Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2026
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 1, 2026, 2:14 PM MDT for Adams County, Arapahoe County, Denver County, Colorado. It was in force for 95 min. 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 1, 2026, 2:14 PM MDT (20:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2026, 3:49 PM MDT
- In force
- 95 min
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Adams County, CO, Arapahoe County, CO, Denver County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The text
As transmitted.
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WGUS55 KBOU 012014
FFWBOU
COC001-005-031-012215-
/O.NEW.KBOU.FF.W.0002.260601T2014Z-260601T2215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Denver CO
214 PM MDT Mon Jun 1 2026
The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Adams County in northeastern Colorado...
Western Arapahoe County in northeastern Colorado...
Eastern Denver County in northeastern Colorado...
* Until 415 PM MDT.
* At 214 PM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain 4 miles northwest of Buckley
SFB, or 8 miles east of Denver. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall of 0.5 to 0.75 is possible in the
next hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
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...
Northwestern Aurora.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 between mile markers 282 and 289. Interstate 225
between mile markers 8 and 12.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.
&&
LAT...LON 3980 10485 3981 10485 3983 10473 3982 10475
3982 10473 3973 10470 3971 10483
PARTITION...408005
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.5-0.75 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
Schlatter1 follow-up statement
150
WGUS75 KBOU 012149
FFSBOU
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
349 PM MDT Mon Jun 1 2026
COC001-005-031-012159-
/O.CAN.KBOU.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260601T2215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Adams CO-Arapahoe CO-Denver CO-
349 PM MDT Mon Jun 1 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR ADAMS, WESTERN ARAPAHOE AND
DENVER COUNTIES...
The heavy rain has ended. Minor urban and small stream flooding is
expected to continue through 5 PM.
&&
LAT...LON 3980 10485 3981 10485 3983 10473 3982 10475
3982 10473 3973 10470 3971 10483
PARTITION...408005
$$
SchlatterWhat 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 Jun 1, 2:05 PM MDT, 9 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- A chance for strong and severe thunderstorms this afternoon along the I-25 Corridor, with large hail, gusty winds, and a brief tornado possible.
- Severe storms will be possible again Tuesday afternoon, with locally heavy rain possible.
- Thunderstorm chances will continue on Wednesday with lower threat for severe storms, however, locally heavy rain will be possible.
- Trending warmer and drier by the end of the week.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 2:05 PM MDT, 9 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 205 PM MDT Mon Jun 1 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - A chance for strong and severe thunderstorms this afternoon along the I-25 Corridor, with large hail, gusty winds, and a brief tornado possible. - Severe storms will be possible again Tuesday afternoon, with locally heavy rain possible. - Thunderstorm chances will continue on Wednesday with lower threat for severe storms, however, locally heavy rain will be possible. - Trending warmer and drier by the end of the week. && .DISCUSSION /Through Monday/... Issued at 158 PM MDT Mon Jun 1 2026 The synoptic pattern shows a broad upper-level low is in place over the Pacific Northwest, with a 80kt, southwest to northeast situated upper-level jet residing across the Central Rockies on this Monday morning. This is bringing southwesterly flow aloft across Colorado, with fairly robust low-level moisture (50F dewpoints) advecting into eastern Colorado via southeasterly upslope. Latest East Meso-2 Day Cloud Phase shows cumulus clouds along the Front Range Mountains are starting to show vertical growth early this afternoon. These storms are expected to become more robust within the next hour or two with potential for severe storms to develop along the I-25 Corridor between the 1-2PM time frame, where the SPC has the majority of our lower elevations in a Slight Risk (2/5 threat level). Latest ACARS sounding shows MLCAPE values around 1000 J/kg, with only a few degrees of surface heating needed to overcome a 700 mb inversion. Upslope