Colorado weather: Afternoon thunderstorms to bring heavy rain, flash floods

Rain showers and thunderstorms across Colorado on Wednesday could cause flash flooding especially south of Denver according to the National Weather Institution The storms will start in Colorado s mountains in the morning and spread across the Front Range and Eastern Plains through the afternoon forecasters noted Flooding is achievable along the Palmer Divide and across the Eastern Plains according to a hazardous weather outlook from the weather organization Parts of Douglas Lincoln Elbert El Paso Las Animas Pueblo and Teller counties will be under a flood watch forecasters revealed Wednesday morning That flood watch which starts at p m Wednesday and has no listed end time also includes Pikes Peak and multiple mountain ranges Excessive runoff may development in flooding of rivers creeks streams and other low-lying and flood-prone locations forecasters state in the alert Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas Related Articles Colorado weather -degree heat forecast for Denver on Monday Colorado wildfires new wildfires spark in southwestern state force evacuations Thunderstorms delay more than DIA flights Thursday Colorado weather Flash flood warning issued for Pueblo Flood threat alert issued for metro Denver Front Range Severe storms threaten to bring large hail more than inch in diameter and damaging wind gusts of at least mph forecasters disclosed in the hazardous weather outlook Rain in Denver is majority of likely after p m Wednesday according to the weather institution Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter