{"id":2921,"date":"2016-06-30T10:20:56","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T16:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coloradofloodthreat.com\/?p=2921"},"modified":"2016-06-30T10:33:11","modified_gmt":"2016-06-30T16:33:11","slug":"ftb-06-30-2016-widespread-showersthunderstorms-statewide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/?p=2921","title":{"rendered":"FTB 06-30-2016: Widespread Showers\/Thunderstorms Statewide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Issue Date: 6\/30\/2016
\nIssue Time: 10:15 AM<\/p>\n

A MODERATE FLOOD THREAT IS ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE FRONT RANGE, URBAN CORRIDOR, NORTHEAST PLAINS, PALMER RIDGE, AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS.<\/em><\/p>\n

A LOW FLOOD THREAT IS ISSUED FOR SURROUNDING AREAS, INCLUDING PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS, NORTHWEST SLOPE, CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, GRAND VALLEY, SOUTHWEST SLOPE, SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, AND SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS.<\/em><\/p>\n

Instead of discussing the water vapor imagery, today is good opportunity to show one image from our model guidance that gets to the nitty-gritty of this forecast. The image shows the chance of precipitation across Colorado, and it’s fairly easy to see just how widespread<\/span> the activity will be today. Monsoonal moisture, plus the presence of a cold frontal boundary\/reinforcing outflow boundaries<\/span>, will combine to leave a moist air mass in place across the state. Precipitable water<\/span> (PWAT) values will be at (or above) 1 inch nearly everywhere along\/east of the Front Range and Southeast Mountains, as well as far western Colorado. This signals just how moist the air mass is, and heightens the concern for flash flooding<\/span> across the state.<\/p>\n

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Scattered<\/span> showers are ongoing over the high country and over the eastern plains. Activity will increase around 11 AM, first over the mountains, and then spreading eastward over the Urban Corridor and then across the plains. A couple storms across the plains will be strong\/severe, with strong winds, hail (up to 1.5 inches), and heavy rain being the main threats. Scattered<\/span> showers\/thunderstorms will continue overnight and into tomorrow morning. For more details, including timing and maximum rain rates, please see the zone-specific discussions below.<\/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