Issue Date: Saturday, June 23rd, 2018
Issue Time: 9:30 AM MDT
Summary:
A mid-level disturbance raced across the region yesterday, kicking off a couple showers/thunderstorms during the late morning hours over the Front Range, eventually becoming a complex of strong-to-severe thunderstorms over the eastern Plains during the afternoon hours. Strong winds and hail attended the strongest thunderstorms; here are the severe reports:
1.75 inch hail: 10 miles N of Bristol (Prowers County)
1.5 inch hail: 2 miles S of Holly (Prowers County)
1.0 inch hail: Springfield (Baca County), 9 miles N of Bethune (Kit Carson County)
60 mph Wind Gust: 4 miles SW of Cheyenne (Cheyenne County), Firstview (Cheyenne County)
70 mph Wind Gust: Arapahoe (Cheyenne County)
A smattering of showers dotted the northern half of the High Country, as well as the Front Range, Northeast Plains, Urban Corridor, Palmer Ridge, and Southeast Plains during the late afternoon and into the evening hours, before coming to an end by Midnight. This activity resulted in nothing more than brief periods of light rain and gusty winds.
Flash flooding did not occur yesterday. For a look at precipitation estimates in your area, please see our State Precipitation Map below.
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The map below shows radar-estimated, rainfall gage-adjusted Quantitative Precipitation Estimates (QPE) across Colorado. The map is updated daily during the operational season (May 1 – Sep 30) by 11AM. The following six layers are currently available: 24-hour, 48-hour and 72-hour total precipitation, as well as maximum 1-hour, 2-hour and 6-hour precipitation over the past 24 hour period (to estimate where flash flooding may have occurred). The 24-hour, 48-hour and 72-hour total precipitation contain bias corrections that are not disaggregated into the hourly estimates, so there will likely be some differences. The accumulation ending time is 6AM of the date shown in the bottom right corner. Also shown optionally are fire burn areas (post 2012), which are updated throughout the season to include new burn areas. The home button in the top left corner resets the map to the original zoom.
