This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record. Recovery may still be underway; the guidance below applies.
Part of: Banner County Area Flooding — August 2026 →
Flash Flood Warning issued August 14 at 4:53PM MDT until August 14 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Denver CO
This is a severe-significance flash flood warning event affecting Elbert, CO, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flash Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 128,026 acres
- Began
- To end
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Affected area map
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Interactive affected-area map
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- Storm report NWS BOU storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 1 SSE Brighton, CO
Report of water up to the curb on Bromley Lane, with flooding of many streets in Brighton.
- News Denver7
Flood watch issued for portions of northeastern Colorado until 10 p.m.
- News Rolling Out
Large hail and 60 mph winds expected in Denver Today
- Storm report NWS BOU storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 1 WNW Byers, CO
Report of a vehicle stranded in 5 feet of water near the intersection of Highway 36 and Bradbury Road.
Show 4 earlier updates
- FOX 5 Atlanta News
- Denver7 News
Colorado weather blog: Flood watch, severe t-storm warning in effect
- NWS Denver CO Bulletin
- Panhandle News Channel Nebraska News
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.