The storms in Colorado today didn’t reach the metro area, and all warnings, watches and advisories have expired.
Various weather advisories and warnings popped up through the day including a flash flood watch for the entire Western Slope that expired at 9 p.m.
It was possible that a severe storm in the Longmont area would break apart and brush the northern part of the metro area, said Jim Kalina, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service. In the end the storms dropped less rain than expected, and only scattered severe storms.
The National Weather Service did not receive any reports of flooding.
Kalina said the storms have been building as a result of substantial moisture in the air and warm temperatures, but as the storms move down the mountains they break apart.
Today the storms created a boundary that was moving into the metro area from the south. Kalina said those boundaries sometimes help bring the storms into the metro area.
Denver’s high temperature for Thursday was 92 degrees, and the weather service is currently predicting a 30 percent chance of storms for tonight and Friday. Fridays high should be about 90 degrees in Denver.
