Issue Date: Tuesday, June 14th, 2016
Issue Time: 9:00 AM MDT
Summary:
Instability, moisture, upper-level support, and sufficient wind shear all came together to produce an active period of showers and thunderstorms. The best coverage occurred along/east of the Continental Divide, where strong-to-severe thunderstorms rumbled, producing all modes of severe weather. Several rounds of thunderstorms were noted in several places from the Front Range eastward, each producing periods of heavy rain. Flash flooding/heavy rain was reported in several locations:
Flash Flood: 5 miles NNW of Peterson AFB at the intersection of Powers and Barnes
Flash Flood: 3 miles NW of Peterson AFB
Flash Flood: Near Maizeland Road and Academy Boulevard, Colorado Springs
Flash Flood: Flooding in a park in Parker reported, specific location not given
Heavy Rain: 2.10 inches, 2 miles NW of Peterson AFB
Heavy Rain: 1.83 inches, 4 miles WSW of Falcon
Heavy Rain: 1.46 inches/hour, South Academy Boulevard USGS Gauge
Heavy Rain: 1.02 inches/hour, USGS Penrose Gauge
Please refer to the STP map below for a statewide look at 24-hour precipitation.
