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Issue Date: Friday, June 14th, 2019
\nIssue Time: 10:05AM MDT<\/p>\n

Summary:<\/h3>\n

Slight increase in low level moisture under northwesterly\/westerly flow yesterday allowed for weak thunderstorms and rainfall to return to the forecast. Mid-level energy also helped increase the coverage of these storms. Rainfall totals from Thursday were greatest over the eastern plains and Palmer Ridge where weak thunderstorms dropped between 0.5 and 0.7 inches of rain. 1.5 inch hail occurred with the storm over Baca County. The largest CoCoRaHS<\/span> report was near Sterling, which recorded 0.4 inches. Over the mountains, an isolated<\/span> area in northern Gunnison County recorded 0.5 inches with additional rainfall over northeast Garfield County. Storms over northwest Colorado produced some gusty winds with reports between 50 and 55 mph. The largest gust was recorded at a mesonet in Garfield County, which measured at 69 mph. Flooding was not reported with these storms.
\nSnowmelt continued across the state with runoff beginning to inch closer to Action and Minor flooding stages. No new flooding reports were available as of this morning, but a new Flood Warning<\/span> was issued for the Dolores River below Rico. The Flood Watch<\/span> continues for SW Colorado and the upper Arkansas River through this weekend. Expecting most river flooding to be in lowland areas and banks will have possible erosion issues as well. For the latest, see today’s FTB post.<\/p>\n

A nice way to track the rivers is using the AHPS gage network<\/a><\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here is a list of the current gages at Action or the Minor flooding stage (as of this morning):<\/p>\n