flow to near 700 mb is also visible on KFTG VAD Wind Profiler, with surface dewpoints ranging from the upper-40s to mid-50s across the foothills and plains. Expecting storms to initially be discrete in nature with large hail (2-3") being the main threat, before progressing eastward where the environment will be more conducive to a more linear storm mode, with strong winds becoming the primary threat. While tornadoes are not expected to be the main threat today, a brief tornado cannot be ruled out where any low-level circulations can hold together. The severe threat is expected to diminish from west to east, moving out of metro Denver by 6PM and 8PM-9PM for the eastern plains. Hi-res guidance has continued to show shower and non-severe thunderstorms becoming reestablished behind the exiting severe threat, mainly along the South Platte River Valley, by 11PM-12AM continuing to around sunrise. For Tuesday, flow aloft will transition to a more zonal pattern with surface dewpoints expected to remain fairly robust once again. MLCAPE values are not expected to be as strong as today, but values between 500 to 1200 J/kg will be in place by the afternoon, with conditions favorable for another day of severe storm potential across the eastern plains. MUCAPE increasing to greater than 1500 J/kg mixed with steep mid-level lapse rates will support the development of baseline severe hail size potential, with shear weaker than today looking to keep the threat of anything larger than 2" limited and gusty outflows the most likely severe threat. Expecting storms to initiate between 1PM to 3PM and coverage to be far less than today, with the SPC having areas generally east of I- 25 in a Marginal risk (1/5 threat level). Afternoon thunderstorms will be possible once again Wednesday, with an isolated threat of some becoming severe, mainly for the eastern plains. Temperatures are forecast to gradually increase through the week, reaching for the 90s by Thursday as 700 mb flow warms by about 10C. Warmer and drier conditions are expected from Thursday onward, with increasing elevated fire weather conditions expected as the warmer and drier weather persists into the weekend, though with greenup well underway and multiple chances for precip through mid-week, any developing fire weather concerns will likely remain limited and localized. && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS through 18Z Tuesday/... Issued at 1158 AM MDT Mon Jun 1 2026 East to southeast winds have increased moisture across the area and brought stratocumulus clouds at 3,500 to 5,000 feet. These clouds will burn off soon as the airmass warms. This increase in moisture will fuel thunderstorm development this afternoon beginning around 19Z. Main time frame for a thunderstorm at DEN will be 20Z to 23Z. Hail (possibly large), heavy rain, and wind gusts to 50 knots will be possible under the stronger storms. Models agree there should only be one round of thunderstorms this afternoon, so by 22-00Z, expect storms to be east of DEN. Low clouds will develop after midnight between 08Z and 10Z and then linger most of Tuesday morning. Ceilings are expected to be in the 1000 to 3000 foot range, with a slight chance (20%) of ceilings under 1,000 feet. A Denver cyclone is expected to help form the low clouds. Then mid morning winds become southeast. This will end the threat of lower ceilings (~1000 feet) and slowly erode the remaining low clouds. Another round of afternoon thunderstorms is expected, beginning around 21Z. There's a chance the airmass is capped, with the best chance for this occurring north of Denver. && .BOU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && DISCUSSION...9 AVIATION...12
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 8:22 AM MDT, 5 hours 52 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
822 AM MDT Mon Jun 1 2026
COZ042-044-048-011500-
Logan County CO-Morgan County CO-Northeast Weld County CO-
822 AM MDT Mon Jun 1 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN MORGAN...WEST CENTRAL
LOGAN AND EASTERN WELD COUNTIES UNTIL 9 AM MDT...
At 822 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles south of Stoneham, or 22 miles north of Fort Morgan, moving
northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Pawnee Pass, Willard, Stoneham and Logan Corners.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 4052 10371 4059 10379 4083 10345 4063 10324
4045 10363
TIME...MOT...LOC 1422Z 230DEG 28KT 4055 10365
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
09Special weather statement, Jun 1, 8:58 AM MDT, 5 hours 16 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
