Issue Date: Sunday, May 26th, 2019
Issue Time: 9:10 AM MDT
Summary:
Plenty of sunshine could be found across the state yesterday, with high temperatures reaching up to near, or a few degrees above, average for the date. There were two areas of exception, where isolated showers/storms were able to develop and rumble: 1) northern portions of the Urban Corridor and Northeast Plains, and 2) over the far Southeast Plains. The activity over northern portions of the Urban Corridor and Northeast Plains were garden-variety, producing gusty winds and periods of light rainfall.
The strongest storms of the day were over the far Southeast Plains, where good moisture was in place and convergence along the dryline acted as the trigger mechanism for severe storm development. Large hail was the main impact, along with periods of moderate/heavy rainfall and strong winds. The following large hail reports were submitted to the National Weather Service:
1.75 inch hail: 9 miles N of Campo (Baca County)
1.00 inch hail: 5 miles NNE of Campo (Baca County)
Minor street flooding was reported 1 mile NNW of Walsh, likely from a combination of brief heavy rainfall and nickel-sized hail inhibiting drainage. For a look at precipitation estimates in your area, please see the 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 7AM of the date shown in the bottom right corner. Also shown optionally are vulnerable fire burn areas (post 2012), which are updated throughout the season to include new, vulnerable burn areas. The home button in the top left corner resets the map to the original zoom.
