Chinook Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 We've been in a hole at our house with a bare 0.10" (corresponds well to the hole on the radar just SE of the Denver city limits) since Wed AM. Hopefully today. Fort Collins got about 0.35" Wednesday and about 0.10" yesterday (CoCoRAHS plots showed lots of variation in Ft. Collins.) It came down pretty hard for a couple minutes yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayjawintastawm Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Welp, the wife and I had a trip planned out to Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP this weekend but it looks like we'll be heading south into NM instead because of this system. Something about a couple of inches of rain and camping on top of a cliff that doesn't seem to sit well with us. We spent a very rainy weekend there last summer during the monsoon season. Early mornings were gorgeous, the rest of the day we went to Ouray and hung out in the hot springs pool. Still worthwhile. I don't know if NM will be any drier this weekend... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted May 25, 2014 Author Share Posted May 25, 2014 On Friday night, we got maybe 0.4" of rain. There was a lightning show in the distance and a constant rumbling. I saw some big C-G lightning bolts, and a lot of distant flashes. I haven't seen such a constant rumbling and flashes for a long time! Loveland had a stalled storm, and got 2 to 4" of rain Friday night, perhaps with flooded parking lots and creeks. That's where all the lightning was coming from. 8:00PM friday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted May 27, 2014 Author Share Posted May 27, 2014 Here are some pictures of the Poudre River the other day, in minor flood stage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted May 27, 2014 Author Share Posted May 27, 2014 The CFS says, bring on the rainy season in the West. So many of these areas are in drought, hopefully this is a very good signal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted May 27, 2014 Author Share Posted May 27, 2014 I am sure this has been discussed at length in the general forum. El Nino is starting! This has huge implications for the West. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayjawintastawm Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Here are some pictures of the Poudre River the other day, in minor flood stage 0525041259.jpg 0525041258.jpg Ah, Spring! Where I used to live this kind of picture sent people scrambling for the DEET. Now it just means moths by the zillions. Too bad they don't make good eating or something (unless you're a bird...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted May 28, 2014 Author Share Posted May 28, 2014 we had a little rain and sun at the same time, twice (5:00 and 7:00) the first time, there was hail and sunshine. the second time, I got this pic of the rainbow. hail and partial sunshine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted May 29, 2014 Author Share Posted May 29, 2014 The 12z GFS predicts about 0.6" of rain for the northern Front Range cities, Friday morning-Saturday morning. Fort Collins is at 4.64" for the month-- perhaps even higher at my place! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted June 3, 2014 Author Share Posted June 3, 2014 the dry surge hit here. The dew point dropped 11 degrees in 10 minutes and the temperature is still rising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I saw an ob from Las Vegas yesterday at 6PM: Temp 99 Dewpoint -4 RH 2% Just a bit dry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted June 5, 2014 Author Share Posted June 5, 2014 I saw this posted on twitter- mammatus over Denver skyline https://twitter.com/weather5280/status/474368397136777216/photo/1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted June 5, 2014 Author Share Posted June 5, 2014 severe thunderstorm watch 233 ---- THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN COLORADO NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO ----- DISCUSSION...STORMS ERUPTING ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE FRONT RANGE SHOULD DRIFT EAST INTO MORE SUBSTANTIAL CAPE AND SR-INFLOW. EXPECT GRADUAL EVOLUTION TO PERSISTENT SUPERCELLS WITH COINCIDENT INCREASE IN LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND THREATS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted June 5, 2014 Author Share Posted June 5, 2014 large hail is already developing southeast of Denver, near Kiowa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted June 5, 2014 Author Share Posted June 5, 2014 this storm near Kiowa CO is developing 1 to 2" hail and some slight rotation. It could be the storm of the day for this area, perhaps developing significant rotation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted June 6, 2014 Author Share Posted June 6, 2014 Looks like the environment in eastern Colorado could become very good for storm chasing, with high cape, helicity, shear, and medium or slow storm motions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted June 6, 2014 Author Share Posted June 6, 2014 Tornado warning for the Palmer Divide area. That makes 3 days in a row of tornado warnings down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConiferMtnMan Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Funnel at Pawnee Buttes today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted June 