— LOW<\/strong> flood threat for Northeast Plains, Urban Corridor, Front Range, Southeast Mountains, Raton Ridge and San Juans<\/em><\/p>\n
An active weather map is seen across the western US this morning, as shown in the water vapor image below. There are two disturbances located north\/west of Colorado today. The main feature will be the trough<\/span>, and associated fall-like cool front (frost advisories have been posted for higher elevations of south-central WY), currently positioned over Montana that is racing south-southeastward and will enter Colorado during or slightly after peak heating. Morning soundings look tropical-like east of the Divide<\/span> with precipitable water<\/span> (PW<\/span>) values hovering in the 0.8 – 0.9 inch range. A feed of moist air will be continuous over eastern Colorado today ushering in low-level dew points<\/span> up to 60F, which will raise PWs into the 0.9 – 1.1 inch range. One to two rounds of storms will be likely east of the Divide<\/span>. Maximum rainfall rates will be dictated by the amount of heating that can prep the atmosphere before rainfall starts. Currently the cloud deck is most expansive over far northern\/eastern parts of the state. Thus, storms will likely build off the higher terrain first and then race southeastward, with a potential to spread eastward towards the Kansas border as the AM cloud deck dissipates. Despite the fast storm motion, strong convergence implies that short-term rainfall rates in the 5-30 minute range will be capable of producing a flash flood<\/span> threat. A given location could see multiple rounds of storms, which will also increase the overall flood threat. A Low flood threat has been posted for parts of eastern Colorado with a Moderate threat for areas where instability is expected to be highest. Severe weather (hail up to 1.25 inches and winds up to 70mph) will be possible with the strongest storms.<\/p>\n
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