Issue Date: Wednesday, June 16, 2021
\nIssue Time: 9:30 AM MDT<\/p>\n
Yesterday saw afternoon thunderstorm development in the Southeast Mountains, Raton Ridge, Palmer Ridge, and Eastern Plains. Severe thunderstorm<\/span> warnings were issued west of Limon, with the main threat being high winds and large, damaging hail. A flash flood<\/span> warning<\/span> was also issued for the Spring burn scar after Doppler radar indicated heavy rain in the area. Neither warnings materialized to severe weather or flood reports. Precipitation totals were lighter, with rainfall between 0.01-0.15 inches from CoCoRaHS<\/span> observers and NWS<\/span> COOP stations, which may not be reflected in the SPM. For rainfall estimates in your area, including antecedent conditions, check out the State Precipitation Map at the bottom of today’s post.<\/p>\n The real headline of yesterday was the scorcher of a day across the state, with new record high temperatures set from Grand Junction to Fort Collins. High temperatures mixed with wildfire smoke contributed to poor air quality across the state as well. <\/p>\n Denver got the headline for breaking a record with 101 degrees yesterday but there were MANY broken records in Colorado on Tuesday. Fort Collins reached 103 which was 9 degrees above the old record! #cowx<\/a> #4wx<\/a> @ChrisCBS4<\/a> @DaveCBS4<\/a> @LaurenCBS4<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/SMlcBjkXV9<\/a><\/p>\n — Ashton Altieri (@AshtonCBS4) June 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n