Update 4 p.m.: A south of Interstate 70 until 6:30 p.m. because of heavy rain, forecasters said.
Flash flooding is expected in small creeks and streams, gulches, roads and low-lying areas of Denver, Lakewood, northeastern Littleton, Englewood, Greenwood Village, Sheridan, Morrison, Cherry Hills Village, Columbine and Ken Caryl, according to the National Weather Service.
Thunderstorms could also produce a landspout tornado around Glendale, Denver and Aurora, forecasters said in a weather alert.
A special weather statement has been issued for Aurora CO and Glendale CO until 4:15 PM MDT
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder)
Update 3:21 p.m.: The National Weather Service issued a for most of the metro south of Interstate 70, including parts of Denver, Glendale, Aurora, Englewood and Littleton.
The storm will likely bring winds up to 60 mph and quarter-sized hail, forecasters said. People should expect hail damage to vehicles and wind damage to roofs, siding and trees.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Denver CO, Aurora CO and Littleton CO until 3:45 PM MDT
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder)
Original story: Heavy rainfall forecast across Colorado’s Front Range and Eastern Plains is expected to cause life-threatening and flooding across metro Denver, weather officials said Friday.
National Weather Service forecasters issued a flash flood warning for Pueblo and Custer counties until 4 p.m. because of heavy rain over the Aspen Acres burn scar
“This is a life-threatening situation for in and around the middle Aspen Acres Burn Scar. Move away and to higher ground immediately,” forecasters wrote in the alert. “Move away from recently burned areas. Life-threatening flooding of creeks, roads and normally dry arroyos is likely. The heavy rains will likely trigger rockslides, mudslides and debris flows in steep terrain, especially in and around these areas.”
Areas threatened by flash floods include Beulah, San Isabel, Colorado 165 and Colorado 78, along with stream crossings and county roads near and downstream of the burn scar.
The Colorado Department of Natural Resources also issued a for the state on Friday morning, warning of a high flood threat near Denver International Airport and parts of Adams, Arapahoe, Elbert, El Paso, Lincoln, Morgan, Washington and Weld counties.
There’s a moderate threat of flooding throughout the rest of the Denver metro, including the foothills, Interstate 25 corridor and Eastern Plains, from Larimer County to the north to Fremont County to the south.
The storms could also produce supercells or microbursts with more intense rainfall, state officials said, and may cause “road flooding, urban flooding, flash flooding of small creeks and streams, heavy field ponding (east) and debris/mud flows over steep terrain over the Front Range,” officials wrote in the alert.
Rainy weather is expected to continue into the weekend, with showers possible Saturday and Sunday.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
