{"id":1440,"date":"2015-07-30T09:00:43","date_gmt":"2015-07-30T15:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coloradofloodthreat.com\/?p=1440"},"modified":"2017-04-24T17:40:02","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T23:40:02","slug":"stp-07-29-2015-subtropical-moisture-increased-but-the-effects-were-limited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/?p=1440","title":{"rendered":"STP 07-30-2015: Subtropical Moisture Increased, but the Effects were Limited"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Issue Date: Thursday, July 30th, 2015<br>\nIssue Time: 9:00 AM MDT<\/p>\n<h3>Summary:<\/h3>\n<p>Yesterday was another pleasant day overall, providing for a great mid-week bridge to the downhill side of the work week. While subtropical moisture streamed overhead, it was again the general lack of instability and mid-\/upper-level dynamics that kept showers\/thunderstorms on the weak side. Mountain locations along the Front Range, Central Mountains, and Southeast Mountains experienced the most coverage of thunderstorms where orographic effects helped make up for the lack of other support. Also, the Raton Ridge and Southeast Plains along the CO\/NM border received a few pockets of rainfall during the afternoon and evening hours, as stronger storms graced northern NM.<\/p>\n<p>Rain totals and, for that matter, rain rates, were generally low. As of 7 AM, the only totals reported greater than 0.1 inches by <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;CoCoRaHS&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;Co&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;mmunity &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Co&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;llaborative &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Ra&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;in, &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;H&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;ail, and &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;S&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;now Network, a volunteer network of precipitation observers across the country&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;\n&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>CoCoRaHS<\/span> observers were Chaffee County (0.77 inches) and Teller County (0.36 inches).<\/p>\n<p>There weren&rsquo;t any severe storm reports from yesterday, and no <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> was observed.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/STP_snapshot_20150730.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1455\" src=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/STP_snapshot_20150730.png\" alt=\"STP_snapshot_20150730\" width=\"822\" height=\"490\"\/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Issue Date: Thursday, July 30th, 2015 Issue Time: 9:00 AM MDT Summary: Yesterday was another pleasant day overall, providing for a great mid-week bridge to the downhill side of the work week. While subtropical moisture streamed overhead, it was again the general lack of instability and mid-\/upper-level dynamics that kept showers\/thunderstorms on the weak side. 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