858 AM MDT Mon Jun 1 2026
COZ048-011545-
Logan County CO-
858 AM MDT Mon Jun 1 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTY UNTIL
945 AM MDT...
At 858 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Logan Corners, or 8 miles west of Sterling, moving northeast at 15
mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Northwestern Sterling, North Sterling Reservoir and Logan Corners.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 4058 10334 4069 10348 4084 10330 4070 10306
TIME...MOT...LOC 1458Z 225DEG 13KT 4066 10335
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
09Local storm report, Jun 1, 1:15 PM MDT, 59 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Denver CO
115 PM MDT Mon Jun 1 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0105 PM Hail 1 E Edgewater 39.75N 105.04W
06/01/2026 M1.00 Inch Denver CO Trained Spotter
0106 PM Hail Denver 39.74N 104.99W
06/01/2026 M0.75 Inch Denver CO Public
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
0107 PM Hail Denver 39.74N 104.99W
06/01/2026 M1.00 Inch Denver CO NWS Employee
0110 PM Hail 1 NW Denver 39.75N 105.00W
06/01/2026 E1.75 Inch Denver CO Public
0110 PM Hail 2 W Denver 39.74N 105.02W
06/01/2026 M1.00 Inch Denver CO Trained Spotter
0111 PM Hail 1 SE Denver 39.73N 104.98W
06/01/2026 E1.00 Inch Denver CO Public
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
0114 PM Hail 1 SE Denver 39.73N 104.97W
06/01/2026 M1.50 Inch Denver CO Trained Spotter
&&Local storm report, Jun 1, 1:49 PM MDT, 25 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Denver CO
149 PM MDT Mon Jun 1 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0135 PM Funnel Cloud 1 W Kassler 39.49N 105.11W
06/01/2026 Jefferson CO Public
0134 PM Funnel Cloud 1 S Chatfield Reservoir 39.54N 105.06W
06/01/2026 Douglas CO Public
0133 PM Hail 2 NW Denver 39.76N 105.02W
06/01/2026 M1.00 Inch Denver CO Public
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
0131 PM Hail 2 SE Chatfield Reservoi 39.54N 105.03W
06/01/2026 E1.50 Inch Douglas CO Public
0130 PM Hail 4 E Denver 39.75N 104.91W
06/01/2026 M0.88 Inch Denver CO Trained Spotter
0128 PM Hail 2 E Denver 39.74N 104.95W
06/01/2026 E1.25 Inch Denver CO Trained Spotter
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
0123 PM Hail 3 E Denver 39.74N 104.92W
06/01/2026 M1.00 Inch Denver CO Public
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
0122 PM Hail 4 E Denver 39.75N 104.92W
06/01/2026 M1.75 Inch Denver CO Trained Spotter
0119 PM Hail 3 E Denver 39.74N 104.92W
06/01/2026 M1.00 Inch Denver CO Public
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
0115 PM Hail 1 SE Denver 39.73N 104.98W
06/01/2026 M1.00 Inch Denver CO Public
Most hail was smaller.
0114 PM Hail 1 SE Denver 39.73N 104.97W
06/01/2026 M1.50 Inch Denver CO Trained Spotter
0111 PM Hail 1 SE Denver 39.73N 104.98W
06/01/2026 E1.00 Inch Denver CO Public
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
0110 PM Hail 2 W Denver 39.74N 105.02W
06/01/2026 M1.00 Inch Denver CO Trained Spotter
0110 PM Hail 1 NW Denver 39.75N 105.00W
06/01/2026 E1.75 Inch Denver CO Public
0107 PM Hail Denver 39.74N 104.99W
06/01/2026 M1.00 Inch Denver CO NWS Employee
0105 PM Hail 1 E Edgewater 39.75N 105.04W
06/01/2026 M1.00 Inch Denver CO Trained Spotter
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 5:41 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Washington | 34 min |
| Jun 1, 6:38 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Washington | 37 min |
| Jun 1, 8:22 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Logan | 38 min |
| Jun 1, 8:58 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Logan | 47 min |
| Jun 1, 1:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Denver | 41 min |
| Jun 1, 1:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas | 47 min |
| Jun 1, 1:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Douglas, Elbert | 44 min |
| Jun 1, 1:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Boulder, Weld | 23 min |
| Jun 1, 1:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Denver | 52 min |
| Jun 1, 1:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Arapahoe | 37 min |
| Jun 1, 2:04 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Denver | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 2:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Denver | 39 min |
| Jun 1, 2:29 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe | 46 min |
| Jun 1, 2:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe | 53 min |
| Jun 1, 3:02 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe | 43 min |
| Jun 1, 3:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Larimer, Weld | 38 min |
| Jun 1, 3:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Washington | 47 min |
| Jun 1, 3:24 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Adams, Washington | 39 min |
| Jun 1, 3:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Larimer, Weld | 18 min |
| Jun 1, 3:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert | 25 min |
| Jun 1, 3:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Weld | 41 min |
| Jun 1, 3:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Morgan, Washington | 50 min |
| Jun 1, 3:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Morgan, Weld | 25 min |
| Jun 1, 4:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Morgan, Washington | 41 min |
| Jun 1, 4:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Morgan, Washington | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 4:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Douglas, Elbert | 52 min |
| Jun 1, 4:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Elbert | 39 min |
| Jun 1, 5:00 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Washington | 45 min |
| Jun 1, 5:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Logan, Washington | 41 min |
| Jun 1, 5:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Elbert | 23 min |
| Jun 1, 5:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Washington | 34 min |
| Jun 1, 5:28 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Washington | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 5:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Washington | 15 min |
| Jun 1, 5:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick | 67 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.