| - | Message 1's have been issued for the entire District until 10:00pm. |
| - | A continued unstable environment has entrenched across the District this afternoon with dew point values currently in the mid to upper 50s. Thunderstorms have began to develop along the foothills in the last hour and will spread onto the plains with the potential of becoming severe. Temperatures have stayed cool so far, but with sunny skies and enhanced surface moisture and storms that will develop will have the threat for heavy rainfall. |
| - | Storms today will have the potential to develop rapidly and become strong to severe. Storm motions will be to the E/SE at 8-13mph, with deep moisture in place storms could produce very heavy rainfall in a short amount of time. Storms will also be capable of producing severe weather, including large hail, damaging wind gusts, and possibly even a tornado favoring areas east of I-25. |
WORST CASE SCENARIO: A strong/severe thunderstorm produces heavy rainfall of up to 2.5" in 45-60 minutes.
| County-specific Quantitative Precipitation Outlook |
Precipitation Time | 30-Minute Rainfall and % Probability |
Message Potential |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plains | |||
| Adams |
Current TO
1000 PM SAT |
Trace (90%) to 0.4" (60%) to 1.0" (30%) | |
| Arapahoe |
Current TO
1000 PM SAT |
Trace (90%) to 0.4" (60%) to 1.0" (30%) | |
| Boulder |
Current TO
1000 PM SAT |
Trace (90%) to 0.4" (60%) to 1.0" (30%) | |
| Broomfield |
Current TO
1000 PM SAT |
Trace (90%) to 0.4" (50%) to 1.0" (20%) | |
| Denver |
Current TO
1000 PM SAT |
Trace (90%) to 0.4" (60%) to 1.0" (30%) | |
| Douglas |
Current TO
1000 PM SAT |
Trace (90%) to 0.4" (60%) to 1.0" (30%) | |
| Jefferson |
Current TO
1000 PM SAT |
Trace (90%) to 0.4" (50%) to 1.0" (20%) | |
| Foothills above 6500ft | |||
| Boulder |
Current TO
1000 PM SAT |
Trace (90%) to 0.4" (50%) to 1.0" (20%) | |
| Douglas |
Current TO
1000 PM SAT |
Trace (90%) to 0.4" (50%) to 1.0" (20%) | |
| Jefferson |
Current TO
1000 PM SAT |
Trace (90%) to 0.4" (50%) to 1.0" (20%) |
MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENTS.