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River Flood Warning 2, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

May 29, 2014Weld County, Colorado

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       

$$
th
684 
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       

$$
TH
401 
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       

$$
TH
886 
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       

$$
TH
110 
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       

$$

GIMMESTAD
635 
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       

$$
TH
691 
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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       

$$
TH
914 
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       

$$
TH

What 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.