Issue Date: Tuesday, August 30th, 2016
\nIssue Time: 9:05AM MDT<\/p>\n
A slow moving disturbance was in a position to provide favorable dynamics, moisture and upslope flow that resulted in scattered<\/span> to widespread<\/span> showers and thunderstorms mainly east of the Continental Divide<\/span>. Activity started by late morning with northwestward-moving showers over parts of the Southeast Mountains and Raton Ridge. Shortly after noon, stronger thunderstorms began to form over the Palmer Ridge, especially El Paso County, which was hit hard with heavy rainfall, deep accumulations of hail and flooding. Highest 24-hour totals were around 2.3 inches, with most of that falling over a 1-2 hour period. In fact, many stations received over 1.5 inches of rain, which contributed to very high runoff rates. This was compounded by the antecedent rainfall from the previous day that also targeted the area, causing saturated soils and likely maximized runoff. For example, the time series below is from a USGS precipitation gage that measured 3.5 inches over a 36-hour period. Warnings products issued yesterday afternoon included areal flood advisories, flash flood<\/span> warnings, flood warnings for Fountain Creek and a severe thunderstorm<\/span> warning<\/span> for hail. Street flooding was exacerbated by hail accumulation, leading to a few unlucky folks having to be rescued from cars.<\/p>\n
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