SPM 08-31-2022: Tranquil Weather Continues

Issue Date: Wednesday, August 31st, 2022
Issue Time: 11:10 AM MDT

Summary:

Tranquil weather prevailed across Colorado on Tuesday as most of the state saw plenty of sunshine and stayed precipitation-free. The exception was across the far southern San Juans and valleys, where highly isolated showers produced a report of 0.58” west of Pagosa Springs and a handful of reports of 0.20” or less elsewhere. An isolated report of 0.15” was also received further north in the vicinity of Park County. No flood products were issued by any regional WFOs.

Tomorrow, we’ll look at the updated U.S. Drought Monitor to see how conditions are faring across the region.

No flooding was reported yesterday. For precipitation estimates in our area, check out the map below. Remember, if you observe flooding in your area you can use the “Report a Flood” page to make a flood report, when you can safely do so.

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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.