Issue Date: Tuesday, August 1, 2017
\nIssue Time: 10:15AM MDT<\/p>\n
With a changing weather pattern marked by substantial dry air being imported into Colorado, heavy rainfall intensity and coverage dropped accordingly. Nonetheless, scattered<\/span> thunderstorms still formed across eastern Colorado. Coverage was roughly separated into two areas: one closer to the foothills and higher elevations, and the other farther east on the plains where there was better moisture. Despite faster storm motion than past days, a quick 1 to 1.5 inches of rainfall in 60-90 minutes was common with the strongest cells. With the saturated soils in southeast Colorado, numerous<\/span> Areal Flood Advisories were issued along the I-25 corridor between Colorado Springs and Walsenburg. Another, more isolated<\/span> cell, formed over Chaffee County where a few reports of over 1 inch of rainfall were received. Scattered<\/span> shower and thunderstorms were also observed over the southern San Juans. A few CoCoRaHS<\/span> reports between 0.5 and 0.75 inches were tallied this morning.<\/p>\n Finally, with the recent heavy rainfall in the Southeast Plains, many tributaries along the Arkansas River rose. The most notable was the Purgatoire River where a distinct river crest formed late Sunday. This crest made it to the Arkansas River confluence this morning (see below), but stayed below Minor flood stage.<\/p>\n
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