A COUPLE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE PLAINS. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL GENERALLY BE EAST OF A LINE FROM CALHAN...TO LA JUNTA TO KIM. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND WINDS TO 60 MPH. RAINS CAPABLE OF CAUSING FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL LAST UNTILL THE MORNING. ALL THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. WHEN THUNDER ROARS...GO INDOORS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS. THE AREAS WITH THE GREATEST RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE RECENT BURN SCARS...INCLUDING THE WEST FORK COMPLEX...THE BLACK FOREST...THE WALDO CANYON AND THE ROYAL GORGE. THOSE IN OR PLANNING TO BE AROUND THE BURN SCARS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF NECESSARY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME STRONG ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND THE REST OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS ON SUNDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH HAIL UP THE SIZE OF PENNIES...LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH...AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN STORM THREATS. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MORE HIGH BASED WITH THE MAIN STORM THREATS BEING CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO REMAIN POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ON MONDAY...KEEPING THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING ON THE AREA BURN SCARS SHOULD STRONGER STORMS MOVE OVER THESE AREAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. $$
Posted on: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 20:44:17 +0000
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