Issue Date: Tuesday, May 9th, 2017
Issue Time: 10:10 AM MDT
Summary:
Today was the most active weather day of the 2017 FTB season by far, with a few strong/severe thunderstorms producing heavy rain, large hail, and strong winds across eastern Colorado. Flash flooding was reported in Weld County, verified tweets showed flooding issues across the Denver metro area, and heavy rain was reported in Pueblo and Huerfano counties. Hail was the major story yesterday, though, with reports of hail as large as 2.75 inches in Jefferson County, with many reports of hail between 1” and 2.5”.
According to CoCoRaHS observers, the big winners from yesterday’s rainfall include:
Weld County: 2.59 inches
Yuma County: 2.01 inches
Philips County: 2.00 inches
Adams County: 1.90 inches
Denver County: 1.77 inches
Douglas County: 1.70 inches
Pueblo County: 1.54 inches
Lincoln County: 1.50 inches
For a statewide look at 24-hour precipitation totals, please take a look at the Storm Total Precipitation map below.
