Instead of heavy rain, there were two stories that dominated the weather headlines on Monday. First, several supercell thunderstorms developed in the northern Urban Corridor and Front Range. These storms had access to high amounts of instability, speed and directional shear<\/span>, creating the perfect setup for strong, rotating updrafts. The result was numerous<\/span> reports of large hail, as large as 4.25 inches in Weld County. In addition, tornado reports were received in Weld and Larimer counties. Max rainfall with these storms was up to 0.75 inches, with most of that falling in 30 minutes or less.<\/p>\n The second main story was the very windy conditions across western Colorado, as shown in the map below. A report is only recorded if it exceeds 45 mph, and many of the reports below were in excess of 60 mph. With low relative humidity, two more “large incident” fires appeared on Monday: the Dead Dog and Hunter fires, both in Rio Blanco county. Stay tuned to the Grand Junction National Weather Service for updates on these, and fire forecasts.<\/p>\n
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