{"id":3143,"date":"2016-07-19T09:43:09","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T15:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coloradofloodthreat.com\/?p=3143"},"modified":"2016-07-19T09:43:09","modified_gmt":"2016-07-19T15:43:09","slug":"ftb-07-19-2016-monsoonal-moisture-continues-to-flow-into-colorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/?p=3143","title":{"rendered":"FTB 07-19-2016: Monsoonal Moisture Continues to Flow into Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"

Issue Date: 7\/19\/2016
\nIssue Time: 9:40 AM<\/p>\n

A MODERATE FLOOD THREAT IS ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST SLOPE, SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.<\/em><\/p>\n

A LOW FLOOD THREAT IS FORECAST FOR SURROUNDING AREAS, INCLUDING PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS, GRAND VALLEY, NORTHWEST SLOPE, FRONT RANGE, URBAN CORRIDOR, AND NORTHEAST PLAINS.<\/em><\/p>\n

Current water vapor analysis shows a strong, upper-level high centered over the south-central US and an upper-level low spinning just off the coast of the Pacific Northwest. These two features have created a pathway for monsoonal moisture to flow into Colorado, pushing IPW values above 1 inch at all four of the normal reporting stations (Grand Junction, Boulder, Pueblo, and Schriever AFB, shown below). This amount of moisture will create an environment in which heavy rain is possible, thus the issuance of the flood threats today.<\/p>\n

\"IPW_20160719\"<\/a><\/p>\n

There are still a few showers\/thunderstorms ongoing across western Colorado this morning, owing to a weak disturbance passing through in the mid-level flow. As the day wears on, showers\/thunderstorms will increase in coverage over the High Country and Western Slope, generally moving to the northeast with the mean flow. Localized heavy rainfall, gusty winds, and lightning will be the main threats with any of this activity.<\/p>\n

Further to the east, scattered<\/span> showers\/storms will move off the mountains and across adjacent lower elevations of eastern Colorado during the afternoon and evening. This activity will first appear just after lunchtime, and continue until 8-9 PM, diminishing fairly quickly and ending by 10 PM. Localized heavy rainfall, gusty winds, and lightning will be the main threats.<\/p>\n

Much of the Southeast Plains and Raton Ridge will remain dry, as well as southeastern extents of the Northeast Plains. For those areas, the mid- and upper-levels will not be supportive of developing thunderstorms, and the mean flow will take thunderstorms that develop over the mountains to the north and west of the area.<\/p>\n

For more information, including rain rates and timing, please see the zone-specific forecast 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