{"id":13957,"date":"2021-05-22T09:34:36","date_gmt":"2021-05-22T15:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coloradofloodthreat.com\/?p=13957"},"modified":"2021-05-23T09:21:31","modified_gmt":"2021-05-23T15:21:31","slug":"spm-05-22-2021-continued-heavy-rain-in-southwest-severe-thunderstorms-on-eastern-plains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/?p=13957","title":{"rendered":"SPM 05-22-2021: Continued Heavy Rain in Southwest &#8211; Severe Thunderstorms on Eastern Plains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Issue Date: Saturday, May 22, 2021<br>\nIssue Time: 9:45 am MDT<\/p>\n<h3>Summary<\/h3>\n<p>The Southwest Corner of the state continued to receive steady rainfall, and even snow at times, for most of the day and overnight yesterday. Rainfall totals exceeded 2 inches in some locations, which is reflected in the State Precipitation Map below. According to the 1981-2010 climate normals from PRISM, average monthly rainfall for May in this region is around 1.6-2.8 inches, so many locations received their average monthly precipitation for May in just the past 24-hours.<\/p>\n<p>On the Eastern Plains, lines of thunderstorms began to develop in the late afternoon and early evening, resulting in several <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;severe thunderstorm&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Thunderstorms that produce a tornado, winds of at least 58 mph (50 kts) and\/or hail at least 1&amp;quot; in diameter.&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>severe thunderstorm<\/span> warnings issued by the Pueblo and Boulder <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;WFOs&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;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;W&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;eather &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;F&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;orecast &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;O&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;ffice; the National Weather Service operates 122 WFOs across the United States, Guam, and Puerto Rico&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;\n&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>WFOs<\/span>. The main threat from these storms was high winds and hail, but there was also short-duration intense rainfall.&nbsp;The linear nature of these convective storms is also seen in the State Precipitation Map below, with elongated but narrow bands of precipitation.<\/p>\n<p>Flooding was not reported on Friday. For additional rainfall estimates in your area, check out our State Precipitation Map below.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"collapseomatic \" id=\"id6a1c7a65c57bd\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Click Here For Map Overview\">Click Here For Map Overview<\/h4><div id=\"target-id6a1c7a65c57bd\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\nThe map below shows radar-estimated, rainfall gage-adjusted Quantitative Precipitation Estimates (<span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;QPE&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Q&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;uantitative &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;P&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;recipitation &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;stimate; an estimate of the amount of precipitation that has fallen at a particular location or across a region based on several different data sources, such as radar or satellite; QPE is often calculated using remotely-sensed data sources&lt;\/div&gt;\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>QPE<\/span>) across Colorado. The map is updated daily during the operational season (May 1 &ndash; 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 <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;flash flooding&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;flash flooding can refer to usually dry areas becoming rapidly inundated with water, or rapid water level rises on streams, creeks, or rivers beyond flood stage; typically caused by heavy rainfall, but can also be caused by meltwater&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;\n&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>flash flooding<\/span> may have occurred). 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.\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dewberry-hydromet.com\/STP\/Snapshots\/SPM\/SPM_20210522_snap.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13558 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dewberry-hydromet.com\/STP\/Snapshots\/SPM\/SPM_20210522_snap.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"906\" height=\"617\"\/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Issue Date: Saturday, May 22, 2021 Issue Time: 9:45 am MDT Summary The Southwest Corner of the state continued to receive steady rainfall, and even snow at times, for most of the day and overnight yesterday. Rainfall totals exceeded 2 inches in some locations, which is reflected in the State Precipitation Map below. 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