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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

June 7, 2023Larimer County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 7, 2023, 2:05 PM MDT for 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
Jun 7, 2023, 2:05 PM MDT (20:05 UTC)
Expired
Jun 7, 2023, 5:15 PM MDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Larimer County, CO

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:07 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

Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 306 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, Grand Junction, CO at 12:00Z on 2023-06-07Temperature 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 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Grand Junction, CO at 12:00Z on 2023-06-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 43 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2059 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
88 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

505 
WGUS55 KBOU 072005
FFWBOU
COC069-072315-
/O.NEW.KBOU.FF.W.0013.230607T2005Z-230607T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Denver CO
205 PM MDT Wed Jun 7 2023

The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  The Cameron Peak burn scar in...
  Central Larimer County in north central Colorado...

* Until 515 PM MDT.

* At 205 PM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Cameron Peak Burn 
  Scar. Up to 0.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall 
  amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash 
  flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.


  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms in and around
           the Cameron Peak Burn Scar.

  SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

  IMPACT...Flooding of areas in and around the Cameron Peak Burn
           Scar.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Rustic.

This includes the following additional locations...
Gulches along Highway 14 near and above Rustic, Pingree Hill, 
Goodell Corner and Bellaire Lake.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  South Lone Pine Creek, Manhattan Creek, Elkhorn Creek, Columbine 
  Creek, and Dry Creek.

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 4067 10550 4071 10549 4076 10553 4079 10560
      4079 10565 4076 10567 4068 10562 4068 10559

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

$$

Hiris
2 follow-up statements
506 
WGUS75 KBOU 072118
FFSBOU

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
318 PM MDT Wed Jun 7 2023

COC069-072315-
/O.CON.KBOU.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230607T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Larimer CO-
318 PM MDT Wed Jun 7 2023

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE CAMERON PEAK BURN SCAR REMAINS IN 
EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL LARIMER COUNTY...

At 318 PM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Cameron Peak Burn Scar. 
Between 0.2 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing 
or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms in and around the
         Cameron Peak Burn Scar.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT...Flooding of areas in and around the Cameron Peak Burn
         Scar.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Rustic.

This includes the following additional locations...
Gulches along Highway 14 near and above Rustic, Pingree Hill, 
Goodell Corner and Bellaire Lake.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  South Lone Pine Creek, Manhattan Creek, Elkhorn Creek, Columbine 
  Creek, and Dry Creek.

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 4067 10550 4071 10549 4076 10553 4079 10560
      4079 10565 4076 10567 4068 10562 4068 10559

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

$$

Hiris
033 
WGUS75 KBOU 072314
FFSBOU

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
514 PM MDT Wed Jun 7 2023

COC069-072324-
/O.EXP.KBOU.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230607T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Larimer CO-
514 PM MDT Wed Jun 7 2023

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE CAMERON PEAK BURN SCAR WILL EXPIRE AT 
515 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL LARIMER COUNTY...

The heaviest rain has ended, with light rain continuing across the 
area for the next hour or two. Flooding is no longer expected to 
pose a threat. Please continue to heed any road closures.

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

LAT...LON 4067 10550 4071 10549 4076 10553 4079 10560
      4079 10565 4076 10567 4068 10562 4068 10559

$$

Hiris

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 6, 6:31 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUWeld84 min
Jun 6, 6:32 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUWeld118 min
Jun 7, 2:35 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchBOUBoulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more17 hr
Jun 7, 12:13 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOULarimer3 hr
Jun 7, 1:55 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUGrand3 hr
Jun 7, 3:11 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOULarimer3 hr
Jun 7, 3:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUBroomfield25 min
Jun 7, 3:52 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUGilpin, Jefferson27 min
Jun 7, 4:04 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOULarimer3 hr
Jun 7, 4:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUBoulder42 min
Jun 7, 5:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUBoulder30 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.