Time: 746 PM Wed July 17, 2024 Forecaster: Aaron O'Brien

Internal Message Status
Flash Flood Prediction Program

MESSAGE 1’S WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8:00 PM
Message 1’s will be allowed to expire at 8pm as the threat of heavy rainfall has come to an end.

Storms just outside of the District have initially stabilized the region with any shower activity falling apart along the higher terrain, but a gust front is currently moving through the District. This gust front has initiated storms north of Denver but haven't produced any Message level rainfall. This gust front has a chance to produce additional storms within the Distrist over the next couple of hours. Overnight skies will gradually with lows dropping into the 60s.

The combination of continued lack of upper-level support, warmer temperatures, and decreasing moisture, should significantly decrease the risk of any heavy rainfall amounts across the District tomorrow. There still will be slight chance of a couple isolated short-lived thunderstorms within the District during the afternoon to early evening, but these storms will likley not be able to produce Message level rainfall amounts.
STORM RAINFALL POTENTIAL AND DURATION: Typical showers will produce a trace-0.10” total in 10-30 minutes. A moderate shower will produce 0.10-0.20” total in 10-30 minutes.

WORST CASE SCENARIO: A thunderstorm will have the potential to produce 0.20-0.40” total in 10-30 minutes.

County Message Valid Times Prime Time
Boulder County 1 Current TO 800 PM Current TO 800 PM
Jefferson County 1 Current TO 800 PM Current TO 800 PM
Broomfield County 1 Current TO 800 PM Current TO 800 PM
Douglas County 1 Current TO 800 PM Current TO 800 PM
Adams County 1 Current TO 800 PM Current TO 800 PM
Denver County 1 Current TO 800 PM Current TO 800 PM
DIA 1 Current TO 800 PM Current TO 800 PM
Arapahoe County 1 Current TO 800 PM Current TO 800 PM
the City of Aurora 1 Current TO 800 PM Current TO 800 PM
Arvada 1 Current TO 800 PM Current TO 800 PM
Wheat Ridge 1 Current TO 800 PM Current TO 800 PM
Lakewood 1 Current TO 800 PM Current TO 800 PM

County-specific Quantitative
Precipitation Outlook
Precipitation Time 30-Minute Rainfall
and % Probability
Message
Potential
Plains      
Adams Current TO 1000 PM WED
Trace (30%) to 0.2" (15%) to 0.4" (5%) ISSUED
Arapahoe Current TO 1000 PM WED
Trace (40%) to 0.2" (20%) to 0.4" (10%) ISSUED
Boulder Current TO 1000 PM WED
Trace (30%) to 0.2" (15%) to 0.4" (5%) ISSUED
Broomfield Current TO 1000 PM WED
Trace (30%) to 0.2" (15%) to 0.4" (5%) ISSUED
Denver Current TO 1000 PM WED
Trace (40%) to 0.2" (20%) to 0.4" (10%) ISSUED
Douglas Current TO 1000 PM WED
Trace (40%) to 0.2" (20%) to 0.4" (10%) ISSUED
Jefferson Current TO 1000 PM WED
Trace (40%) to 0.2" (20%) to 0.4" (10%) ISSUED
Foothills above 6500ft      
Boulder Current TO 1000 PM WED
Trace (30%) to 0.2" (15%) to 0.4" (5%) ISSUED
Douglas Current TO 1000 PM WED
Trace (50%) to 0.2" (25%) to 0.4" (10%) ISSUED
Jefferson Current TO 1000 PM WED
Trace (40%) to 0.2" (20%) to 0.4" (10%) ISSUED
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