2 products issued by NWS for: Fort Collins CO
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 1120 AM MDT Tue Aug 16 2022 COZ030>051-171730- Jackson County Below 9000 Feet- West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet- Grand and Summit Counties Below 9000 Feet- South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/ Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet- South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/ Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above 9000 Feet-Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet- Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet- Central and Southeast Park County- Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County- Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County- North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County- Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet- Northeast Weld County-Central and South Weld County-Morgan County- Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties- North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County- Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County- Logan County-Washington County-Sedgwick County-Phillips County- 1120 AM MDT Tue Aug 16 2022 This hazardous weather outlook is for northeast and north central Colorado. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected this afternoon south of a line from Grand Lake to Boulder to Limon. Some of these will produce a period of heavy rain, up to an 1.5 inches in an hour. This could produce minor flooding in areas that have received heavy rain over the last few days. In areas further north, including the Cameron Peak and East Troublesome burn areas, there is just a chance of thunderstorms and the threat of flooding will be lower. Some showers may linger from Park county onto the plains south of Interstate 70 through the evening, but the threat of heavy rain will be lower after sunset. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Drier weather is expected Wednesday and especially Thursday, though there will still be some afternoon storms over the mountains with a low threat of burn area flooding. Some increase in thunderstorm activity is expected for the weekend. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed today or tonight. However, any reports of heavy rainfall or flooding would be appreciated. $$ Gimmestad/Mensch
Air Quality Alert
COC013-123-001-031-059-035-005-014-069-172200- Boulder-Weld-Adams-Denver-Jefferson-Douglas-Arapahoe- Broomfield-Larimer- 410 PM MDT Tue Aug 16 2022 ...OZONE ACTION DAY ALERT FROM 400 PM TUESDAY UNTIL 400 PM WEDNESDAY... The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has issued the following... WHAT...Ozone Action Day Alert. WHERE...Douglas, Jefferson, Denver, western Arapahoe, western Adams, Broomfield, Boulder, Larimer, and Weld Counties WHEN...400 PM Tuesday August 16 to 400 PM Wednesday August 17 IMPACTS...Ozone Action Day Alert is now in effect for the Front Range Urban Corridor. Requests to limit driving of non-ZEV vehicles (i.e., gas or diesel) are now in effect until at least 4 p.m. Wednesday, August 17, 2022. Air quality is expected to remain in the Good to Moderate range on Tuesday. On Wednesday, warm and sunny conditions will allow for Ozone development, and concentrations are expected to reach the Moderate to Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups Range. The highest Ozone concentrations are most likely in the southern and western portions of the Denver Metro Area, including Highlands Ranch and Golden.For areas included in this advisory that are not expected to reach the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG) air quality designation, we request that activities, such as driving non-ZEV vehicles (i.e., gas or diesel), be reduced to lessen the impacts on neighboring air quality. Additional air pollution in this region may directly worsen air quality or contribute to precursors which may also adversely affect air quality. For Colorado air quality conditions, forecasts and advisories, visit: https://www.colorado.gov/airquality/colorado_summary.aspx HEALTH INFORMATION...Increasing likelihood of respiratory symptoms and breathing discomfort in active children and adults and people with lung disease, such as asthma. Active children and adults, and people with lung disease, such as asthma, should reduce prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion. $$