COLORADO, USA — Several rounds of rain moved through Colorado on Friday night and Saturday morning, thanks to monsoon moisture fed by the remnants of former Tropical Storm Harold.
Harold made landfall near South Padre Island, Texas, on Tuesday but quickly broke apart over Mexico about 620 miles south of Colorado.
>The video above is from Friday.
Here are some rainfall totals from across Colorado from Friday through Saturday:
- Nathrop - 2.49 inches
- Oak Creek - 2.17 inches
- Redvale - 2.02 inches
- Aurora - 1.61 inches
- Westcliffe - 1.60 inches
- Horsetooth Mountain - 1.52 inches
- Clark - 1.51 inches
- Hillrose - 1.49 inches
- Steamboat Springs - 1.48 inches
- Fort Collins - 1.39 inches
- Estes Park - 1.35 inches
- Model - 1.30 inches
- Windsor - 1.29 inches
- Loveland - 1.18 inches
- Collbran - 1.14 inches
- Walsenburg - 1.13 inches
- Rifle - 1.13 inches
- Delores - 1.09 inches
- Cheyenne Wells - 1.08 inches
- Brighton - 1.07 inches
- Cherry Creek Reservoir - 1.07 inches
- Slick Rock - 1.06 inches
- Cheraw - 1.03 inches
- Laporte - 0.97 inches
- Thornton - 0.80 inches
- Littleton - 0.75 inches
- Denver - 0.73 inches
- Boulder - 0.62 inches
- Westminster - 0.51 inches
Front Range metro areas will be much warmer and drier on Saturday.
There are still high levels of monsoon moisture, which is getting pulled around the backside of a strong dome of high pressure. Expect rain showers to be on the heavy side once again in the foothills and mountains. Limited flooding is expected in the burn scars.
LATEST FORECAST: Warmer and drier on the Front Range Saturday. Heavier showers still possible in the higher elevations.
Tropical infusions are not common, but there have been a few examples in the state.
The highest known rainfall total was from an unnamed tropical cyclone that came out of the Pacific Ocean in October of 1911. It dissipated in Arizona, but the remnants brought more than 8 inches (8.16”) of rain to Colorado.
In 1992, Hurricane Lester dissipated in New Mexico near Albuquerque, but the remnants from that storm went on to drop more than 5 inches (5.35”) of rain on Wolf Creek Pass in Colorado.
The story includes reporting by Cory Reppenhagen.
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