Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 30, 2021, 10:32 PM MDT for Weld County, Colorado. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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
- Jun 30, 2021, 10:32 PM MDT (04:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2021, 1:30 AM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Weld County, CO
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:34 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 11:45 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | 12 N Purcell, CO | EARLIER FLOODING HAD MOVED SEVERAL CARS AND SOME HEAVY EQUIPMENT. WATER WAS STILL RUNNING 3 INCHES DEEP ACROSS THE ROAD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 151 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2575 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
511
WGUS55 KBOU 010432
FFWBOU
COC123-010730-
/O.NEW.KBOU.FF.W.0008.210701T0432Z-210701T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Denver CO
1032 PM MDT Wed Jun 30 2021
The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
North Central Weld County in northeastern Colorado...
* Until 130 AM MDT.
* At 1032 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 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...
Purcell.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Excessive runoff from this storm will cause flash flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland along creeks, and other
low lying areas.
&&
LAT...LON 4081 10471 4082 10470 4083 10469 4084 10462
4085 10452 4081 10442 4074 10435 4066 10439
4056 10444 4056 10468 4075 10470
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
Danielson2 follow-up statements
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WGUS75 KBOU 010625
FFSBOU
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
1225 AM MDT Thu Jul 1 2021
COC123-010730-
/O.CON.KBOU.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210701T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Weld CO-
1225 AM MDT Thu Jul 1 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM MDT EARLY THIS
MORNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL WELD COUNTY...
At 1225 AM MDT, thunderstorms have moved out of the warning area.
Between 3 and 5.5 inches of rain fell this evening in the area east
and northeast of Nunn, north of Purcell. Flash flooding is ongoing
in this area. Flood waters will be moving down Coal Creek where it
crosses County Road 57 and Highway 14 between Purcell and Briggsdale.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, gulches,
roads, and poor drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Purcell.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Excessive runoff from this storm will cause flash flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland along creeks, and other
low lying areas.
&&
LAT...LON 4081 10471 4082 10470 4083 10469 4084 10462
4085 10452 4081 10442 4074 10435 4066 10439
4056 10444 4056 10468 4075 10470
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
Gimmestad921
WGUS75 KBOU 010729
FFSBOU
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
129 AM MDT Thu Jul 1 2021
COC123-010739-
/O.EXP.KBOU.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210701T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Weld CO-
129 AM MDT Thu Jul 1 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 130 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WELD COUNTY...
The heavy rain has ended and flood waters are receding. Water may
remain high on Coal Creek near County Road 57 and Highway 14 west of
Briggsdale through the night. Drivers on rural roads between Nunn
and Briggsdale should be alert for standing water and areas where
roads have eroded.
LAT...LON 4081 10471 4082 10470 4083 10469 4084 10462
4085 10452 4081 10442 4074 10435 4066 10439
4056 10444 4056 10468 4075 10470
$$
GimmestadThe office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 8:20 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Weld | 115 min |
| Jun 30, 8:50 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | Weld | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 12:56 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | Weld | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 8:46 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 7 more | 12 hr |
| Jul 1, 11:27 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Elbert | 93 min |
| Jul 1, 11:49 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | Larimer | 116 min |
| Jul 1, 11:51 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Weld | 84 min |
| Jul 1, 12:13 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | Clear Creek, Gilpin | 86 min |
| Jul 1, 12:21 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Elbert | 114 min |
| Jul 1, 12:24 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | Weld | 2 hr |
| Jul 1, 12:28 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Weld | 92 min |
| Jul 1, 12:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Adams | 30 min |
| Jul 1, 12:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Adams | 34 min |
| Jul 1, 12:58 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Grand | 92 min |
| Jul 1, 1:05 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Adams, Weld | 85 min |
| Jul 1, 1:12 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Weld | 93 min |
| Jul 1, 1:25 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Douglas | 95 min |
| Jul 1, 1:28 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | Weld | 2 hr |
| Jul 1, 1:33 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Grand | 87 min |
| Jul 1, 1:55 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Elbert | 95 min |
| Jul 1, 2:20 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 2:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Arapahoe | 21 min |
| Jul 1, 2:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Arapahoe | 34 min |
| Jul 1, 2:52 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Boulder, Larimer | 83 min |
| Jul 1, 3:04 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Arapahoe | 86 min |
| Jul 1, 3:09 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | Larimer | 114 min |
| Jul 1, 3:17 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Boulder | 88 min |
| Jul 1, 3:21 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | Arapahoe | 114 min |
| Jul 1, 3:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Boulder | 24 min |
| Jul 1, 3:51 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Larimer | 84 min |
| Jul 1, 3:55 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Arapahoe, Denver | 95 min |
| Jul 1, 4:03 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Boulder | 87 min |
| Jul 1, 4:27 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Jefferson | 93 min |
| Jul 1, 4:36 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | Jefferson | 84 min |
| Jul 1, 4:42 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Larimer | 93 min |
| Jul 1, 5:19 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Park | 86 min |
| Jul 1, 5:57 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Jefferson, Park | 93 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.