Weather that soaked parts of the foothills and Front Range this afternoon has moved onto the Eastern Plains, according to the National Weather Service.
A flash flood warning is in effect until 10 p.m. for Kit Carson County, after a storm dropped nearly 2 inches feel in an hour about 7 p.m.
Scattered strong thunderstorms were expected to linger through midnight south to the state line, with the potential for hail, heavy lightning and wind gusts up to 50 mph, forecasters said.
In northeast Colorado, heavy rain prompted a flood advisory is in effect until 9:30 p.m. for Logan County, including Sterling, Pawnee Pass, Twin Buttes and Willard.
The Pikes Peak region had heavy rain and flood risks for the third afternoon in a row.
A rainstorm in Teller County dropped more that 2 inches of rain on the still-relatively barren 138,000-acre Hayman burn area, raising flood risks there.
The central Front Range, including Colorado Springs south to Walsenburg, was under a flash flood watch until 9 p.m. because of “scattered to numerous thunderstorms.” in the area, according to the forecast.
There also were small stream-flood advisories for parts of Archuleta, Dolores. Montezuma San Miguel, Hinsdale, La Plata, Ouray, San Juan, Montrose and Gunnison counties.
Scattered light showers will linger in Denver until midnight, but the metro region has a 20 percent chance of another stormy afternoon Friday, and a 30 percent chance tomorrow night.
