Colorado Minor Flood Advisory | Effective 08/15/2026 18:27

Headline: 
Flood Advisory issued August 15 at 7:27PM MDT until August 15 at 9:30PM MDT by NWS Denver CO
Event: 
Flood Advisory
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 15, 2026 - 6:27pm
Expires: 
August 15, 2026 - 8:30pm
Description: 
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Extreme southeastern Logan County in northeastern Colorado... Phillips County in northeastern Colorado... Southeastern Sedgwick County in northeastern Colorado... Northeastern Washington County in northeastern Colorado... * WHEN...Until 930 PM MDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 725 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Holyoke, Haxtun, Otis, Paoli, Highland Center, Fairfield, Lone Star, Sixteen-Mile Corner, Amherst, Burdett, Pleasant Valley, Platner and Hyde.
Instruction: 
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause minor flooding of small creeks and streams, country roads, farmland along creeks, and other low lying areas.
Area Description: 
Logan, CO; Phillips, CO; Sedgwick, CO; Washington, CO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Denver CO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov