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[Mike Hickerson]

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS FROM
NOON TODAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...

A VERY MOIST AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS COLORADO.  SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS...
FOOTHILLS AND ADJACENT PLAINS...THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
THE PLAINS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  THE MAIN THREAT WITH
THE STORMS WILL BE HEAVY RAIN AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING.
RAINFALL RATES WILL BE UP TO 2 INCHES IN AN HOUR WITH THE STRONGEST
STORMS.

THE GREATEST THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING EXISTS ACROSS THE PALMER
DIVIDE REGION AND INTO SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY AS THE GROUND IS
ALREADY SATURATED IN SEVERAL AREAS FROM RAINFALL ON WEDNESDAY.
OTHER AREAS SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING ARE THE HAYMAN...OVERLAND
AND PICNIC ROCK BURN AREAS.

THERE MAY BE JUST ENOUGH INSTABILITY IN THE ATMOSPHERE TO GENERATE A
SEVERE STORM WITH MARGINAL HAIL UP TO AN INCH IN DIAMETER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO RELAY
REPORTS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING.