{"id":347,"date":"2015-05-11T09:00:47","date_gmt":"2015-05-11T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coloradofloodthreat.com\/?p=347"},"modified":"2015-05-12T06:57:55","modified_gmt":"2015-05-12T12:57:55","slug":"stp-05-11-2015-a-welcome-downtick-in-precipitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/?p=347","title":{"rendered":"STP 05-11-2015: A Welcome Downtick in Precipitation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Issue Date: Monday, May 11th, 2015<br>\nIssue Time: 9:00 AM MDT<\/p>\n<h3>Summary:<\/h3>\n<p>After all of the action from the past 8-10 days, a downtick in precipitation was very much welcome across a soaked Colorado. The large-scale system that was in place finally moved east, leaving behind a drier and notably cooler air mass. Much of the state still managed to receive some rain and snow, but much less than previous days. From <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;CoCoRaHS&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;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Co&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;mmunity &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Co&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;llaborative &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Ra&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;in, &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;H&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;ail, and &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;S&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;now Network, a volunteer network of precipitation observers across the country&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;\n&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>CoCoRaHS<\/span> observers, the big winners in yesterday&rsquo;s precipitation sweepstakes were:<\/p>\n<p>Denver County: 0.76 inches<br>\nPueblo County: 0.66 inches<br>\nFremont County: 0.44 inches<\/p>\n<p>Most locations that experienced rain received between a <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;trace&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;a descriptor used when precipitation occurs, but the amount is too small (less than 0.01&amp;quot;) to be measured by a weather instrument such as a rain gauge&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>trace<\/span> and 0.1 inches.<\/p>\n<p>As far as the entire event is concerned (May 1 &ndash; May 10), take a look at the total precipitation map below. 7+ inches fell across parts of El Paso, Elbert, Douglas, Morgan, and Weld Counties!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/total_precip_20150501_20150510.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"  wp-image-353 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/total_precip_20150501_20150510.png\" alt=\"total_precip_20150501_20150510\" width=\"761\" height=\"474\"\/><\/a><\/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> occurred yesterday, but the Arkansas River remained in minor flood stage, and the South Platte River was in minor\/moderate flood stage.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/20150511_STPImage.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-370\" src=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/20150511_STPImage.png\" alt=\"20150511_STPImage\" width=\"886\" height=\"497\"\/><\/a><br><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-136\" src=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/stormtotalprecip_legend.png\" alt=\"Storm Total Precip Legend\" width=\"470\" height=\"32\"\/><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Issue Date: Monday, May 11th, 2015 Issue Time: 9:00 AM MDT Summary: After all of the action from the past 8-10 days, a downtick in precipitation was very much welcome across a soaked Colorado. The large-scale system that was in place finally moved east, leaving behind a drier and notably cooler air mass. 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