Flash Flood Watch: Fort Collins, Greeley, Loveland, Estes Park

Here we go again, more HEAVY rains in the monsoonal flow. Be very cautious around waterways as the situation could change in a heartbeat.

Here's the latest Flash Flood 'WATCH"from the National Weather Service

FLASH FLOOD WATCH NORTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS FROM NOON UNTIL
10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE SEVERE
WEATHER ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THE STRONGER STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FIRE
OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS BY MIDDAY. THEY WILL THEN SPREAD
AND DEVELOP EASTWARD ACROSS THE PLAINS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 1 TO 1.5
INCHES OF RAIN IN 30 MINUTES...ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH AND
HAIL TO AROUND 1 INCH IN DIAMETER.

THE HEAVIER RAINFALL RATES WILL BRING A THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING
MAINLY TO THE RECENT BURN SCARS IN THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS.
HOWEVER...THE POSSIBLE INTENSE RAINFALL RATES MAY ALSO PRODUCE
STREET FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS...AS WELL AS LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN
STREAMFLOWS ALREADY SWOLLEN FROM SNOWMELT.