTO NEARBY
GRAVEL PITS JUST EAST OF HIGHWAY 85. HOWEVER...WATER LEVELS HAVE
RISEN AGAIN SINCE 10 AM AS WATER MOVES BACK INTO THE MAIN CHANNEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY AS THE
WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. TURN
AROUND...DO NOT DROWN.
&&
COC069-012354-
/O.EXT.KBOU.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140602T1800Z/
/FTDC2.1.RS.140531T0528Z.140601T1200Z.140602T1200Z.UU/
1154 AM MDT SAT MAY 31 2014
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER AT THE CANYON MOUTH.
* UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE STREAM FALLS BELOW FLOOD
STAGE.
* AT 10:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.4 FEET BY
SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY
MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 8.5 FEET...THE RIVER RISES TO BASE OF THE BRIDGE AT
COLLEGE AVENUE IN FORT COLLINS.
&&
LAT...LON 4071 10524 4067 10523 4066 10519 4062 10513
4061 10514 4067 10525
$$
COC123-012354-
/O.CON.KBOU.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/GRPC2.1.RS.140601T0000Z.140602T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
1154 AM MDT SAT MAY 31 2014
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NEAR GREELEY.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE STREAM FALLS BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
* AT 11:30 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 9.0 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING.
&&
LAT...LON 4047 10494 4046 10474 4043 10459 4040 10462
4043 10474 4043 10488
$$827
WGUS85 KBOU 010255
FLSBOU
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
855 PM MDT SAT MAY 31 2014
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
COLORADO...
CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER AT THE CANYON MOUTH AFFECTING LARIMER
COUNTY.
CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NEAR GREELEY AFFECTING WELD COUNTY.
.THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER AT GREELEY HAD RISEN BACK TO NEAR 9 FEET
THIS EVENING AND WILL STAY NEARLY STEADY OVERNIGHT. THE CACHE
LA POUDRE AT THE CANYON MOUTH IN LARIMER COUNTY HAD DROPPED TO 7.5
FEET BUT MAY BEGIN TO RISE AGAIN OVERNIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY AS THE
WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. TURN
AROUND...DO NOT DROWN.
&&
COC069-020855-
/O.CON.KBOU.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140602T1800Z/
/FTDC2.1.RS.140531T0528Z.140601T1200Z.140602T1200Z.UU/
855 PM MDT SAT MAY 31 2014
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER AT THE CANYON MOUTH.
* UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE STREAM FALLS BELOW FLOOD
STAGE.
* AT 7:45 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.4 FEET BY
SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY
MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 8.5 FEET...THE RIVER RISES TO BASE OF THE BRIDGE AT
COLLEGE AVENUE IN FORT COLLINS.
&&
LAT...LON 4071 10524 4067 10523 4066 10519 4062 10513
4061 10514 4067 10525
$$
COC123-020855-
/O.CON.KBOU.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/GRPC2.1.RS.140531T1748Z.140601T0600Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
855 PM MDT SAT MAY 31 2014
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NEAR GREELEY.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE STREAM FALLS BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
* AT 8:30 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL STAY NEARLY STEADY NEAR 9.0 FEET THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING.
&&
LAT...LON 4047 10494 4046 10474 4043 10459 4040 10462
4043 10474 4043 10488
$$465
WGUS85 KBOU 011656
FLSBOU
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1056 AM MDT SUN JUN 1 2014
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
COLORADO...
CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER AT THE CANYON MOUTH AFFECTING LARIMER COUNTY.
CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NEAR GREELEY AFFECTING WELD COUNTY.
.THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER ABOVE FORT COLLINS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN
AT STEADY OR SLIGHTLY LOWER LEVELS THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN A
SLIGHT RISE BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. FURTHER DOWNSTREAM AT GREELEY...
THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT STEADY LEVELS THROUGH MONDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY AS THE
WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. TURN
AROUND...DO NOT DROWN.
&&
COC069-022000-
/O.EXT.KBOU.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140602T2000Z/
/FTDC2.1.RS.140531T0528Z.140531T1700Z.140602T1400Z.UU/
1056 AM MDT SUN JUN 1 2014
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER AT THE CANYON MOUTH.
* UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE STREAM FALLS BELOW FLOOD
STAGE.
