Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
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106 NOUS45 KBOU 280859 PNSBOU COZ030>051-282300- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 259 AM MDT TUE MAY 28 2024 ...Today in metro Denver weather history... 26-31 In 1995...from the 26th through the 31st...a cool period with light morning showers and moderate to heavy afternoon showers and thunderstorms pushed rivers already swollen from mountain snow melt over their banks causing minor flooding. Streams and rivers such as the South Platte and Boulder Creek flooded meadowlands...bike paths...roads near streams...and other low lying areas. No significant property damage was reported and crop damage was unknown. Rainfall totaled 1.79 inches at the site of the former Stapleton International Airport and only 1.51 inches at Denver International Airport. 28 In 1884...a thunderstorm apparently produced large hail. The hail stones were noted as unusually large...but the diameter of the stones was not measured. The hail fell for only 5 minutes. Precipitation from the storm was only 0.05 inch. In 1898...heavy thunderstorm rainfall totaled 1.74 inches in downtown Denver. Hail of unknown size accompanied the storm. In 1981...a woman in Aurora was struck and killed by lightning. Another bolt injured a boy on a bicycle at about the same time a short distance away. About half an inch of rain in 20 minutes caused street flooding in the area. A tornado touched down for about 2 minutes some 3 miles north of Stapleton International Airport. In 1982...severe thunderstorms produced golf ball size hail in southeast Denver...Aurora...and Strasburg. The large hailstones undoubtedly damaged some cars in the area. At Stapleton International Airport...only 1/2 inch diameter hail was measured. In 1991...golf ball size hail fell in Brighton. No damage was reported. Later...hail ranging in size from 3/4 inch to 1 1/2 inches in diameter fell over southwestern sections of metro Denver. In some areas...hail piled up a few inches in depth. In 1994...thunderstorm wind gusts to 65 mph damaged 16 small airplanes and a hangar at Centennial Airport. In 2001...severe thunderstorms produced large hail across metro Denver. Hail as large as 1 inch in diameter fell in Lakewood...Wheat Ridge...northwest Denver...near Watkins... Bennett...and Keenesburg. Hail 3/4 inch or larger fell in Brighton. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 58 mph at Denver International Airport. A small tornado (F0) touched down near Bennett...but did no damage. In 2019...a severe thunderstorm broke out over metro Denver during the overnight hours. Some damage was reported to cars and vegetation. The hail ranged in size 7/8 inch to 1 1/4 inch in diameter. Broadcast media reported damage to 16 different greenhouses around Denver; seven experienced significant damage. In addition...two separate storms passed across Denver International Airport. The hail accumulated on the runways but no damage to aircraft was reported. $$