Time: 804 AM Thu June 15, 2023
Forecaster: Justin Brooks
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Heavy Precipitation Outlook
Flash Flood Prediction Program
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CLOUDY, COOL WITH A FEW ISOLATED SPRINKLES THIS MORING, A CHACNE FOR
WIDESPREAD AFTERNOON SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS
A disturbance will move over the region and slowly progress eastward
throughout the day today. Cooler and cloudy to start the morning,
could very well suppress storm intensities this afternoon. However, a
good chance will remain for widespread rain showers and thunderstorms
with multiple rounds of storms possible into the late evening hours.
Sprinkles to light rainfall currently, will likely continue through
the morning. Chances for better precipitation picks up this afternoon
with the best chance for impactful rain between 1-9pm with a few
lingering showers through the late evening, similar to yesterday
evening.
Storms are not expected to produce exceptionally heavy rainfall today.
However, due to an already saturated surface, combined with sufficient
low-level moisture, there will be a MOD chance for Message 1’s as
the threat for localized flooding from moderate to brief heavy rain
remains high.
Storm motions should also help limit point rainfall amounts today,
with west to east storm movements around 10mph, with some erratic
storm motions possible if stronger storms are able to develop which
will likely produce outflow boundaries. The outflow storms will be the
most likely to produce a quick 0.5” in 10-30 minutes today.
STORM RAINFALL POTENTIAL AND DURATION: Typical showers will produce a
trace to 0.25” total, in 10-30 minutes. A weak to moderate
thunderstorm will produce 0.25-0.75” total in 10-30 minutes.
WORST CASE SCENARIO: A stronger thunderstorm, or training of moderate
showers/thunderstorms will have the potential to produce 1.6” total
in 45-60 minutes.
A LOOK AHEAD: Similar conditions remain in place Friday, with another
good chance for precipitation during the morning. The chance for storm
activity will again pick up during the afternoon hours, lasting well
into the evening. A bit drier Saturday, leading to dry conditions in
the morning hours, with a slight chance for rain showers/isolated
thunderstorms in the afternoon and early evening.
LOCATION
PRIME TIME
30-Minute Rainfall
and % Probability Message
Potential
Plains
Adams
100 PM TO 900 PM
Trace (75%) to 0.25" (50%) to 0.75" (20%)
MOD
Arapahoe
100 PM TO 900 PM
Trace (75%) to 0.25" (50%) to 0.75" (20%)
MOD
Boulder
100 PM TO 900 PM
Trace (75%) to 0.25" (50%) to 0.75" (20%)
MOD
Broomfield
100 PM TO 900 PM
Trace (75%) to 0.25" (50%) to 0.75" (20%)
MOD
Denver
100 PM TO 900 PM
Trace (75%) to 0.25" (50%) to 0.75" (20%)
MOD
Douglas
100 PM TO 900 PM
Trace (75%) to 0.25" (50%) to 0.75" (20%)
MOD
Jefferson
100 PM TO 900 PM
Trace (75%) to 0.25" (50%) to 0.75" (20%)
MOD
Foothills above 6500ft
Boulder
100 PM TO 900 PM
Trace (80%) to 0.25" (60%) to 0.75" (30%)
MOD
Douglas
100 PM TO 900 PM
Trace (80%) to 0.25" (60%) to 0.75" (30%)
MOD
Jefferson
100 PM TO 900 PM
Trace (80%) to 0.25" (60%) to 0.75" (30%)
MOD
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