Issue Date: Thursday, August 5th, 2021
\nIssue Time: 9:50 AM MDT<\/p>\n
Another early start to precipitation yesterday, this time east of the divide<\/span> and on the Eastern Plains and Palmer Ridge due to the slow-moving eastward progress of the upper-level trough<\/span>. As the afternoon progressed, daytime heating allowed for greater convective storms to develop, with higher rainfall rates across the Southeast Plains. <\/p>\n Lamar in the Southeast Plains experienced heavy rain and flooding associated with these storms yesterday afternoon. Several precipitation reports exceeded 1 inch, including 1.16 from a APRSWXNET\/CWOP station, 1.14 from a CoCoRaHS<\/span> observer, and 1.22 from a public report to law enforcement. Flash flood<\/span> warnings were issued for both the City of Lamar and John Martin Reservoir yesterday. <\/p>\n Some notable flood reports mention “water in ditches everywhere” and “flooding at intersection of Main Street and Olive Street”. The water in the streets was deep enough to require traffic redirection from law enforcement. The following video shared by Weather Nation on twitter shows some of the deep water in town. <\/p>\n Lamar Colorado was under a flash flood<\/span> warning<\/span> today with 1-1.5"+ rainfall totals.<\/p>\n This parking lot was one of those spots that dealt with it #COwx<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/admNZpMcSo<\/a><\/p>\n — WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) August 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n