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Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

July 24, 2025Larimer County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 24, 2025, 1:23 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 24, 2025, 1:23 PM MDT (19:23 UTC)
Expired
Jul 24, 2025, 4:30 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), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:25 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

Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 361 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, Riverton, WY at 12:00Z on 2025-07-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 373 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Riverton, WY at 12:00Z on 2025-07-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 64 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
373 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-172 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1401 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
87 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.8

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Jul 24, 12:13 PM MDT, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 24, 12:13 PM MDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 24, 8:09 AM MDT, 5 hours 14 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
809 AM MDT Thu Jul 24 2025

COZ030>051-251415-
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-
809 AM MDT Thu Jul 24 2025

This hazardous weather outlook is for northeast and north central
Colorado.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Today will be similar to yesterday with slightly less moisture to
work with and slightly stronger winds aloft. The main threat from
storms will be localized heavy rainfall once again. With CREST
Soil Moisture showing values near 50% over locations hit hardest
with storms yesterday, these locations will be more susceptible
to flooding concerns today in addition to burn scars and urban
areas that end up underneath slow moving storms. Storms will be
capable of producing accumulations of 1-3" with a few bullseyes of
slightly higher amounts possible on the plains(up to 4" according
to the HREF). A few storms will be capable of producing severe
gusts and hail.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms will continue for
Friday, though they may not be as strong as moisture begins to
decrease. Warmer and drier conditions are expected for the
weekend, with portions of the plains forecast to reach the triple
digits.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed today or tonight, but
reports of heavy rainfall or flooding will be appreciated.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 23, 6:09 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUDouglas, Elbert2 hr
Jul 23, 6:52 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUDouglas3 hr
Jul 23, 7:45 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUArapahoe, Denver2 hr
Jul 23, 7:54 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUAdams, Arapahoe, Denver3 hr
Jul 24, 3:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWeld35 min
Jul 24, 4:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWeld43 min
Jul 24, 4:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWeld32 min
Jul 24, 4:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUAdams, Weld48 min
Jul 24, 4:47 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUWeld3 hr
Jul 24, 5:00 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUWeld3 hr
Jul 24, 5:01 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWeld59 min
Jul 24, 5:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUAdams, Morgan, Weld63 min
Jul 24, 5:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWeld28 min
Jul 24, 5:33 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUAdams, Weld3 hr
Jul 24, 5:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUWeld49 min
Jul 24, 5:57 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUWeld2 hr

Nearby

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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.