Chief Gibson is urging people in the Fourmile Canyon area to use caution on low laying roads and around culverts as they may be flooded.
May
09
May
09
OEM staff worked through the night to correct our website's problems. It's still not 100% reliable, but it's better than it was. Please keep refreshing your browser to see posts. We apologize for this ill-timed inconvenience. It's not our website itself it's the service provider, which makes us frustrated, too.... read more →
May
09
The National Weather Service has issues a Flash Flood Watch for Boulder County. This includes the City of Boulder and Boulder County. Forecast rainfall: Heavy rainfall of 0.40" to 1.20" in 10-30 minutes will be possible with individual thunderstorm cells today. Heavy rainfall of up to 1.60" in 60-90 minutes... read more →
May
09
The OEM is staffed and will continue to monitor weather, road, and creek conditions throughout the day. Heavy rain expected. Please follow all flash flood warnings. If you're part of the CU graduation commencement activities, you may want to sign up for any campus emergency notifications at: http://alerts.colorado.edu/ #COwx #COFlood
May
09
Remember, no amount of water is safe to drive through. Just a few inches of moving water can pick up and carry a vehicle. Even standing water can hide washed out roadways and deep holes beneath the water's surface. Play it safe and avoid driving in flood waters. XcelEnergy has... read more →
May
08
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May
08
National Weather Service has issued an AREAL FLOOD WARNING. It's important to understand this type of flooding is different that the fast-moving flash floods. Areal flooding is in a large area and occurs when the ground is saturated and can no longer hold the rainfall. It's slow developing and will... read more →
May
08
The Boulder OEM will be monitoring the weather all day and through the weekend. The current forecast is calling for widespread rain with a few embedded thunderstorms today. Rivers, creeks and streams will be running high through the weekend from the week’s rains. Boulder Creek and St. Vrain Creek are... read more →
May
05
The storm threat for Boulder County and the City of Boulder has diminished. National Weather Service (NWS) has lifted the Flash Flood Watch that was in place. The emergency operations center is closing for the night, but will reactive if conditions worsen. The City of Boulder has moved back to GREEN... read more →
May
05
National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for the City of Boulder and Boulder County. The watch is valid until 9pm tonight. A Flash Flood Watch means flash flooding is possible within the watch area. Forecast rainfall: Heavy Rainfall of 0.40" to 0.90" in 10-30 minutes will be... read more →