{"id":1032,"date":"2015-06-27T09:55:49","date_gmt":"2015-06-27T15:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coloradofloodthreat.com\/?p=1032"},"modified":"2015-06-27T09:55:49","modified_gmt":"2015-06-27T15:55:49","slug":"ftb-06-27-2015-showers-and-thunderstorms-will-favor-the-high-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/?p=1032","title":{"rendered":"FTB 06-27-2015: Showers and Thunderstorms Will Favor the High Country"},"content":{"rendered":"

Issue Date: 6\/27\/2015
\nIssue Time: 9:47 AM<\/p>\n

A LOW FLOOD THREAT IS FORECAST FOR PORTIONS OF THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWEST SLOPE, SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS, AND RATON RIDGE.<\/em><\/p>\n

An upper-level ridge has set down roots across the Western US, centered over western Utah. The location of the high pressure center is important, as it will place Colorado under north-northwesterly flow aloft. This will keep storms mainly confined to the high country, with a slight chance of an isolated<\/span> shower\/thunderstorm to stray over adjacent lower elevations of the Urban Corridor (Pikes Peak region and south) and Southeast Plains.<\/p>\n

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With upper-level ridging in place, isolated<\/span>-to-scattered<\/span> showers and thunderstorms will rely on daytime heating to initiate activity over the mountains. The favored terrain for scattered<\/span> storms will be the San Juan Mountains and Southeast Mountains, with more isolated<\/span> coverage over the mountains of the Front Range, Northern Mountains, Southwest Slope, and Central Mountains. Gusty outflow<\/span> winds and lightning will be the main impacts of storm activity, along with brief moderate-to-heavy rain. Precipitable water<\/span> is near average, and while some drying is expected today, there will still be enough available for maximum rain rates around 0.8-1.2 inches\/hour over the San Juan Mountains and Southeast Mountains. Elsewhere over the high country, maximum rain rates will be 0.4-0.7 inches\/hour.<\/p>\n

Today’s Flood Threat Map<\/strong><\/h3>\n

For more information on today’s flood threat, see the map below (hover over threat areas for more details). For Zone-Specific forecasts, jump below the map.<\/p>\n