Issue Date: Thursday, August 13th, 2015
Issue Time: 9:00 AM MDT
Summary:
After a couple days of active weather, Mother Nature provided a bit of a respite with high pressure overhead. Residual moisture under the ridge allowed for isolated thunderstorms to develop during the afternoon and evening hours, mainly over/near the higher terrain. Precipitable water values remained above average, so even with minimal support for thunderstorms, brief periods of moderate-to-heavy rain accompanied the stronger storms. Rainfall totals were typically less than 0.15 inches, but the winners (according to NWS reports and CoCoRaHS observers) were:
Lake County: 0.55 inches
Montrose County: 0.42 inches
Teller County: 0.21 inches
Jefferson County: 0.18 inches
No flash flooding was reported yesterday.
