{"id":6965,"date":"2018-05-24T10:51:22","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T16:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coloradofloodthreat.com\/?p=6965"},"modified":"2018-05-25T07:15:10","modified_gmt":"2018-05-25T13:15:10","slug":"spm-05-24-2018-drier-conditions-for-colorado-with-the-occasional-thunderstorm-on-the-front-range-and-plains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/?p=6965","title":{"rendered":"SPM 05-24-2018: Drier Conditions for Colorado, with the Occasional Thunderstorm on the Front Range and Plains"},"content":{"rendered":"

Issue Date: Thursday, May 24th, 2018
\nIssue Time: 10:45 AM MDT<\/p>\n

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Colorado has been slowly drying over the past couple days, as the system that brought intense thunderstorms early in the week moved out of the area, ushering in drying southwest winds. That being said, conditions allowed for the development of scattered<\/span> thunderstorms from the Front Range, through the Urban Corridor, and into the Northeast Plains. The intensity of these storms were somewhat limited due to a lack of adequate moisture, although some storms across the northern Urban Corridor and Northeast Plains were able to generate rainfall rates of about 0.25 inches\/hour. The rest of the state enjoyed a warm and sunny Wednesday with no major rainfall.<\/p>\n

The persistent warm and dry conditions for the mountains has meant major snowmelt for the high country. Shown below are SNOTEL gauges in the mountains, indicating that the only gauges with measured snowpack left are in the northern mountains. And of these, only a few are at near-normal snowpack for this time of year. No flooding was reported in Colorado yesterday.<\/p>\n

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\nThe map below shows radar-estimated, rainfall gage-adjusted Quantitative Precipitation Estimates (QPE<\/span>) across Colorado. The map is updated daily during the operational season (May 1 – Sep 30) by 11AM. The following six layers are currently available: 24-hour, 48-hour and 72-hour total precipitation, as well as maximum 1-hour, 2-hour and 6-hour precipitation over the past 24 hour period (to estimate where flash flooding<\/span> may have occurred). The accumulation ending time is 6AM of the date shown in the bottom right corner. Also shown optionally are fire burn areas since 2012. The home button in the top left corner resets the map to the original zoom.\n

Note: We have identified a possible underestimation in QPE<\/span> over the southwest part of the state. We are working to on this issue, and will provide an update as soon as possible.<\/span>
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