THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH EFFECTIVE UNTIL 9:00 PM MDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES

IN NORTHEAST COLORADO
      BOULDER. . .JEFFERSON. . .DOUGLAS. . .ARAPAHOE. . .DENVER. . .ADAMS. . .WELD
      AND WESTERN MORGAN

IN NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO
      EASTERN LARIMER

IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO
      ELBERT

IN CENTRAL COLORADO
      NORTHEASTERN PARK...EASTERN CLEAR CREEK AND GILPIN

. . . REPEAT THIS IS A WATCH NOT A WARNING . . .

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS. . .KEEP INFORMED. . .AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING THREATENS.

PERSISTENT MOIST LOW LEVEL UPSLOPE FLOW AND MONSOONAL MOISTURE ALOFT HAS VIRTUALLY SATURATED THE ATMOSPHERE OVER AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE EASTERN FOOTHILLS INCLUDING THE GREATER DENVER METROPOLITAN AREA.   THESE CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY THUNDERSTORM RAINS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.   STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 3.00 TO 4.00 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA.   THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN WILL PRODUCE POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING OF STREAMS.

GARD. . .WSFO DENVER