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Issue Date: 9\/6\/2016
\nIssue Time: 9:40 AM<\/p>\n

A LOW FLOOD THREAT IS FORECAST TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF THE RATON RIDGE, SOUTHEAST PLAINS, NORTHEAST PLAINS, AND PALMER RIDGE REGIONS.<\/em><\/p>\n

Mid-level moisture will return to the state today as a result of both the upper-trough<\/span> (shown in yellow lines\/arrows) sliding east and Hurricane Newton’s (circled in black) moist plume rotating across southeast Colorado. In the low-levels, better moisture will exist across eastern Colorado thanks to upslope flow behind a surface front transporting central plains moisture into the area. Additionally, good instability and wind shear<\/span> will provide the necessary ingredients for a couple storms to become strong-to-marginally severe over the Plains\/Palmer Ridge, with the main threats being strong winds and large hail. In the upper-levels, the right rear entrance of a jet streak<\/span> will provide weak support for showers\/thunderstorms, which will help bring about more coverage than previous days.<\/p>\n

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Overall, the High Country and Western Slope will remain mainly quiet today, with a few isolated<\/span>-to-widely scattered<\/span> showers\/weak thunderstorms over the higher terrain of the San Juan Mountains, Southeast Mountains, and Front Range. Further east over the lower elevations, isolated<\/span>-to-scattered<\/span> showers and garden-variety thunderstorms will dot the area, with a couple strong\/severe thunderstorms<\/span> mixed in. Storms will remain mainly high-based, but one or two may become rooted near the surface, which would pose a low-end, low flood threat. Generally speaking, rainfall rates from most activity will be well below flash flood<\/span> thresholds. For more information, 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