Colorado Flood 2013 Storm Page Historic rains and flooding affected 6 major rivers tributaries, 14 counties, and over a dozen cities towns in colorado. go to timeline and impacts page for more information on counties and cities affected by the storm. The 2013 colorado floods were a series of natural disasters occurring in the u.s. state of colorado. starting on september 11, 2013, a slow moving cold front stalled over colorado, clashing with warm humid monsoonal air from the south. [1].
Colorado Flood 2013 Storm Page 9 16 sep 2013 total precip precipitation analysis from the advanced hydrological precipitation service (ahps) (left) and from boulder wfo (using cocorahs and other data sources). We are making available links and archiving maps and related figures for the sep 2013 flood event. if you know of other sources of weather information, please let us know. In september 2013, colorado’s front range, from fort collins south to colorado springs, experienced some of the most dramatic and devastating floods in state history. in the hardest hit areas, the rainfall beginning september 9 and ending september 16 matched or exceeded annual averages. The most intense, widespread, and persistent rainfall along the front range occurred on 11–12 september. while flash flooding from locally heavy rainfall in mountain canyons is not uncommon in this region, many characteristics of the september 2013 floods were exceptional.
Colorado Flood 2013 Storm Page In september 2013, colorado’s front range, from fort collins south to colorado springs, experienced some of the most dramatic and devastating floods in state history. in the hardest hit areas, the rainfall beginning september 9 and ending september 16 matched or exceeded annual averages. The most intense, widespread, and persistent rainfall along the front range occurred on 11–12 september. while flash flooding from locally heavy rainfall in mountain canyons is not uncommon in this region, many characteristics of the september 2013 floods were exceptional. This document presents findings and recommendations resulting from the evaluation of nws performance during the heavy rains and subsequent river and flash flooding in eastern colorado and western nebraska on september 11–17, 2013. General home resources links contact us storm details timeline meteorology storm totals accumulation graphs satellite radar climatology extremes historic floods hydrology drought streamflow runoff evapotranspiration pictures boulder big thompson estes park poudre fort collins south platte st. vrain e xtremes. A detailed overview of the uncharacteristic meteorological conditions that caused tropical like, widespread, heavy rainfall and catastrophic flooding across the colorado front range in september 2013. This time, storms with heavy rainfall occurred in douglas county, but also extended northeast into the aurora area once again. up to 3” of rain fell in 1 hour. plume creek and other small creeks and streams flooded, along with significant street flooding.
Colorado Flood 2013 Storm Page This document presents findings and recommendations resulting from the evaluation of nws performance during the heavy rains and subsequent river and flash flooding in eastern colorado and western nebraska on september 11–17, 2013. General home resources links contact us storm details timeline meteorology storm totals accumulation graphs satellite radar climatology extremes historic floods hydrology drought streamflow runoff evapotranspiration pictures boulder big thompson estes park poudre fort collins south platte st. vrain e xtremes. A detailed overview of the uncharacteristic meteorological conditions that caused tropical like, widespread, heavy rainfall and catastrophic flooding across the colorado front range in september 2013. This time, storms with heavy rainfall occurred in douglas county, but also extended northeast into the aurora area once again. up to 3” of rain fell in 1 hour. plume creek and other small creeks and streams flooded, along with significant street flooding.
Colorado Flood 2013 Storm Page A detailed overview of the uncharacteristic meteorological conditions that caused tropical like, widespread, heavy rainfall and catastrophic flooding across the colorado front range in september 2013. This time, storms with heavy rainfall occurred in douglas county, but also extended northeast into the aurora area once again. up to 3” of rain fell in 1 hour. plume creek and other small creeks and streams flooded, along with significant street flooding.
Colorado Flood 2013 Storm Page
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