Issue Date: Monday, August 1st, 2016
Issue Time: 9:00 AM MDT
Summary:
Scattered showers and thunderstorms dotted western Colorado yesterday throughout the day and into the evening hours. A few showers/weak thunderstorms continued until around midnight before tapering off. The heaviest rain of the day fell across the Grand Valley region during the late afternoon/early evening hours as a band of thunderstorms moved through. These storms produced locally heavy rainfall and gusty winds, likely producing minor ponding on roadways.
A weak disturbance aloft pushed across the northern third of Colorado yesterday afternoon and evening, and was responsible for supporting the scattered showers/thunderstorms that rumbled across the Northeast Plains. This activity produced mainly moderate rainfall, gusty winds, and lightning. Bouts of heavy rain attended the stronger activity, likely causing minor flooding of small creeks/streams across northeast Washington County.
The only storm reports submitted yesterday were from thunderstorm wind gusts:
60 mph: 4 miles S of Yuma (Yuma County)
45 mph: 4 miles NNE of Grand Junction (Mesa County)
For a complete look at 24-hour precipitation totals, please take a look at the Storm Total Precipitation map below.