7, 2014 Author Share Posted June 7, 2014 ^^ I didn't realize tornadoes could be horizontal like that. It is much cooler here in Fort Collins. The NWS busted by at least 13 degrees, if 60 is really the high temp today. nice towers on this storm on 6/5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted June 8, 2014 Author Share Posted June 8, 2014 Tornado watch likely for eastern colorado -------------- MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0897 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1231 PM CDT SUN JUN 08 2014 AREAS AFFECTED...ERN CO CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH LIKELY VALID 081731Z - 081900Z PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...80 PERCENT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted June 8, 2014 Author Share Posted June 8, 2014 Looks like a large part of eastern Colorado will see rain today, perhaps a heavy squall line in some areas. CAPE is up there already, even though it feels cold here in my town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConiferMtnMan Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Tornado sirens just went off here, about 4 miles north of Parker. Had some minor hail, but nothing noteworthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 5 Tornado Warnings in Colorado. * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN TELLER COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO...* UNTIL 130 PM MDT* AT 1257 PM MDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 1 MILE NORTHEAST OF LAKE GEORGE...OR 29 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted June 9, 2014 Author Share Posted June 9, 2014 Wow. 10 tornadoes in Colorado and SE Wyoming yesterday, including high elevation tornadoes (Fairplay CO is at 9900 ft.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted June 9, 2014 Author Share Posted June 9, 2014 our area's storm total precip from yesterday Goodland area storm total precip (22 hours leading up to today at 19z). The SW Nebraska area topped out at about 2.5" in reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted June 9, 2014 Author Share Posted June 9, 2014 measured 111mph wind at Hugo Colorado, on the night of June 4th PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER, CO634 PM MDT THU JUN 5 2014...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 06/04/14 THUNDERSTORM WIND EVENTIN HUGO....THUNDERSTORM WIND 1...PEAK WIND M: 111 MPHPATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 3.7 MILESPATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 1700 YARDSFATALITIES: 0INJURIES: 2START DATE: JUNE 04 2014START TIME: 1040 PM MDTSTART LOCATION: HUGO COSTART LAT/LON: 39.1441 -103.4901END DATE: JUNE 04 2014END TIME: 1052 PM 2014END LOCATION: 2 SE HUGO COEND LAT/LON: 39.1166 -103.4333STRONG WINDS FROM A THUNDERSTORM DOWNBURST MOVED ACROSS HUGO AROUND1040 PM MDT ON JUNE 4 2014. AN ANEMOMETER WITH A GOOD EXPOSURE ONTHE NORTH SIDE OF HUGO MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 111 MPH AT 1042 PM.WITNESSES DESCRIBED THE SUDDEN ARRIVAL OF VIOLENT WIND...TORRENTIALRAIN...AND FLYING DEBRIS. --- full information at http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=bou&storyid=102725&source=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted June 20, 2014 Author Share Posted June 20, 2014 After several days of mainly quiet weather here, we will most likely have a cold front here on Sunday, with areas of CAPE above 1500 J/kg. (The NAM is forecasting over 2000 J/kg on 18z Sunday.) The SREF seems to be indicating effective shear of 40 kt around this area. (This seems a little high, perhaps only 30 kts of shear) --- SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS PROGGED TO DROP OUT OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES ANDBRUSH ACROSS NORTHERN COLORADO. THE SURFACE TROUGH IS PROGGED TO SHIFT TO THE SOUTH WITH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INCREASING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTH. THE MAIN FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILLPUSH INTO NERN CO AND THE URBAN CORRIDOR ON LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTN. IT WILL BE COOLER WITH CAPE VALUES INCREASING SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THE URBAN CORRIDOR EASTWARD. PW VALUES IN DENVER CLIMB FM 0.50 INCHES IN THE MORNING TO 0.90 INCHES LATE IN THE DAY. FORECAST CAPES AROUND 2000 J/KG AT 21Z FOR DENVER WITHGOOD SHEAR AS WELL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 Radar-indicated tornado warning east of Denver. The NWS forecasters must be looking at some other velocity display than me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 A monster storm hit here last night from 10:30 to 12:00. There were downpours, constant lightning flashes, and a few 1/2" hailstones at my house. Here is the radar, and the CoCoRAHS precip plot, 2-inch hail report: 0459 200 1 S FORT COLLINS LARIMER CO 4054 10507 (BOU) Composite reflectivity at 10:48PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayjawintastawm Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 I could see the amazing light show from that storm all the way down here, probably 70-80 miles away. We got nothing, again. We're actually closing in on June precip that is about 60% of normal. We'll see what today brings, may be the last chance for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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