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Flash Flood Warning 62, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

August 2, 2021Jackson County, Larimer County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this flash flood warning at Aug 2, 2021, 3:47 PM MDT for Jackson County, Larimer County, Colorado. It was in force for 3 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
Aug 2, 2021, 3:47 PM MDT (21:47 UTC)
Expired
Aug 2, 2021, 6:45 PM MDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Jackson County, CO, Larimer County, CO

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:50 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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 238 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 2021-08-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-08-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -13 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
1582 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

536 
WGUS55 KBOU 022147
FFWBOU
COC057-069-030045-
/O.NEW.KBOU.FF.W.0062.210802T2147Z-210803T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Denver CO
347 PM MDT Mon Aug 2 2021

The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  East Central Jackson County in north central Colorado...
  Southwestern Larimer County in north central Colorado...

* Until 645 PM MDT.

* At 347 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 up to 0.5 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...
	Long Draw Road.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Joe Wright Creek, North Fork Joe Wright Creek, Cache La Poudre 
  River, Laramie River, North Fork West Branch Laramie River, Poudre 
  Pass Creek, La, Canadian River and Michigan River.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Heavy Rainfall will cause flash flooding of small creeks, streams, 
and ditches in the affected part of the Cameron Peak burn area. Rock 
slides or debris flows can also be expected across rural roads.

&&

LAT...LON 4061 10593 4063 10584 4058 10577 4052 10581
      4052 10594 4053 10596

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

RPK
2 follow-up statements
098 
WGUS75 KBOU 022249
FFSBOU

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
449 PM MDT Mon Aug 2 2021

COC057-069-030045-
/O.CON.KBOU.FF.W.0062.000000T0000Z-210803T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Jackson CO-Larimer CO-
449 PM MDT Mon Aug 2 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT THIS 
EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL JACKSON AND SOUTHWESTERN LARIMER COUNTIES...

At 449 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Up to 1 inch of rain has fallen. 
Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 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...
	Long Draw Road.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Joe Wright Creek, North Fork Joe Wright Creek, Cache La Poudre 
  River, Laramie River, North Fork West Branch Laramie River, Poudre 
  Pass Creek, La, Canadian River and Michigan River.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Heavy Rainfall will cause flash flooding of small creeks, streams, 
and ditches in the affected part of the Cameron Peak burn area. Rock 
slides or debris flows can also be expected across rural roads.

&&

LAT...LON 4061 10593 4063 10584 4058 10577 4052 10581
      4052 10594 4053 10596

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

RPK
664 
WGUS75 KBOU 030038
FFSBOU

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
638 PM MDT Mon Aug 2 2021

COC057-069-030048-
/O.EXP.KBOU.FF.W.0062.000000T0000Z-210803T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Jackson CO-Larimer CO-
638 PM MDT Mon Aug 2 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 645 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR 
EAST CENTRAL JACKSON AND SOUTHWESTERN LARIMER COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for Portions 
of central and north central Colorado.

LAT...LON 4061 10593 4063 10584 4058 10577 4052 10581
      4052 10594 4053 10596

$$

RPK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 2:40 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUGrand95 min
Aug 2, 3:38 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUGrand82 min
Aug 2, 4:11 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOULarimer3 hr
Aug 2, 4:16 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUGrand89 min
Aug 2, 5:08 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUBoulder, Grand82 min
Aug 2, 5:14 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOULarimer91 min
Aug 2, 5:18 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUPark87 min
Aug 2, 5:40 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUBoulder, Grand, Larimer95 min
Aug 2, 5:57 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOULarimer93 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Colorado, 2021Every flash flood warning in 2021

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.