* AT 9:45 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...CONSIDERABLE OVERBANK FLOW AND LOCALIZED
FLOODING OCCURS DOWNSTREAM IN AND NEAR FORT COLLINS.
&&
LAT...LON 4071 10524 4067 10523 4066 10519 4062 10513
4061 10514 4067 10525
$$
COC123-022256-
/O.EXT.KBOU.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140605T0000Z/
/GRPC2.1.RS.140531T1748Z.140601T1630Z.140604T1800Z.UU/
1056 AM MDT SUN JUN 1 2014
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NEAR GREELEY.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE STREAM FALLS BELOW FLOOD
STAGE.
* AT 10:30 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
&&
LAT...LON 4047 10494 4046 10474 4043 10459 4040 10462
4043 10474 4043 10488
$$717
WGUS85 KBOU 020217
FLSBOU
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
817 PM MDT SUN JUN 1 2014
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
COLORADO...
CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER AT THE CANYON MOUTH AFFECTING LARIMER
COUNTY.
CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NEAR GREELEY AFFECTING WELD COUNTY.
.The Cache LA Poudre at the Canyon Mouth peaked just above 8 feet on
Saturday and has fallen below flood stage. However a brief rise may
occur tonight but probably will not rise above 7.5 feet. On Monday
the river should continue to fall.
At Greeley the river has continued to slowly rise today and is around
9.2 feet. The river should remain near this level overnight and then
slowly fall on Monday.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY AS THE
WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. TURN
AROUND...DO NOT DROWN.
&&
COC069-022000-
/O.CON.KBOU.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140602T2000Z/
/FTDC2.1.RS.140531T0528Z.140531T1700Z.140602T1400Z.UU/
817 PM MDT SUN JUN 1 2014
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER AT THE CANYON MOUTH.
* UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE STREAM FALLS BELOW FLOOD
STAGE.
* AT 7:45 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...CONSIDERABLE OVERBANK FLOW AND LOCALIZED
FLOODING OCCURS DOWNSTREAM IN AND NEAR FORT COLLINS.
&&
LAT...LON 4071 10524 4067 10523 4066 10519 4062 10513
4061 10514 4067 10525
$$
COC123-030817-
/O.CON.KBOU.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140605T0000Z/
/GRPC2.1.RS.140531T1748Z.140602T0130Z.140604T1800Z.UU/
817 PM MDT SUN JUN 1 2014
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NEAR GREELEY.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE STREAM FALLS BELOW FLOOD
STAGE.
* AT 7:30 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.2 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
&&
LAT...LON 4047 10494 4046 10474 4043 10459 4040 10462
4043 10474 4043 10488
$$114
WGUS85 KBOU 021917
FLSBOU
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
117 PM MDT MON JUN 2 2014
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
COLORADO...
CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER AT THE CANYON MOUTH AFFECTING LARIMER
COUNTY.
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
COLORADO...
CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NEAR GREELEY AFFECTING WELD COUNTY.
.THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NEAR
GREELEY WITH RIVER LEVELS NEAR THE RECORD CREST. NUMEROUS ROADS
AND STREETS THAT CROSS THE RIVER IN AND NEAR GREELEY REMAINED
CLOSED MONDAY. THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER UPSTREAM IN LARIMER COUNTY
HAS FALLEN BELOW FLOOD STAGE AND IS FORECAST TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD
STAGE SO THE FLOOD WARNING FOR THIS REACH OF THE RIVER HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY AS THE
WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.
TURN AROUND...DO NOT DROWN.
&&
COC069-021947-
/O.CAN.KBOU.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140602T2000Z/
/FTDC2.1.RS.140531T0528Z.140531T1700Z.140602T1425Z.UU/
117 PM MDT MON JUN 2 2014
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER AT THE CANYON MOUTH.
* AT 12:45 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.2 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET.
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 8:25 AM MONDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 7.1 FEET BY
THIS EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...WATER IS OVER THE BIKE PATH AND TRAIL
ALONG THE RIVER IN AND NEAR FORT COLLINS.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THE CREST FOR THIS EVENT WAS 8.05 FEET WHICH
OCCURRED SATURDAY MORNING MAY 31ST.
