{"id":13634,"date":"2021-05-07T09:05:23","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T15:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coloradofloodthreat.com\/?p=13634"},"modified":"2021-05-10T09:15:45","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T15:15:45","slug":"spm-2021-05-07","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/?p=13634","title":{"rendered":"SPM 05-07-2021: Red Flag Warnings on Western Slope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Issue Date: Friday, May 7, 2021<br>\nIssue Time: 9:45 am MDT<\/p>\n<h3>Summary<\/h3>\n<p>Yesterday was another uneventful day precipitation-wise across the state of Colorado thanks to high-pressure settling in the western half of the state. This allowed for a beautiful day across the state, although with some unseasonably high temperatures, especially on the Western Slope. High temperatures and low available moisture can elevate fire danger, and <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Red Flag&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph {&amp;quot;textColor&amp;quot;:&amp;quot;white&amp;quot;} --&amp;gt;\n&amp;lt;p class=&amp;quot;has-white-color has-text-color&amp;quot;&amp;gt;weather conditions are extremely conducive to burning and wildfires&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;\n&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>Red Flag<\/span> Warnings have already been issued for critically dry regions of the Western Slope and San Luis Valley. Warnings remain in effect until 9:00 pm on Friday, May 7 for the pink areas in the following map.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-07-093836.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13639 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-07-093836.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"668\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-07-093836.png 668w, https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-07-093836-300x221.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Flooding was not reported on Friday. For rainfall estimates in your area, check out our State Precipitation Map below.<br><\/p><h4 class=\"collapseomatic \" id=\"id6a1ca33396385\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Click Here For Map Overview\">Click Here For Map Overview<\/h4><div id=\"target-id6a1ca33396385\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n<p>The map below shows radar-estimated, rainfall gage-adjusted Quantitative Precipitation Estimates (<span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;QPE&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Q&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;uantitative &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;P&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;recipitation &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;stimate; an estimate of the amount of precipitation that has fallen at a particular location or across a region based on several different data sources, such as radar or satellite; QPE is often calculated using remotely-sensed data sources&lt;\/div&gt;\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>QPE<\/span>) across Colorado. The map is updated daily during the operational season (May 1 &ndash; Sep 30) by 11AM. The following six layers are currently available: 24-hour, 48-hour and 72-hour total precipitation, as well as maximum 1-hour, 2-hour and 6-hour precipitation over the past 24 hour period (to estimate where <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;flash flooding&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph {&amp;quot;textColor&amp;quot;:&amp;quot;white&amp;quot;} --&amp;gt;\n&amp;lt;p class=&amp;quot;has-white-color has-text-color&amp;quot;&amp;gt;flash flooding can refer to usually dry areas becoming rapidly inundated with water, or rapid water level rises on streams, creeks, or rivers beyond flood stage; typically caused by heavy rainfall, but can also be caused by meltwater&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;\n&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>flash flooding<\/span> may have occurred). The accumulation ending time is 7AM of the date shown in the bottom right corner. Also shown optionally are vulnerable fire burn areas (post 2012), which are updated throughout the season to include new, vulnerable burn areas. The home button in the top left corner resets the map to the original zoom.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dewberry-hydromet.com\/STP\/Snapshots\/SPM\/SPM_20210507_snap.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13558 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dewberry-hydromet.com\/STP\/Snapshots\/SPM\/SPM_20210507_snap.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"906\" height=\"617\"\/><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Issue Date: Friday, May 7, 2021 Issue Time: 9:45 am MDT Summary Yesterday was another uneventful day precipitation-wise across the state of Colorado thanks to high-pressure settling in the western half of the state. This allowed for a beautiful day across the state, although with some unseasonably high temperatures, especially on the Western Slope. 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