{"id":1213,"date":"2015-07-11T09:20:18","date_gmt":"2015-07-11T15:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coloradofloodthreat.com\/?p=1213"},"modified":"2017-04-24T17:41:53","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T23:41:53","slug":"stp-07-11-2015-a-few-scattered-storms-but-mostly-drier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/?p=1213","title":{"rendered":"STP 07-11-2015: A Few Scattered Storms, But Mostly Drier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Issue Date: 7\/11\/2015<br>\nIssue Time: 9:10AM<\/p>\n<h3>Summary:<\/h3>\n<p>Compared to Thursday, Friday saw a significant decrease in both the intensity and coverage of thunderstorm activity across Colorado. West of the <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Divide&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph {&amp;quot;textColor&amp;quot;:&amp;quot;white&amp;quot;} --&amp;gt;\n&amp;lt;p class=&amp;quot;has-white-color has-text-color&amp;quot;&amp;gt;the dividing line that separates the watersheds of the western and eastern United States; rivers west of the divide empty into the Pacific Ocean, while rivers east of the divide empty into the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;\n&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>Divide<\/span>, storms fired by early afternoon with <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;scattered&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;25-40% areal coverage&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>scattered<\/span> downpours across the San Juan and Grand Valley regions. However, the total rainfall amounts were limited to below about 0.7 inches. A few reports of small hail were also noted with the strongest storms.<\/p>\n<p>East of the <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Divide&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph {&amp;quot;textColor&amp;quot;:&amp;quot;white&amp;quot;} --&amp;gt;\n&amp;lt;p class=&amp;quot;has-white-color has-text-color&amp;quot;&amp;gt;the dividing line that separates the watersheds of the western and eastern United States; rivers west of the divide empty into the Pacific Ocean, while rivers east of the divide empty into the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;\n&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>Divide<\/span>, storms took most of the day to get organized and, in fact, the heaviest rainfall was observed within a few hours after sunset. Some impressive lightning producers were seen across the Urban Corridor but rainfall amounts were generally light. The one exception was a storm in Larimer County that produced about 1 inch of rain over a very <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;isolated&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;less than 10% areal coverage&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>isolated<\/span> area. All other reports were much lower.<\/p>\n<p>For 24-hour rainfall amounts in your area, be sure to check out our radar estimated rainfall map below.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/STP_snapshot_20150711.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1230\" src=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/STP_snapshot_20150711.png\" alt=\"STP_snapshot_20150711\" width=\"854\" height=\"519\"\/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Issue Date: 7\/11\/2015 Issue Time: 9:10AM Summary: Compared to Thursday, Friday saw a significant decrease in both the intensity and coverage of thunderstorm activity across Colorado. West of the <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Divide&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph {&amp;quot;textColor&amp;quot;:&amp;quot;white&amp;quot;} --&amp;gt;\n&amp;lt;p class=&amp;quot;has-white-color has-text-color&amp;quot;&amp;gt;the dividing line that separates the watersheds of the western and eastern United States; rivers west of the divide empty into the Pacific Ocean, while rivers east of the divide empty into the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;\n&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>Divide<\/span>, storms fired by early afternoon with <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;scattered&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;25-40% areal coverage&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>scattered<\/span> downpours across the San Juan and Grand Valley regions. 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