by Brian Crow | Oct 19, 2017 | Extreme Local Storm Precipitation, Extreme Tropical Storm Precipitation, News
The CoCoRaHS volunteer network provides a wealth of rain gauge data, including some rare 24-hour rainfalls in excess of 11″.
by Brian Crow | May 5, 2017 | Extreme General Storm Precipitation, Extreme Local Storm Precipitation, MetStorm
This past weekend, the Ozark Mountains of southern Missouri and northern Arkansas experienced two days of near-continuous heavy thunderstorms. The sustained heavy rain over the steep hills of this region led to rapid runoff and a dramatic rise in local creeks and...
by Brad Wells | Aug 1, 2016 | Extreme General Storm Precipitation, Extreme Local Storm Precipitation, MetStorm
An afternoon thunderstorm situated in just the right place can spark a chain of events that can completely change a community and how it learns to respond to a flooding disaster. Such was the case the evening of July 31st above the Big Thompson Canyon in Colorado, 60...
by Brad Wells | Jul 22, 2016 | Extreme General Storm Precipitation, Extreme Local Storm Precipitation, MetStorm, Uncategorized
Phoenix, along with much of the rest of the country, has been battling with excessive heat for most of the summer. In the southwest this dry heat, combined with their summer monsoonal rainfalls, can create a virulent effect in the atmosphere that accompanies the rain,...
by MetStat | Sep 17, 2015 | Extreme Local Storm Precipitation, MetStorm, Uncategorized
Thunderstorms moving through southern Utah and northern Arizona caused deadly flooding Monday September 14 through Tuesday September 15th, 2015. These thunderstorms were associated with a shortwave trough moving through the Southwest. This trough initiated the...
by MetStat | Jul 27, 2015 | Extreme General Storm Precipitation, Extreme Local Storm Precipitation, MetStorm, Uncategorized
The weather conditions last Tuesday, July 21, 2015, over the borders of northern Colorado, southeastern Wyoming, and western Nebraska were ripe for the formation of thunderstorms. The Weather Prediction Center (WPC) surface analysis for 21Z, or 3pm MDT, shows a high...
