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Flash Flood Warning 45, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

July 30, 2021Larimer County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 30, 2021, 2:07 PM MDT for Larimer County, Colorado. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 30, 2021, 2:07 PM MDT (20:07 UTC)
Expired
Jul 30, 2021, 7:15 PM MDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Larimer County, CO

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:08 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 nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 231 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 2021-07-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2021-07-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -18 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2523 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

025 
WGUS55 KBOU 302007
FFWBOU
COC069-302315-
/O.NEW.KBOU.FF.W.0045.210730T2007Z-210730T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Denver CO
207 PM MDT Fri Jul 30 2021

The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  West Central Larimer County in north central Colorado...

* Until 515 PM MDT.

* At 207 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain 
  has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 2 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, gulches,
           roads, and poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Chambers Lake.

This includes the following additional locations...
The Laramie River Road near Chambers Lake, Long Draw Road, Remote 
areas in the Cameron Peak Wilderness and Hague Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.

THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION! Heavy Rainfall will cause 
extensive and severe flooding of creeks, streams, roads and culverts 
in the affected part of the Cameron Peak burn area. Rock slides or 
debris flows can also be expected across roads in the warning area.

&&

LAT...LON 4066 10587 4065 10584 4064 10576 4059 10565
      4056 10567 4051 10569 4050 10577 4058 10591

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Bowen
3 follow-up statements
416 
WGUS55 KBOU 302301
FFWBOU
COC069-310015-
/O.EXT.KBOU.FF.W.0045.000000T0000Z-210731T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Denver CO
501 PM MDT Fri Jul 30 2021

The National Weather Service in Denver has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  West Central Larimer County in north central Colorado...

* Until 615 PM MDT.

* At 501 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain 
  has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 2 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, gulches,
           roads, and poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Chambers Lake.

This includes the following additional locations...
The Laramie River Road near Chambers Lake, Long Draw Road, Remote 
areas in the Cameron Peak Wilderness and Hague Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.

THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION! Heavy Rainfall will cause 
extensive and severe flooding of creeks, streams, roads and culverts 
in the affected part of the Cameron Peak burn area. Rock slides or 
debris flows can also be expected across roads in the warning area.

&&

LAT...LON 4066 10587 4065 10584 4064 10576 4059 10565
      4056 10567 4051 10569 4050 10577 4058 10591

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Bowen
863 
WGUS55 KBOU 310004
FFWBOU
COC069-310115-
/O.EXT.KBOU.FF.W.0045.000000T0000Z-210731T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Denver CO
604 PM MDT Fri Jul 30 2021

The National Weather Service in Denver has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  West Central Larimer County in north central Colorado...

* Until 715 PM MDT.

* At 604 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain 
  has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 2 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, gulches,
           roads, and poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Chambers Lake.

This includes the following additional locations...
The Laramie River Road near Chambers Lake, Long Draw Road, Remote 
areas in the Cameron Peak Wilderness and Hague Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.

THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION! Heavy Rainfall will cause 
extensive and severe flooding of creeks, streams, roads and culverts 
in the affected part of the Cameron Peak burn area. Rock slides or 
debris flows can also be expected across roads in the warning area.

&&

LAT...LON 4066 10587 4065 10584 4064 10576 4059 10565
      4056 10567 4051 10569 4050 10577 4058 10591

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Bowen
919 
WGUS75 KBOU 310108
FFSBOU

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
708 PM MDT Fri Jul 30 2021

COC069-310118-
/O.EXP.KBOU.FF.W.0045.000000T0000Z-210731T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Larimer CO-
708 PM MDT Fri Jul 30 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR 
WEST CENTRAL LARIMER COUNTY...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooded roadways are still possible in the 
area. Please continue to heed remaining road closures and never 
drive over a flooded road.

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT Saturday for 
Portions of central and north central Colorado.

LAT...LON 4066 10587 4065 10584 4064 10576 4059 10565
      4056 10567 4051 10569 4050 10577 4058 10591

$$

Bowen

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 29, 6:37 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUGrand83 min
Jul 29, 7:27 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUGrand93 min
Jul 29, 7:50 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUJackson, Larimer3 hr
Jul 29, 8:14 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUGrand112 min
Jul 29, 9:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUJackson28 min
Jul 29, 10:19 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOULarimer86 min
Jul 30, 1:01 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOULarimer7 hr
Jul 30, 1:08 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOULarimer6 min
Jul 30, 1:14 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatBOULarimer3 hr
Jul 30, 1:34 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatBOULarimer6 hr
Jul 30, 2:30 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUClear Creek, Grand3 hr
Jul 30, 2:48 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOULarimer87 min
Jul 30, 2:51 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUGrand4 hr
Jul 30, 3:02 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUGrand3 hr
Jul 30, 3:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOULarimer43 min
Jul 30, 3:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULarimer, Weld49 min
Jul 30, 3:45 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUGrand2 hr
Jul 30, 3:59 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOULarimer, Weld61 min
Jul 30, 4:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULarimer, Weld49 min
Jul 30, 4:16 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUGrand3 hr
Jul 30, 4:28 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUPark3 hr
Jul 30, 4:30 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOULarimer4 hr
Jul 30, 5:36 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatBOULarimer3 hr
Jul 30, 5:37 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUGrand99 min

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