SPM 06-10-2022: Storms in the South and East, Dry Weather Continues

Issue Date: Friday, June 10th, 2022
Issue Time: 9:45 AM MDT

Summary:

Yesterday saw relatively dry conditions across the state, with only light amounts of precipitation in most areas. The Front Range received a small amount of rainfall, with Denver reports ranging from 0-0.02”, and the Colorado Springs area recording up to 0.07”. Pueblo and south-central Colorado received some sparse rainfall as well, most notably 0.10” in Pueblo and 0.15” near Great Sand Dunes.

Two severe thunderstorm warnings were issued yesterday afternoon, just east of I-25 near the southern border of the state. However, the warnings were brief, spanning less than an hour each. In the central plains near the eastern border, two more severe thunderstorm warnings were issued a bit later in the evening. These areas received higher levels of rainfall, reporting 0.25” and 0.27” in Stratton and 0.21” north of Burlington. Lastly, the northeast corner of the state also had some storm activity yesterday- reports came in from Logan County, CO of 0.25-1.25″ hail and up to 0.21” of rainfall in Sterling.

Up in the mountains, two stream gages are recording all-time highs for this day of the year, at Cross Creek near Minturn and Joe Wright Creek above Joe Wright Reservoir. However, most streams in this area are at or slightly above normal and none are above flood stage. There was no flooding reported yesterday. For precipitation estimates in your area, check out the 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 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.