&&
LAT...LON 4071 10524 4067 10523 4066 10519 4062 10513
4061 10514 4067 10525
$$
COC123-040117-
/O.EXT.KBOU.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140604T0900Z/
/GRPC2.1.RS.140531T1748Z.140602T0130Z.140604T0300Z.NR/
117 PM MDT MON JUN 2 2014
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NEAR GREELEY.
* UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE STREAM FALLS BELOW FLOOD
STAGE.
* AT 12:30 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.14 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL VERY SLOWLY TO BELOW
FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 9 FEET...MULTIPLE STREETS AND ROADS CROSSING THE RIVER
BETWEEN 6TH AND O STREETS FLOOD IN AND WEST OF NORTHERN GREELEY.
THERE IS ALSO EXTENSIVE LOWLAND AND TRAIL FLOODING ALONG THE CACHE
LA POUDRE RIVER.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS COMPARES TO THE CREST OF RECORD OF 9.15 FEET ON
JUN 14 2010.
&&
LAT...LON 4047 10494 4046 10474 4043 10459 4040 10462
4043 10474 4043 10488
$$
TH886
WGUS85 KBOU 031805
FLSBOU
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1205 PM MDT TUE JUN 3 2014
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
COLORADO...
CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NEAR GREELEY AFFECTING WELD COUNTY.
.THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NEAR
GREELEY WITH THE RIVER LEVEL NEAR THE RECORD CREST. NUMEROUS ROADS
AND STREETS THAT CROSS THE CACHE LA RIVER IN AND NEAR GREELEY
REMAINED CLOSED TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY AS THE
WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. TURN
AROUND...DO NOT DROWN.
&&
COC123-050005-
/O.EXT.KBOU.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/GRPC2.1.RS.140531T1748Z.140602T0130Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
1205 PM MDT TUE JUN 3 2014
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NEAR GREELEY.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE STREAM FALLS BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
* AT 11:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.16 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE NEAR 9.15 FEET TODAY.
* IMPACT...AT 9 FEET...MULTIPLE STREETS AND ROADS CROSSING THE RIVER
BETWEEN 6TH AND O STREETS FLOOD IN AND WEST OF NORTHERN GREELEY.
THERE IS ALSO EXTENSIVE LOWLAND AND TRAIL FLOODING ALONG THE CACHE
LA POUDRE RIVER.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS COMPARES TO THE CREST OF RECORD WHICH WAS 9.15
FEET ON JUN 14 2010.
&&
LAT...LON 4047 10494 4046 10474 4043 10459 4040 10462
4043 10474 4043 10488
$$
TH110
WGUS85 KBOU 040327
FLSBOU
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
927 PM MDT TUE JUN 3 2014
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
COLORADO...
CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NEAR GREELEY AFFECTING WELD COUNTY.
.THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NEAR
GREELEY WITH THE RIVER LEVEL NEAR THE RECORD CREST. NUMEROUS STREETS
ALONG THE RIVER REMAIN CLOSED...AND SIGNIFICANT LOWLAND FLOODING
CONTINUES ALONG THE RIVER IN WELD COUNTY. LITTLE CHANGE IN THE LEVEL
OF THE RIVER IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY AS THE
WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. TURN
AROUND...DO NOT DROWN.
&&
COC123-050927-
/O.CON.KBOU.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/GRPC2.1.RS.140531T1748Z.140602T0130Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
927 PM MDT TUE JUN 3 2014
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NEAR GREELEY.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE STREAM FALLS BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
* AT 8:30 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR A STAGE OF 9.1 FEET
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
&&
LAT...LON 4047 10494 4046 10474 4043 10459 4040 10462
4043 10474 4043 10488
$$
GIMMESTAD635
WGUS85 KBOU 042000
FLSBOU
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
200 PM MDT WED JUN 4 2014
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
COLORADO...
CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NEAR GREELEY AFFECTING WELD COUNTY.
.THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER LEVELS IN WELD COUNTY HAVE FALLEN
SLIGHTLY...BUT ARE JUST BELOW RECORD FLOOD LEVELS. NUMEROUS STREETS
ALONG THE RIVER.REMAIN CLOSED...AND SIGNIFICANT LOWLAND FLOODING
CONTINUES ALONG THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER IN WELD COUNTY. LITTLE
CHANGE IS EXPECTED IN THE STAGE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY AS THE
WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. TURN
AROUND...DO NOT DROWN.
