Sunday, July 26, 2009

Flooding, Flash Flooding and severe storms

Interesting day on Sunday, July 26th, with lots of water remaining in the air from Saturday's storms, and an upper-level disturbance moving through from the northwest to trigger it.

As a result, Flash Flood warnings reached from El Paso county to Las Animas county during the afternoon and evening...Here are a few rainfall and flooding reports from the event.

.72" - 1 SW of rye
.90: - 1 WSW of Colorado City
.92" - SW of Beulah
1.32" - 1 SE of Fowler
1.40" - 7 E of Colorado Springs; 1 S of Beulah
1.46" - 3 South of La Veta (+ pea size hail as the storm began)
1.50" - 6 NE of Colorado Springs
1.60" - 4 NNE of Colorado Springs
1.61" - 6 ENE of Colorado Springs (in one hour)
1.85"- 5 NE of Colorado springs (in one hour)

Flooding Reports (Courtesy the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Pueblo)
2:53 PM - 8" - 10" of water at the intersection of Tutt and Constitution
2:59 PM - Water from curb to curb on Tutt Blvd. from Constitution to North Carefree
3:07 PM - Significant street flooding 4 ENE of Colorado Springs
3:20 PM - Creek out of its band and flowing across the road at Galley and San Miguel
4:30 PM - Several roads on the south side of Canon City closed due to Flash Flooding.

There were a few Severe Thunderstorm Warnings as well, but no reports of damaging wind or hail at this point.

Another round of showers and thunderstorms will develop on Monday.

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