{"id":18078,"date":"2022-06-29T09:06:21","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T15:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coloradofloodthreat.com\/?p=18078"},"modified":"2022-06-29T09:13:16","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T15:13:16","slug":"ftb-06-29-2022-garden-variety-storms-return-to-the-high-terrains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/?p=18078","title":{"rendered":"FTB 06-29-2022: Garden Variety Storms Return To The High Terrains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Issue Date: Wednesday, June 29th, 2022<br>\nIssue Time: 9:05AM MDT&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&mdash;<\/em><em> Flooding is&nbsp;<\/em><strong><em>NOT&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><em>expected today<\/em><br><em>&mdash;<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><strong><em>Fire-Burn Forecast Summary: <\/em><\/strong><em>4 burn areas under LOW threat; click <a href=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/?cat=7\">HERE<\/a> for more info<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A hot, but otherwise mild summer day is ahead with storms returning the high terrains this afternoon and evening. A weak ridging pattern remains in place this morning, which will be replaced by more westerly flow aloft by this evening as a <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;trough&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure; the opposite of a ridge.&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>trough<\/span> (red dashed line) moves east to our north. There&rsquo;s a little moisture and lift marked over northern Utah this morning (orange &ldquo;X&rdquo;), which as it moves east with the westerly flow, should help provide a little better storm coverage over the northern and central high terrains today. One lacking ingredient for heavy rainfall today will be moisture. <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;PW&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;(Stands for: Precipitable Water) The total atmospheric water vapor contained in a vertical column of the atmosphere. It is typically measured in inches, and anomalously (deviation from normal) high values of precipitable water generally correlate to heavy rainfall potential.&lt;\/div&gt;\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>PW<\/span> at Grand Junction and Denver were measured at 0.78 and 0.60 inches, respectively, but most of this moisture was located in the mid and upper levels of the soundings. This means that weak storms and showers that develop should be <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;widely scattered&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;10-25% areal coverage&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>widely scattered<\/span> (north) to <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;isolated&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;less than 10% areal coverage&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>isolated<\/span> (south) in nature and pose more of a wind than heavy rainfall threat. As mentioned above, best coverage of rainfall should be north of I-70, although some <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;isolated&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;less than 10% areal coverage&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>isolated<\/span>, weak storms are also likely to fire with the diurnal flow and residual moisture along and near the <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Continental Divide&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;the dividing line that separates the watersheds of the western and eastern United States; rivers west of the divide empty into the Pacific Ocean, while rivers east of the divide empty into the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;\n&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>Continental Divide<\/span> over the San Juan Mountains. As anticipated, flooding is NOT forecast today.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/wv_20220629.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18079\" src=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/wv_20220629-300x192.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/wv_20220629-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/wv_20220629-1024x655.png 1024w, https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/wv_20220629-768x491.png 768w, https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/wv_20220629.png 1248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Today&rsquo;s Flood Threat Map<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>For more information on today&rsquo;s flood threat, see the map below. If there is a threat, hover over the threat areas for more details, and click on burn areas to learn more about them. For Zone-Specific forecasts, scroll below the threat map.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-13436 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/FTB_NoThreat_2022_light.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"573\"\/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Zone-Specific Forecasts:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Northern Mountains, Front Range, Northwest Slope, Central Mountains, Grand Valley, Urban Corridor, Palmer Ridge &amp; Northeast Plains:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Max 1-hour rain rates up to 0.5 inches and a couple rounds of rainfall providing local totals up to 0.8 inches will be possible. Best coverage of rainfall should be west of the <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Continental Divide&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;the dividing line that separates the watersheds of the western and eastern United States; rivers west of the divide empty into the Pacific Ocean, while rivers east of the divide empty into the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;\n&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>Continental Divide<\/span> over the elevated plateaus and mountains and across the southern Front Range. With steering flow becoming more westerly, a few storms may spill into the Urban Corridor, but totals should remain around 0.4 inches or less. With the dry surface layer, strong storms that develop may produce some brief <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;outflow&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;A cool pool of air that results when a thunderstorm downdraft reaches the surface and spreads horizontally.&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>outflow<\/span> winds, which is especially true as they spill into the adjacent plains. Flooding is NOT expected today.<\/p>\n<p>A <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> <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Warning&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;a weather warning is issued when a specific weather event is imminent or occurring&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;\n&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>Warning<\/span> has been issued for the Northeast Plains as southwest winds gusts could reach up to 35 mph and relatively humidity potentially drops to 10 percent. Tune into your local <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;NWS&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;National Weather Service&lt;\/div&gt;\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>NWS<\/span> office for more information.<\/p>\n<p>Primetime: 11AM to 11PM<\/p>\n<h4><strong>San Juan Mountains, Southwest Slope, San Luis Valley, Southeast Mountains, Raton Ridge &amp; Southeast Plains: <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Best chance for storms will be over the San Juan Mountains today, and max 1-hour rain rates up to 0.4 inches will be possible. <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;isolated&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;less than 10% areal coverage&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>Isolated<\/span> totals could reach up to 0.6 inches by later this evening. A weak storm or two may develop over the Southeast Mountains, but totals should remain under 0.2 inches. Flooding is NOT forecast today.<\/p>\n<p>Primetime: 12PM to 9PM<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Issue Date: Wednesday, June 29th, 2022 Issue Time: 9:05AM MDT&nbsp;&nbsp; &mdash; Flooding is&nbsp;NOT&nbsp;expected today &mdash;&nbsp;Fire-Burn Forecast Summary: 4 burn areas under LOW threat; click HERE for more info A hot, but otherwise mild summer day is ahead with storms returning the high terrains this afternoon and evening. 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