Alert archive / Colorado / River Flood Warnings in 2023
River Flood Warning 1, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this river flood warning at Jun 13, 2023, 8:19 PM MDT for Morgan County, Colorado. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 13, 2023, 8:19 PM MDT (02:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2023, 10:38 AM MDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Morgan County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:20 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 South Platte River at Fort Morgan (FOMC2). The gauge peaked at 18.17 ft at Jun 13, 2023, 7:00 PM MDT.
- Action stage
- 15 ft
- Minor stage
- 17.5 ft
- Moderate stage
- 19.5 ft
- Major stage
- 21.5 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06759500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
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 Jun 13, 5:45 PM MDT, 2 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 5:45 PM MDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 10:59 AM MDT, 9 hours 20 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 1059 AM MDT Tue Jun 13 2023 COZ030>051-141700- 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- 1059 AM MDT Tue Jun 13 2023 This hazardous weather outlook is for northeast and north central Colorado. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will continue across the region through the evening. Briefly moderate to heavy rain and some small hail will be possible with any thunderstorm that develops. Minor flooding will also be possible, especially in areas that have received heavy rainfall in the past few days. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Shower and thunderstorm chances will decrease Wednesday, especially over the plains where a drier and more stable airmass builds in. Thunderstorm coverage and intensity is expected to increase again for Thursday and Friday. A couple severe storms will be possible over the plains both days, and a few storms may also produce locally heavy rainfall. A drier, summerlike weather pattern is then expected to arrive this weekend and hold into early next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will be not be needed today. However, any reports of heavy rainfall and flooding will be appreciated.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 8:19 PM MDT | River Flood Advisory | BOU | Logan, Morgan, Washington | 3 days |
| Jun 13, 10:17 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | BOU | Logan, Morgan, Washington | 17 hr |
| Jun 14, 10:38 AM MDT | River Flood Advisory | BOU | Morgan | 8 days |
| Jun 14, 1:14 PM MDT | River Flood Advisory | BOU | Logan | 8 days |
| Jun 14, 3:44 PM MDT | River Flood Advisory | BOU | Logan, Morgan, Washington | 10 days |
| Jun 14, 4:37 AM MDT | River Flood Advisory | BOU | Logan | 6 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Colorado, 2023Every river flood warning in 2023
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.