STP 07-14-2016: Mainly Dry Afternoon, Thunderstorms Evening and Overnight

Issue Date: Thursday, July 14th, 2016
Issue Time: 9:00 AM MDT

Summary:

Another day, another moisture surge for eastern Colorado led to the development of isolated-to-scattered showers and thunderstorms. The moisture surge was a bit later than previous days’, with the magnitude being similar to that of Monday afternoon/evening. A subtle shortwave moving overhead allowed for scattered coverage, with the bulk of activity south of I-76, east of I-25, and north of Highway 50. Thunderstorms are ongoing this morning across northeast Colorado. According to CoCoRaHS observers (reports as of 7 AM MDT), these counties were the big rainfall winners:

Kit Carson County: 0.28 inches
Yuma County: 0.27 inches
El Paso County: 0.14 inches

No flash flooding was reported. For a more complete look at 24-hour precipitation totals, please take a look at the Storm Total Precipitation map below.

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Storm Total Precip Legend