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Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
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634 NOUS45 KBOU 110859 PNSBOU COZ030>051-112300- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 259 AM MDT TUE JUN 11 2024 ...Today in metro Denver weather history... 10-11 In 1882...heavy thunderstorm rains on the morning of the 10th caused a rapid rise in Dry Creek...which enters the South Platte River at Fairview in present day south Denver. This...combined with additional heavy rainfall on the 11th caused the South Platte River to overflow. Five people drowned and several houses were destroyed. Total losses in the city and suburbs was estimated at 75 thousand dollars. Total rainfall in central Denver was 2.21 inches over the 2 days. In 2013...the high temperature of 99 degrees on the 10th broke the previous record maximum temperature of 97 for the date. Also...the minimum temperature of 68 and high temperature of 100 degrees on the 11th established a new record for highest minimum and maximum temperature for the date. 11 In 1947...a trace of snow fell over downtown Denver. Low temperature of 34 degrees was a record minimum for the date. In 1962...hail caused extensive crop damage near Hudson northeast of Denver. In 1970...stratiform rainfall totaled 3.16 inches at Stapleton International Airport. This was the greatest amount of precipitation ever recorded on a calendar day in June. In addition...it was the greatest amount of precipitation ever measured during any 24-hour period in June. The high temperature climbed to only 51 degrees...which was a record low maximum for the date. In 1973...large hail from 3/4 to 1 1/2 inches in diameter fell west of Boulder. In 1977...golf ball size hail was reported just south of Arapahoe County Airport...now Centennial Airport. Lightning struck a home in Lakewood. In 1988...a 30-year-old man was seriously injured by lightning while mowing his lawn in Denver. In 1992...lightning started two house fires in the southern Denver suburbs where 3/4 inch hail fell and a funnel cloud was sighted. In 1999...severe thunderstorms formed over the Palmer Divide and moved across Douglas...Elbert...and Adams counties. Hail as large as 1 inch in diameter was reported in and near Castle Rock...Sedalia...Franktown...and Aurora. Hail as large as golfballs accumulated several inches deep and caused a large section of a corrugated metal roof of a greenhouse complex to collapse near Franktown. About a third of the roof covering the 30 thousand square foot building collapsed. Thirty-five workers were trapped in the debris...but only 3 were treated for minor injuries. Hail 1 to 2 feet deep blocked the roadways and slowed the arrival of emergency vehicles. Damage to the building was estimated to be around 3 million dollars. In 2006...a man was struck and killed by lightning as he was returning to his car after leaving the Mile High Flea Market near Henderson. Two others were knocked down...but not injured by the lightning strike. Severe thunderstorms produced large hail across the northern portion of metro Denver. Hail to 1 1/4 inches in diameter was measured in Arvada...with 1 inch diameter hail reported near Fort Lupton. Hail to 7/8 inch in diameter was recorded near Brighton...and hail...3/4 inch in diameter...fell near Keenesburg. In 2009...large hail pummelled portions of Adams...Arapahoe... Elbert and Douglas Counties. Hail up to 1 1/2 inches in diameter was measured near Parker. In 2010...severe thunderstorms producing very large hail pummeled portions of Front Range Foothills and Urban Corridor. The large hail ranged in size from 1 to 2 1/2 inches...caused extensive damage to home and vehicles. The hardest hit areas included: Brighton... Castle Rock...Greenland...Idledale...Mountain View and Thornton. The combination of heavy rain and hail destroyed 50 thousand acres of cropland in southeast Weld County. Flash flooding forced the closure of State Highway 52...east of Prospect Valley. Several county roads were either flooded or completely washed out. At Denver International Airport...0.69 inches of rainfall was observed. In 2015...thunderstorms produced flash flooding in Denver and parts of the metropolitan area. In downtown Denver... parked cars had standing water rising midway up the wheels. Denver fire crews had to rescue motorists from flooded intersections and roads. In Glendale...two lanes of northbound Colorado Blvd. at Exposition Ave. were closed due to flooding. In Aurora...water was reportedly flowing over the roads at East 6th Ave. and South Pacadilly Road. Additional flooding was reported on South Gun Club Road... between East Alameda Ave. and East Exposition Avenue... forcing the closure of the road. Flooding occurred along Plum Creek and its tributaries. Four trails in Castle Rock were closed due to flooding. Plum Creek remained above flood stage for approximately 2 1/2 hours...with moderate flooding along and east of the creek. Near Cherry Creek Dam...2.02 inches of rain fell. At Denver International Airport 0.56 inches of rainfall was recorded. A peak wind gust to 34 mph was also observed from the north. 11-14 In 1999...damage from several hailstorms...from the 11th to the 14th...in and near metro Denver totaled 35 million dollars. About 17.5 million dollars was from automobile claims with another 17.5 million in homeowner claims. The areas hardest hit by the storms included Castle Rock... Commerce City...Evergreen...and Golden. $$