&&
COC123-060200-
/O.CON.KBOU.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/GRPC2.1.RS.140531T1748Z.140602T0130Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
200 PM MDT WED JUN 4 2014
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NEAR GREELEY.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE STREAM FALLS BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
* AT 1:30 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR 9.0 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. ADDITIONAL RISES WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER THIS WEEK IF
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN OVER A WIDESPREAD AREA UPSTREAM
ON THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER.
&&
LAT...LON 4047 10494 4046 10474 4043 10459 4040 10462
4043 10474 4043 10488
$$
TH691
WGUS85 KBOU 052148
FLSBOU
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
348 PM MDT THU JUN 5 2014
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
COLORADO...
CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NEAR GREELEY AFFECTING WELD COUNTY.
.THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO SLOWLY RECEDE.
HOWEVER...IF HEAVY RAIN OCCURS UPSTREAM...IT COULD CAUSE THE RIVER
TO RISE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY AS THE
WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. TURN
AROUND...DO NOT DROWN.
&&
COC123-070348-
/O.CON.KBOU.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/GRPC2.1.RS.140531T1748Z.140602T0130Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
348 PM MDT THU JUN 5 2014
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NEAR GREELEY.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE STREAM FALLS BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
* AT 2:30 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL VERY SLOWLY TO A STAGE
OF 8.7 FEET FRIDAY.
* IMPACT...AT 9 FEET...MULTIPLE STREETS AND ROADS CROSSING THE RIVER
BETWEEN 6TH AND O STREETS FLOOD IN AND WEST OF NORTHERN GREELEY.
THERE IS ALSO EXTENSIVE LOWLAND AND TRAIL FLOODING ALONG THE CACHE
LA POUDRE RIVER IN WELD COUNTY.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THE RIVER CRESTED AT 9.17 FEET MORE THAN ONCE IN
THE PAST 4 DAYS. THE CREST OF RECORD BEFORE WAS 9.15 FEET ON
JUN 14 2010.
&&
LAT...LON 4047 10494 4046 10474 4043 10459 4040 10462
4043 10474 4043 10488
$$
TH914
WGUS85 KBOU 062343
FLSBOU
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
543 PM MDT FRI JUN 6 2014
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
COLORADO...
CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NEAR GREELEY AFFECTING WELD COUNTY.
.SOME THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN SATURDAY. THERE IS A BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE PLAINS SUNDAY. MONDAY WILL BE DRY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY AS THE
WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. TURN
AROUND...DO NOT DROWN.
&&
COC123-080543-
/O.CON.KBOU.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/GRPC2.1.RS.140531T1748Z.140602T0130Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
543 PM MDT FRI JUN 6 2014
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NEAR GREELEY.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE STREAM FALLS BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
* AT 4:30 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FALL TO A STAGE OF
8.6 FEET SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 9 FEET...MULTIPLE STREETS AND ROADS CROSSING THE RIVER
FLOOD IN AND WEST OF NORTHERN GREELEY. THERE IS ALSO EXTENSIVE
LOWLAND AND TRAIL FLOODING ALONG THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER IN WELD
COUNTY.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THE RIVER CRESTED AT 9.17 FEET MORE THAN ONCE
EARLIER THIS WEEK. THE CREST OF RECORD PREVIOUSLY WAS 9.15 FEET ON
JUN 14 2010.
