Time: 438 PM Fri July 15, 2022 Forecaster: Brad Simmons

Internal Message Status
Flash Flood Prediction Program

MESSAGES CONTINUE VALID UNTIL 9:00 PM
-The Message 2 for Boulder County will remain in effect until 9:00 PM. Message 1's for all other Counties within the District will also remain valid until 9:00 PM.
-Thunderstorms have initiated in and near the District with prime time through 8:00 PM. Typical storms are producing light to briefly moderate rain as the District has yet to experience a stronger storm. If the trend holds storms will continue to be weak to moderate in nature for most areas, however a strong thunderstorm cannot be ruled out which will be capable of producing heavy rainfall that may lead to excessive runoff.
-Upper level steering winds are from SW to NE at around 15mph. One round of storms E of I-25 will clear the District in the next 60-90 minutes with another wave approaching from the SW keeping chances for storms into the evening.
STORM RAINFALL POTENTIAL AND DURATION: More typical weak to moderate thunderstorms will produce rainfall rates of 0.1-0.5" in 10-30 minutes. Strong thunderstorms will will have the potential to produce rainfall rates of 0.5-1.5" in 10-30 minutes.

WORST CASE SCENARIO: A large thunderstorm complex or a nearly stationary strong thunderstorm cell may result in up to 2.5" of rain in 60-90 minutes.

County Message Valid Times Prime Time
the City of Aurora 1 1200 PM TO 900 PM 100 PM TO 800 PM
Arapahoe County 1 1200 PM TO 900 PM 100 PM TO 800 PM
DIA 1 1200 PM TO 900 PM 100 PM TO 800 PM
Denver County 1 1200 PM TO 900 PM 100 PM TO 800 PM
Adams County 1 1200 PM TO 900 PM 100 PM TO 800 PM
Douglas County 1 1200 PM TO 900 PM 100 PM TO 800 PM
Broomfield County 1 1200 PM TO 900 PM 100 PM TO 800 PM
Jefferson County 1 1200 PM TO 900 PM 100 PM TO 800 PM
Boulder County 2 1200 PM TO 900 PM 100 PM TO 800 PM
Arvada 1 1200 PM TO 900 PM 100 PM TO 800 PM
Wheat Ridge 1 1200 PM TO 900 PM 100 PM TO 800 PM
Lakewood 1 1200 PM TO 900 PM 100 PM TO 800 PM

County-specific Quantitative
Precipitation Outlook
Precipitation Time 30-Minute Rainfall
and % Probability
Message
Potential
Plains      
Adams Current TO 900 PM FRI
0.1" (90%) to 0.5" (50%) to 1.5" (10%) ISSUED
Arapahoe Current TO 900 PM FRI
0.1" (90%) to 0.5" (50%) to 1.5" (10%) ISSUED
Boulder Current TO 900 PM FRI
0.1" (80%) to 0.5" (40%) to 1.5" (5%) ISSUED
Broomfield Current TO 900 PM FRI
0.1" (80%) to 0.5" (40%) to 1.5" (5%) ISSUED
Denver Current TO 900 PM FRI
0.1" (80%) to 0.5" (40%) to 1.5" (5%) ISSUED
Douglas Current TO 900 PM FRI
0.1" (90%) to 0.5" (50%) to 1.5" (10%) ISSUED
Jefferson Current TO 900 PM FRI
0.1" (90%) to 0.5" (50%) to 1.5" (10%) ISSUED
Foothills above 6500ft      
Boulder Current TO 900 PM FRI
0.1" (90%) to 0.5" (50%) to 1.5" (10%) ISSUED
Douglas Current TO 900 PM FRI
0.1" (90%) to 0.5" (50%) to 1.5" (10%) ISSUED
Jefferson Current TO 900 PM FRI
0.1" (90%) to 0.5" (50%) to 1.5" (10%) ISSUED
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