Afternoon storms to bring heavy rain, flash floods

Rain showers and thunderstorms throughout Colorado on Wednesday may trigger flash flooding, particularly south of Denver, according to the National Weather Service.

The storms will begin in Colorado’s mountains within the morning and unfold throughout the Entrance Vary and Japanese Plains by way of the afternoon, forecasters stated.

Flooding is feasible alongside the Palmer Divide and throughout the Japanese Plains, in line with a hazardous weather outlook from the climate service.

Elements of Douglas, Lincoln, Elbert, El Paso, Las Animas, Pueblo and Teller counties will probably be beneath a flood watch, forecasters said Wednesday morning.

That flood watch, which begins at 1 p.m. Wednesday and has no listed finish time, additionally consists of Pikes Peak and a number of mountain ranges.

“Extreme runoff could end in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and different low-lying and flood-prone places,” forecasters state within the alert. “Flooding could happen in poor drainage and concrete areas.”