&&
LAT...LON 4047 10494 4046 10474 4043 10459 4040 10462
4043 10474 4043 10488
$$
THWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at May 29, 4:34 AM MDT, 4 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 29, 4:34 AM MDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 434 AM MDT THU MAY 29 2014 .SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT ) ISSUED AT 246 AM MDT THU MAY 29 2014 HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE HAS BEEN SLOW TO SPREAD EASTWARD AS THE RIDGE AXIS IS STILL OVER EASTERN COLORADO. NAM IS THE OUTLIER IN BRINGING THIS EASTWARD MORE QUICKLY...PREFER THE GFS AND OTHER MODELS WHICH HOLD THE HIGHER LEVEL OVER THE MOUNTAINS TODAY BUT THEN SPREAD CONVECTION EASTWARD OVERNIGHT. EXPECT THE PLAINS TO BE CAPPED...BUT SHOWERS AND STORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS WILL SPREAD EASTWARD IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. END RESULT IS JUST TO SLOW EVERYTHING DOWN A FEW HOURS. CAPES ARE STILL PRETTY LOW...300-600 J/KG SO I THINK FOR THE AFTERNOON STORMS WILL MAINLY BE WEAK...SOME BRIEF HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER CELLS. WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS AT ALL LEVELS...EXPECT CELLS TO MOVE ALONG WELL ENOUGH. SOME POTENTIAL FOR SOME SLOWING AS STORMS GET ONTO THE PLAINS THIS EVENING DUE TO THE STRONGER LOW LEVEL WINDS CAUSING SOUTHWARD DEVELOPMENT...BUT I DO NOT EXPECT THIS TO BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR TRAINING OR STATIONARY STORMS. IN ADDITION THE AVAILABLE MOISTURE IS NOT THAT GREAT ANYWAY. HIGHS ON THE PLAINS MAY NEED TO BE SLIGHTLY WARMER IF THE CLOUDS ARE DELAYED...BUT LEFT THEM ALONE SINCE THERE SEEMS A DECENT CHANCE OF GETTING SOME CLOUDS SPREADING OFF THE MOUNTAINS BY MID AFTERNOON. .LONG TERM...(FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY) ISSUED AT 246 AM MDT THU MAY 29 2014 ON FRIDAY...A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL BE OVER THE REGION WITH THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS SHIFTED TO THE EAST. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES ARE PROGGED TO BE AROUND 0.80 INCHES IN DENVER...WITH CAPES AROUND 400 J/KG EARLY FRIDAY AFTN. TOWARDS AKRON...THE PW VALUES CLIMB TO AROUND 1.1 INCHES WITH SFC BASED CAPES CLOSE TO 1500 J/KG. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS PROGGED TO SLIP INTO THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS IN THE AFTN. THE FRONT MAY ACT AS A TRIGGER FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STORMS...BUT IF IT STABILIZES TOO FAST BEHIND THE FRONT THE STORMS MAY NOT LAST VERY LONG OVER THE PLAINS IN SPITE OF THE MUCH HIGHER CAPE. THERE IS SOME CIN OF AROUND -80 J/KG SO CAP COULD PREVENT DEEP CONVECTION BEHIND THE FRONT. THE MAIN AREA OF CONCERN WILL BE WHERE THE FRONT SETTLES ALONG THE FRONT RANGE. INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FM THE EAST WILL ELEVATE THE CAPE AND COULD ALSO PRODUCE ENOUGH SHALLOW UPSLOPE TO FOCUS THE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE FRONT RANGE DURING THE LATE AFTN AND EVENING HOURS. THIS SCENARIO COULD ELEVATE THE FLOOD POTENTIAL...ESPECIALLY ALONG ALREADY SWOLLEN CREEKS AND STREAMS EXACERBATED BY THE RUNOFF. THE STORM MOTION IS PROGGED TO BE QUITE WEAK...SOUTHWEST AT AROUND 5 KTS. FOR SATURDAY...A DRIER SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION. PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE STILL AROUND HOWEVER. BETTER SHEAR WITH SOME SORT OF DRYLINE LIKELY DEVELOPING AS WELL. LOWER PW VALUES AND BETTER STORM MOTIONS WILL LESSEN THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT BUT INCREASE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. LARGE HAIL AND TSTM WINDS ALONG WITH A TORNADO THREAT AS WELL. NAM12 SOUNDINGS YIELD CAPES AROUND 900 J/KG OVER THE URBAN CORRIDOR WITH CLOSE TO 2000 J/KG OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS. NOTHING HAS CHANGED IN THE GRIDS THE REST OF THE PERIOD. THE DRIER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...AHEAD OF AN UPPER TROUGH WHICH WILL MOVE INTO NEVADA. SLGT CHC POPS OVER THE MOUNTAINS EACH DAY...WITH A GREATER CHANCE OF STORMS POSSIBLY DEVELOPING OVER THE FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS BY TUESDAY. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE TAFS THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY MORNING) ISSUED AT 246 AM MDT THU MAY 29 2014 VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING BUT BASES WILL GENERALLY BE HIGH. THERE IS A CHANCE OF VARIABLE WINDS GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. INSTRUMENT APPROACHES MAY ALSO BE NEEDED TO KDEN FOR A SHORT TIME IF THE STORMS ARE MORE ORGANIZED THAN EXPECTED. && .HYDROLOGY... ISSUED AT 246 AM MDT THU MAY 29 2014 NO CHANGES TO THE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER AT GREELEY OR THE OTHER ADVISORIES IN EFFECT THIS MORNING. THE POUDRE CONTINUES TO FALL IN GREELEY WITH A TWO-PEAKED CREST...ONE FROM THE BIG THOMPSON AND THE SECOND FROM THE POUDRE...NOW ON THE PLATTE AROUND KERSEY. NOT EXPECTING ANY ISSUES FURTHER DOWNSTREAM. MOUNTAIN STREAMS AND RIVERS HAVE GENERALLY RISEN OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS WITH THE WARMING. IN GENERAL THE FLOWS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO PRODUCE MORE THAN MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING UNLESS THERE IS SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL...UNLIKELY TODAY BUT POSSIBLE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. GREATEST RISK IS THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR THE WYOMING BORDER WHERE THE SNOWMELT IS GREATEST...AND IN BOULDER AND LARIMER COUNTIES WHERE THE STREAMS WILL BE FULL AND THERE WILL BE A HIGHER THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT RAIN AS DESCRIBED BELOW. FOR FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...INCREASING MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY IS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY AFTER 21Z. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS PROGGED TO PUSH ITSELF INTO THE FRONT RANGE...WHICH COULD HELP TO ANCHOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND WEST OF THE FRONT. THIS COUPLED THE STORM MOTIONS OF 5 KTS AND ONGOING RUNOFF COULD INCREASE THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT. ON SATURDAY...THERE WILL BE SOME DECREASE IN THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT WITH DRIER MID LEVEL AIR INTRUDING FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THIS COUPLED WITH GREATER WEST TO EAST STORM MOTION MAY ALSO HELP TO SHIFT THE FOCUS FOR THE STORMS TO THE EAST OF THE FRONT RANGE. SOME OF THE STORMS HOWEVER COULD BE SEVERE PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS. THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT WILL STILL EXIST OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS. SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...THE THREAT OF STORMS WILL BE EVEN LOWER WITH JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM EACH DAY. RUNOFF AT THAT TIME WILL BE PRIMARLY A PRODUCT OF THE SNOWMELT. && .BOU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...GIMMESTAD LONG TERM...COOPER AVIATION...GIMMESTAD HYDROLOGY...COOPER/GIMMESTAD
Hazardous weather outlook, May 29, 5:35 AM MDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 535 AM MDT THU MAY 29 2014 COZ030>051-301145- 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- 535 AM MDT THU MAY 29 2014 ...HIGH RIVER LEVELS CONTINUE IN PORTIONS OF NORTHERN COLORADO... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT MOISTURE WILL INCREASE OVER THE MOUNTAINS TODAY LEADING TO INCREASED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS LATE IN THE DAY AND SPREADING ONTO THE PLAINS THIS EVENING. IN GENERAL THE STORMS WILL BE WEAK...BUT A FEW OF THEM COULD PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MOVING TODAY AND MOISTURE IS LIMITED...SO THE RISK OF ADDITIONAL FLOODING FROM THE RAINFALL IS LOW. HIGH RIVER LEVELS CONTINUE IN WELD...LARIMER...JACKSON AND GRAND COUNTIES WITH MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER IN GREELEY. WATER LEVELS IN MOUNTAIN STREAMS ARE RISING AGAIN DUE TO THE CONTINUED WARM TEMPERATURES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ON FRIDAY....SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE WITH A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN PLACE AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHES INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. SHALLOW UPSLOPE ALONG THE FRONT RANGE COUPLED WITH THE SLOWER MOVING STORMS MAY ELEVATE THE FLOOD THREAT ALONG ALREADY SWOLLEN RIVERS AND STREAMS FROM THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS EASTWARD. ON SATURDAY...THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL LESSEN WITH DRIER MID LEVEL AIR SPREADING IN FROM THE WEST. HOWEVER SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY A TORNADO OR TWO. FOR THE REST OF THE PERIOD...THERE IS JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. GIMMESTAD/COOPER
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.