Issue Date: Sunday, June 16th, 2019
Issue Time: 9:10 AM MDT
Summary:
An upper-level disturbance shifting across the southern/central Rockies yesterday provided broad support for scattered showers and thunderstorms across Colorado. Most of the storms were garden variety, producing periods of moderate rainfall and gusty winds. A few, however, were strong over the Southeast Mountains, Southeast Plains, and Raton Ridge regions, where better moisture/instability fueled their greater relative intensity. These stronger storms produced periods of heavy rainfall, strong winds, and small hail. One report of wind damage was received: 6-inch diameter tree branches were blown down in Cheraw (Otero County). Most activity came to an end by 10 PM, with a broad shower/thunderstorm complex over the far Southeast Plains continuing into the early hours this morning.
No flash flooding was reported yesterday, although heavy rainfall did fall over the Junkins burn scar, prompting the issuance of a flash flood warning. 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.
