SPM 05-16-2020: Unsettled Weather Across Colorado

Issue Date: Saturday, May 16th, 2020
Issue Time: 9:00 AM MDT

Summary:

Scattered showers and thunderstorms rolled across much of Colorado yesterday, with the best coverage along/east of the Continental Divide. Most of the activity was of the garden variety, producing periods of light-to-moderate rainfall and gusty winds. A few strong-to-severe storms mixed in over the Urban Corridor, Palmer Ridge, Northeast Plains, and Southeast Plains, producing hail up to 0.75-1.0 inch in diameter and strong winds. A few rain showers continued after sunrise east of the mountains, bringing light rainfall to portions of the Urban Corridor, Palmer Ridge, Southeast Plains, and Northeast Plains.

Flooding was not reported on Friday. For rainfall estimates in your area, check out our State Precipitation Map below.

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The map below shows radar-estimated, rainfall gage-adjusted Quantitative Precipitation Estimates (QPE) across Colorado. The map is updated daily during the operational season (May 1 – Sep 30) by 11AM. The following six layers are currently available: 24-hour, 48-hour and 72-hour total precipitation, as well as maximum 1-hour, 2-hour and 6-hour precipitation over the past 24 hour period (to estimate where flash flooding may have occurred). The 24-hour, 48-hour and 72-hour total precipitation contain bias corrections that are not disaggregated into the hourly estimates, so there will likely be some differences. The accumulation ending time is 7AM of the date shown in the bottom right corner. Also shown optionally are vulnerable fire burn areas (post 2012), which are updated throughout the season to include new, vulnerable burn areas. The home button in the top left corner resets the map to the original zoom.