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Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
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211 NOUS45 KBOU 100859 PNSBOU COZ030>051-102300- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 259 AM MDT MON JUN 10 2024 ...Today in metro Denver weather history... 9-10 In 1864...from the 9th to the 10th...high water from melting snow combined with heavy rains over the upper reaches of the South Platte River forced the river over its banks and caused flooding of low lying areas along the river in the city. The amount of rainfall in the mountains and in the city is unknown. 10 In 1943...a man was killed by lightning while using a surveying instrument at Buckley Field. In 1969...hail stones 2 to 3 inches in diameter caused extensive damage to buildings and automobiles in an area from northeast of Boulder to Longmont. Two funnel clouds were reported near Castle Rock. A funnel cloud and 1 inch hail stones were reported 10 to 20 miles southeast of Stapleton International Airport. Hail stones to 1 3/4 inches fell 3 miles west of Littleton. Hail to 3/4 inch diameter fell over southeast Denver. In 1988...thunderstorm winds clocked to 60 mph unroofed a porch and downed a fence at a home near Stapleton International Airport. A small tornado touched down briefly in northeast Aurora. Another small tornado touched down for 3 minutes in southeast Aurora. No damage was reported from either twister. In 1989...a National Weather Service observer saw lightning strike 2 storage tanks at 40th and Havana...3/8 mile northeast of Stapleton International Airport. The strike temporarily knocked out some weather observing equipment at the National Weather Service. In 1991...a tornado was sighted 2 miles south of Castle Rock. No damage was reported. The funnel cloud associated with the tornado was sighted for 5 minutes by National Weather Service observers at Stapleton International Airport. In 1994...lightning struck a home in Denver...which started a fire in the attic and caused minor damage. In 1997...lightning struck a security guard at the Castle Pines Golf Course near Castle Rock. He received only minor injuries. In 1999...severe thunderstorms rolled off the foothills over metro Denver...producing large hail and damaging winds. Hail to 1 inch diameter fell near Evergreen with 1 3/4 inch hail measured west of Golden. Hail to 1 1/2 inches fell in Commerce City with one inch hail in Lakewood...Wheat Ridge... the City of Denver and at Denver International Airport where thunderstorm winds gusted to 58 mph. As the storms moved east...3/4 inch hail was reported in Aurora...and damaging thunderstorm winds developed between Bennett and Strasburg. Winds gusting as high as 69 mph blew half a metal roof from a shed in a Bennett lumberyard. A small barn was also leveled between Bennett and Strasburg. Winds also gusted to 58 mph near Manilla. In 2000...a dry microburst produced a wind gust to 58 mph at Jefferson County Airport. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 55 mph at Denver International Airport. In 2003...hail as large as 1 3/4 inches was measured at Centennial Airport and near Parker. In 2005...hail to 7/8 inch in diameter was reported near Parker with 3/4 inch hail measured near Castle Rock. In 2009...lightning struck an apartment complex...a veterinary hospital in Boulder and caused minor damage. Lightning also struck two oil tanks...one in Boulder and the other at Front Range Airport north of Watkins. The oil tanks in both instances were set on fire and suffered extensive damage. In 2010...a complex of severe thunderstorms hammered portions of eastern Arapahoe...eastern Douglas and western Elbert Counties. The hail ranged from 1 inch to 3 inches in diameter. The largest hail was observed near Elizabeth. Areas in and around Aurora...Byers...Parker and Thornton were also impacted by large hail. One weak tornado touched down near Prospect Valley but did no damage. At Denver International Airport...a peak wind gust to 35 mph was observed from the northwest. 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. $$