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Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
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931 NOUS45 KBOU 020859 PNSBOU COZ030>051-022300- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 259 AM MDT SUN JUN 2 2024 ...Today in metro Denver weather history... 1-2 In 2002...unusually very warm weather for so early in June resulted in two temperature records. Maximum temperatures of 96 degrees on the 1st and 93 degrees on the 2nd were record highs for each date...respectively. 1-4 In 1977...unusually warm weather for this early in June resulted in 3 maximum temperature records being equaled at the time: 88 degrees on the 1st...90 degrees on the 2nd... and 93 degrees on the 4th. Maximum of 91 degrees on the 3rd was not a record. 2 In 1914...flooding occurred on Boulder Creek when heavy rains added to heavy snowmelt runoff. Flooding damaged the water supply system from the mountains into Boulder and destroyed roads and bridges in the canyons above Boulder. The flooding in central Boulder was described as the worst since the tragic flood of May 29th through June 3rd in 1894. However...there was no reported loss of life. The flood waters also inundated pasture land to the east of the town. In 1951...the lowest recorded temperature in June...30 degrees... occurred. The unusually cold weather was accompanied by 0.3 inch of snowfall. Precipitation...both rain and melted snow...totaled 0.30 inch. In 1966...microburst winds gusted to 51 mph at Stapleton International Airport. In 1981...a severe thunderstorm roared through metro Denver... dumping 2.00 inches of rain in as little as 20 minutes and bombing many areas with hail to 1 3/4 inches in diameter. The heavy rain caused local flooding with up to 3 feet of water in some streets in northwest metro Denver. Part of a street was washed out in Thornton. Lightning strikes started a fire and caused a power outage just north of Denver. Lightning also struck a barn which burned to the ground in Brighton. Numerous cars sustained minor hail damage. A tornado was spotted 4 miles northeast of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal...but caused no damage. In 1982...severe thunderstorms produced large hail across metro Denver. Hail to 3/4 inch in diameter was reported in Louisville and northeast Denver. Golf ball size hail fell near Strasburg where two tornadoes were also sighted. In 1983...a tornado touched down 5 miles south of Bennett. It destroyed an outbuilding and did extensive damage to greyhound dog shelters. Golf ball size hail fell near the tornado...destroying some hay. In 1985...3/4 inch hail fell in southwest metro Denver. In 1989...large hail fell over eastern and central Denver. A few stones were as large as baseballs...and many ranged from 3/4 inch to golf ball size. The hail piled up 2 to 4 inches deep in some areas. Hail to 3/4 inch fell at Buckley Field in Aurora...and 7/8 inch hail fell just east of Aurora. A home in Louisville was struck by lightning and was 30 percent destroyed by the ensuing fire. In 1991...strong thunderstorm winds in Arapahoe County...14 miles southeast of Stapleton International Airport...damaged the roof of a home and a radio antenna. A funnel cloud... 4 miles northeast of Stapleton International Airport...was sighted for 11 minutes by National Weather Service observers. In 1993...a tornado touched down briefly in south Denver... destroying the 4-inch thick concrete roof of a building and causing about 20 thousand dollars in damage. The twister also picked up a trash dumpster and dropped it onto a car 30 feet away...causing an estimated 3 thousand dollars in damage. Hail up to an inch in diameter fell in Aurora... Conifer...and Bennett. Two funnel clouds were spotted near Deckers. A funnel cloud was sighted for 19 minutes by National Weather Service observers to the southwest of Stapleton International Airport. In 1994...lightning struck two homes in Denver...starting fires which caused considerable damage to both. Hail to 3/4 inch in diameter fell in Golden. In 1995...lightning struck a house in Nederland...causing a fire that was doused by subsequent rainfall. A portion of the roof and wall was damaged. The storm also left most of Nederland without power for two hours. Lightning also struck a high chimney of an elementary school in west Denver. The jolt sprayed bricks around the school yard and parking lot. Twenty students and teachers were in the school building at the time...but all escaped without injury. A funnel cloud was sighted over Fort Lupton...and 3/4 inch hail fell in Lafayette. In 2003...severe thunderstorms produced strong winds and large hail. Hail as large as 1 1/2 inches in diameter fell near Parker. Estimated wind gusts to 70 mph occurred near Parker and near Denver International Airport where thunderstorm wind gusts to 52 mph were recorded. Wind gusts to 60 mph were estimated near Bennett. In 2005...a severe thunderstorm produced hail as large as 1 inch in diameter in the City of Denver. A tornado was sighted near Bennett along with 3/4 inch hail. In 2008...severe thunderstorms produced large hail over western Arapahoe...northern Denver and southern Weld Counties. Hail...2 inches in diameter...was observed near Brighton; with hail to 1 1/2 inches in diameter...5 miles east of Prospect. Hail to one inch in diameter was observed near Buckley Field...Frederick and Denver. In 2012...severe thunderstorm produced damaging thunderstorm winds. Peak wind gusts included: 82 mph near Strasburg... 61 mph at Buckley Field...60 mph near Byers and southwest Denver...58 mph near Watkins and 52 mph at Denver International Airport. The microburst winds caused extensive tree and roof damage. In addition...hail up to 1 inch in diameter was reported 3 miles east-southeast of Parker. In 2019...lightning struck a home in Broomield. Minor damage to the roof was observed. 2-4 In 1989...from the 2nd to the 4th...heavy rain drenched metro Denver with the greatest amounts recorded on the 3rd. Total rainfall ranged from 1 1/2 to 3 inches. Roads were washed out in Boulder County...and flooded basements caused water damage to houses in the Gunbarrel section of Boulder. In suburban Denver...heavy rain caused minor flooding along Lena Gulch in Jefferson County where two mobile home parks were evacuated. Rainfall totaled 1.66 inches at Stapleton International Airport. 2-7 In 1921...heavy rainfall for nearly a week...from the 2nd to the 7th...on top of streams already swollen by mountain snowmelt...produced widespread flooding over the South Platte River basin...including the tributaries through the canyons to the west and southwest of Denver. Heavy rainfall over the 6-day period totaled 3.36 inches in Boulder...4.98 inches in Morrison...4.27 inches in Castle Rock...and 2.94 inches in the City of Denver. