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Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

July 28, 2026Douglas County, Elbert County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 28, 2026, 1:34 PM MDT for Douglas County, Elbert 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 28, 2026, 1:34 PM MDT (19:34 UTC)
Expired: Jul 28, 2026, 4:30 PM MDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Douglas County, CO, Elbert County, CO

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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 28, 1:27 PM MDT, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 1:27 PM MDT, 7 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 28, 12:30 PM MDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
1230 PM MDT Tue Jul 28 2026

COZ034-036-281900-
Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear
Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet CO-South and
Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/Gilpin/Clear
Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above 9000 Feet CO-
1230 PM MDT Tue Jul 28 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN CLEAR CREEK...
GILPIN...BOULDER AND NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 1 PM
MDT...

At 1230 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Central City, or 33 miles west of Denver, moving east at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
  Idaho Springs, Central City, Black Hawk, Aspen Springs,
  Rollinsville, Pinecliffe, Dumont, Tolland, Eldora and Russell
  Gulch.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

Heavy rain is occurring with this storm and may lead to flooding. Do
not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3994 10563 3995 10559 3995 10557 3996 10555
      3995 10555 3994 10556 3994 10554 3993 10552
      3993 10546 3994 10544 3993 10542 3993 10540
      3991 10540 3991 10537 3974 10534 3974 10560
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 265DEG 5KT 3984 10555

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special weather statement, Jul 28, 1:03 PM MDT, 31 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 28, 1:27 PM MDT, 7 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 28, 2:55 AM MDT	Flood Watch	BOU	Adams, Arapahoe, Elbert, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan and 2 more	19 hr
Jul 28, 12:25 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOU	Larimer	59 min
Jul 28, 12:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BOU	Gilpin	30 min
Jul 28, 12:51 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOU	Larimer	33 min
Jul 28, 12:54 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOU	Gilpin	3 hr
Jul 28, 12:56 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOU	Douglas	3 hr
Jul 28, 1:01 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	BOU	Larimer	3 hr
Jul 28, 1:03 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BOU	Douglas	42 min
Jul 28, 1:22 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOU	Douglas, Elbert	12 min
Jul 28, 1:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BOU	Larimer	48 min
Jul 28, 1:31 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Jefferson, Park	29 min
Jul 28, 1:52 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Boulder, Larimer	26 min
Jul 28, 1:59 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Elbert	31 min
Jul 28, 2:18 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BOU	Boulder	27 min
Jul 28, 2:28 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOU	Boulder, Larimer	3 hr
Jul 28, 2:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BOU	Douglas	44 min
Jul 28, 2:34 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BOU	Logan	41 min
Jul 28, 2:45 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BOU	Arapahoe	45 min
Jul 28, 2:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BOU	Lincoln	43 min
Jul 28, 2:48 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOU	Boulder, Weld	117 min
Jul 28, 2:52 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert	38 min
Jul 28, 2:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Elbert, Lincoln	32 min
Jul 28, 3:04 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Logan	41 min
Jul 28, 3:06 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOU	Douglas	113 min
Jul 28, 3:09 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOU	Morgan, Weld	2 hr
Jul 28, 3:11 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Logan	34 min
Jul 28, 3:15 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Adams	30 min
Jul 28, 3:18 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOU	Adams, Arapahoe	117 min
Jul 28, 3:28 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	BOU	Logan	32 min
Jul 28, 3:31 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOU	Logan	3 hr
Jul 28, 3:32 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Elbert, Lincoln	43 min
Jul 28, 3:40 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOU	Elbert, Lincoln	3 hr
Jul 28, 3:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BOU	Morgan	37 min
Jul 28, 3:56 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Lincoln	34 min
Jul 28, 3:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Logan, Washington	32 min
Jul 28, 4:00 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Morgan	30 min
Jul 28, 4:02 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOU	Logan	3 hr
Jul 28, 4:11 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Adams, Washington	34 min
Jul 28, 4:22 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Washington	38 min
Jul 28, 4:28 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Lincoln	47 min
Jul 28, 4:40 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOU	Adams, Morgan, Washington	3 hr
Jul 28, 4:45 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Washington	45 min
Jul 28, 4:48 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Lincoln	42 min
Jul 28, 5:00 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOU	Morgan, Washington	4 hr
Jul 28, 5:00 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Washington	30 min
Jul 28, 5:07 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOU	Lincoln	3 hr
Jul 28, 5:15 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Lincoln	45 min
Jul 28, 5:20 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BOU	Washington	40 min
Jul 28, 5:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BOU	Washington	40 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.