Per @thejameskyle via https://github.com/jashkenas/coffeescript/pull/4736#issuecomment-336326858: With variables: ```coffee a ###: number ### = 1 ``` Generates: ```js var a; a/*: number */ = 1; ``` But for that to work in Flow it should be: ```js var a/*: number */; a = 1; ```