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Issue Date: 7\/4\/2017
\nIssue Time: 9:00 AM<\/p>\n

NO FLOOD THREAT IS FORECAST.<\/em><\/p>\n

Mother Nature is doing her best to give Colorado nice weather for Independence Day, and generally speaking, she is coming through. A strong, upper-level ridge is building in from the west today, and will result in increasing subsidence and decreasing showers\/storms as compared to the past few days. There is still enough shallow moisture in place for isolated<\/span> showers\/thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, but for most regions they will produce more gusty winds and lightning than rain.<\/p>\n

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The exception to this will be over the far eastern plains, where a bit more surface moisture and instability exists, giving the atmosphere an opportunity to produce brief periods of moderate rainfall, hail up to 1 inch in diameter, and strong winds up to 60 mph. Rain rates will still not meet flash flood<\/span> thresholds, so no flood threat is warranted. For more information regarding timing and rain rates, 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