{"id":4752,"date":"2017-06-03T09:00:31","date_gmt":"2017-06-03T15:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coloradofloodthreat.com\/?p=4752"},"modified":"2017-06-04T06:31:16","modified_gmt":"2017-06-04T12:31:16","slug":"ftb-06-03-2017-downtick-in-showersthunderstorms-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/?p=4752","title":{"rendered":"FTB 06-03-2017: Downtick in Showers\/Thunderstorms Expected"},"content":{"rendered":"

Issue Date: 6\/03\/2017
\nIssue Time: 9:00 AM<\/p>\n

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

The water vapor image below tells the story for today, with an upper-level high positioned\/building over the southwestern US and a shortwave<\/span> low-pressure trough<\/span> spinning over northeast CO\/southwestern NE. With this pattern in place, drier (and more stable<\/span> air) will filter in from the west with time, but eastern Colorado will have to contend with scattered<\/span> showers and thunderstorms as the shortwave<\/span> slowly moves south-southeastward. A few isolated<\/span> showers and thunderstorms are also expected over the higher terrain along\/east of the Continental Divide<\/span> this afternoon\/early evening where lingering moisture is worked on by daytime heating. West of the Continental Divide<\/span> is expected to remain dry throughout the period.<\/p>\n

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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.
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Zone-Specific Forecasts<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Front Range, Southeast Mountains, Urban Corridor, Palmer Ridge, Northeast Plains, Southeast Plains, and Raton Ridge:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Scattered<\/span> showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop around noon, peaking in coverage\/intensity around 4-6 PM, and diminishing by around sunset. Most of the activity will remain over the Northeast Plains and Southeast Plains, but an isolated<\/span> shower\/thunderstorm or two is expected for portions of the Urban Corridor, Palmer Ridge, and Raton Ridge. Generally speaking, rain rates will remain below flash flood<\/span> threat thresholds, but maximum rain rates over the eastern plains and eastern portions of the Raton Ridge are the reason for the low flood threat.<\/p>\n

Front Range, Urban Corridor, and Raton Ridge: 0.25-0.5 inches\/hour
\nNortheast Plains and Palmer Ridge: 0.8-1.2 inches\/hour
\nSoutheast Plains: 1.0-1.5 inches\/hour<\/p>\n

Timing: Noon – 10 PM<\/p>\n

Northern Mountains, Northwest Slope, Central Mountains, Grand Valley, San Juan Mountains, San Luis Valley, and Southwest Slope:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

A few isolated<\/span>-to-widely scattered<\/span> showers\/thunderstorms are expected over the higher terrain along the Continental Divide<\/span> and east, with dry conditions expected to the west. With moisture waning, heavy rainfall is not a threat today, so no flood threat has been issued. Rain rates will generally be 0.1-0.25 inches\/hour, with a brief period of heavier rain to the tune of 0.25-0.5 inches\/hour possible over the Central Mountains.<\/p>\n

Timing: Noon – 10 PM<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Issue Date: 6\/03\/2017 Issue Time: 9:00 AM A LOW FLOOD THREAT IS FORECAST TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS. The water vapor image below tells the story for today, with an upper-level high positioned\/building over the southwestern US and a shortwave<\/span> low-pressure trough<\/span> spinning over northeast CO\/southwestern NE. With this pattern in […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4752"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4752"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4752\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4758,"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4752\/revisions\/4758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}