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Part of: Las Animas County Area Flooding — August 2026 →
Flood Warning issued August 15 at 4:39PM MDT until August 15 at 6:30PM MDT by NWS Denver CO
This is a severe-significance flood warning event affecting Western Arapahoe, CO; Denver, CO, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 3,995 acres
- Began
- To end
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Affected area map
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Western Arapahoe, CO; Denver, CO · ≈ 6.3 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the 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 S Aurora, CO
Large amount of running water at Nicks Garden Center. Video from social media.
- Storm report NWS BOU storm report
FLOOD — 1 WSW Arapahoe Park, CO
Moving water with unknown depth Spotter Number: AR1706.
- Storm report NWS BOU storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 1 E Lone Tree, CO
South Metro Fire and Douglas County Sheriff are responding to stranded motorists in Meridian Village at multiple flooded intersections. Photos on social media show water above the tires of a car.
- Storm report NWS BOU storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 3 W Aurora, CO
Video on social media showing an estimated 6 inches of running water on the roadway.
Show 6 earlier updates
- NWS BOU storm report Storm report
- NWS Denver CO Bulletin
- The Denver Post News
Colorado weather: Flash flooding reported across metro Denver
- cedarnews.net News
Severe Thunderstorm Slams Denver Metro With 60 MPH Winds and Quarter-Size Hail
- Denver7 News
Colorado weather blog: Flood watches in effect for Saturday afternoon, evening
- The Denver Post 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 ↗.