Issue Date: Friday, July 29th, 2016
\nIssue Time: 9:00 AM MDT<\/p>\n
The High Country and Western Slope remained mainly dry yesterday as the atmosphere could only an isolated<\/span> shower\/weak thunderstorm or two. Virga<\/span> was noted under a few showers\/thunderstorms; very little rain, if any, reached the surface, as gusty winds were the main result. Due to nearby shower\/thunderstorm activity, an outflow<\/span> wind gust of 39 mph was recorded at the Grand Junction Airport, and a gust of 47 mph was recorded at the La Plata County Airport. <\/p>\n The big weather story of the day were the isolated<\/span>-to-scattered<\/span> strong\/severe thunderstorms<\/span> that rumbled across portions of the Urban Corridor, Front Range, Palmer Ridge, Southeast Plains, and Northeast Plains. Heavy rain caused standing water on roadways in Limon, flooded roads in Security-Widefield (where a water rescue was needed), street flooding 2 miles NW of Peterson AFB, and likely caused street\/field flooding\/ponding underneath the majority of strong\/severe thunderstorms<\/span> due to a combination of heavy rain and hail. The largest reported hail stones were 2.5 inches in diameter: 2 miles S of Peterson AFB (El Paso County), 4 miles WSW of Falcon (El Paso County).<\/p>\n For a complete look at 24-hour precipitation totals, please take a look at the Storm Total Precipitation map below. Keep in mind that hail contamination has likely inflated rainfall totals as estimated by the radar.<\/p>\n