For the vast majority of locations, very short-term pulses of heavy rainfall were common but did not lead to any flooding issues. For example, an Urban Drainage and Flood Control District gage near Parker picked up about 0.5 inches in 15 minutes, which is very representative of most storms yesterday. However, there were several areas that received heavier rainfall. A storm popped up in Weld County in the early evening and dropped about 2 inches of rainfall in 1 hour, likely leading to localized flash flooding<\/span> and field flooding. Fortunately, that area was in the southeast periphery of the Pawnee Grasslands and is very sparsely populated. Across the western slope, heavier rainfall was more common with many amounts close to 1 inch reported. Of note were several flash flood<\/span> warnings along I-70 from Summit to Garfield counties as well as in the San Juans near Telluride. The latter was probably the most threatening of all: highway 145 was closed between Telluride and Placerville due to numerous<\/span> mud flows.<\/p>\n Lastly, a severe thunderstorm<\/span> warning<\/span> was hoisted in the Northeast Plains over Yuma County late evening for hail and strong winds. Fortunately, neither was reported (as of this writing).<\/p>\n For rainfall estimates specific to your area, check out our Storm Total Precipitation map below. Note that hail likely caused an overestimate in rain totals over the Northeast Plains.<\/p>\n
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