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Issue Date: 5\/26\/2015
\nIssue Time: 10:02 AM<\/p>\n

A LOW FLOOD THREAT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE FRONT RANGE, URBAN CORRIDOR, PALMER RIDGE, SOUTHEAST PLAINS, AND SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS. A LOW FLOOD THREAT CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF THE CACHE LA POUDRE\/SOUTH PLATTE RIVER, AND PORTIONS OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER.<\/em><\/p>\n

As the upper-level trough<\/span> slides to the east of Colorado today, weak mid-\/upper-level ridging will move in to take its place. This weak ridging will add a bit of subsidence to the mix, bringing a downtick in showers and thunderstorms for this period. However, this is not to say that showers and thunderstorms won’t occur (they will), there will just be slightly fewer than previous days. Providing the fuel for today’s activity will be residual moisture (slightly greater than yesterday, see IPW chart below), marginal instability, and orographic influences, as well as a weak disturbance that will move west-to-east across Colorado. This weak disturbance is currently located over central Utah and, as it moves eastward, will be the focal point for kicking off today’s activity.<\/p>\n

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The greatest coverage of showers and thunderstorms will be over the higher terrain where orographic influences provide the best forcing on a day marked by a relative lack of upper-level support. Further east, the lower elevations will rely on storms moving off of the higher terrain and marginal instability to develop\/maintain showers and thunderstorms. A stronger thunderstorm or two will be possible along the Front Range, Urban Corridor, Palmer Ridge, and western portions of the Northeast\/Southeast Plains, with hail, lightning, and brief heavy rain being the main threats. A low flood threat will accompany this due to saturated soils lowering the maximum rain rate needed to produce any flash flooding<\/span>\/mudslide\/rock slide issues.<\/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