Issue Date: Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016
Issue Time: 9:00 AM MDT
Summary:
Monsoonal moisture continued its stay over Colorado, producing isolated-to-scattered showers/thunderstorms over the High Country and Western Slope. As far as western Colorado is concerned, the Southwest Slope and San Juan Mountains received the best coverage of rainfall. Most showers/storms were garden variety, producing mainly gusty winds and light-to-moderate rainfall. For eastern Colorado, upslope flow transported low-level moisture westward, and allowed for scattered showers/thunderstorms to develop across the area. The strongest storms over the day occurred over the Northeast Plains, Palmer Ridge, and Southeast Plains, producing locally heavy rain, strong winds, and hail. Storm reports from eastern Colorado include:
59 mph thunderstorm wind gust: Fort Morgan Airport (Morgan County)
1 inch hail: 6 miles SSE of Greeley (Weld County)
1.49 inches of heavy rain (2 hour total): 8 miles SSE of Blende (Pueblo County)
No flash flooding was reported. For a statewide look at 24-hour precipitation totals, please take a look at the Storm Total Precipitation map below.
