Colorado Minor Flood Advisory | Effective 07/29/2026 13:45

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Northwestern Elbert County in east central Colorado... Southeastern Arapahoe County in northeastern Colorado... Douglas County in northeastern Colorado... * WHEN...Until 545 PM MDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 245 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. - This includes the following streams and drainages... Middle Garber Creek, Rainbow Creek, Jackson Creek, Garber Creek, Cook Creek, East Cherry Creek, West Creek, Indian Creek, Deep Creek, Spring Creek, Camp Creek, Gove Creek, Murphy Creek, Newlin Gulch, East Plum Creek, Sugar Creek, Trout Creek, Horse Creek, Cherry Creek, Bear Creek, Carpenter Creek, Big Dry Creek, Piney Creek, Running Creek, North Garber Creek, Pine Creek, Coal Creek, Kinney Creek, West Toll Gate Creek, Willow Creek, Plum Creek, Antelope Creek, Bayou Gulch, First Creek, Watson Park Creek, Dry Gulch, Happy Canyon Creek, Lake Gulch, South Platte River and East Toll Gate Creek. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Southern Aurora, eastern Centennial, Castle Rock, Parker, Lone Tree, Larkspur, Castle Pines, Franktown, Sedalia, The Pinery, Perry Park, Ponderosa Park, Devil's Head, Arapahoe Park, Foxfield, Castlewood Canyon and Shamballa.