{"id":3311,"date":"2016-08-04T09:00:22","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T15:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coloradofloodthreat.com\/?p=3311"},"modified":"2017-04-24T16:42:40","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T22:42:40","slug":"stp-08-04-2016-deep-moisture-enhanced-rainfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/?p=3311","title":{"rendered":"STP 08-04-2016: Deep Moisture Enhanced Rainfall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Issue Date: Thursday, August 4th, 2016<br>\nIssue Time: 9:00 AM MDT<\/p>\n<h3>Summary:<\/h3>\n<p>Monsoonal moisture continued its influx from the south\/southwest, providing the fuel for efficient rainfall from showers and thunderstorms. IPW values increased to near 1.4 inches at Grand Junction yesterday, highlighting just how deep the moisture was. The higher terrain of the Southwest Slope took on the most coverage of showers\/thunderstorms, with radar estimating more than 1.5 inches of rain across portions of Montrose and Dolores counties. East of the mountains, <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;isolated&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;less than 10% areal coverage&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>isolated<\/span>-to-<span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;scattered&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;25-40% areal coverage&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>scattered<\/span> showers\/thunderstorms dotted locations along\/near the mountains, with locations further east remaining dry due to capping aloft.<\/p>\n<p>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 reported. For a statewide look at 24-hour precipitation totals, please take a look at the Storm Total Precipitation map below.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/STP_20160804.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3324\" src=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/STP_20160804.png\" alt=\"STP_20160804\" width=\"897\" height=\"539\"\/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Issue Date: Thursday, August 4th, 2016 Issue Time: 9:00 AM MDT Summary: Monsoonal moisture continued its influx from the south\/southwest, providing the fuel for efficient rainfall from showers and thunderstorms. IPW values increased to near 1.4 inches at Grand Junction yesterday, highlighting just how deep the moisture was. 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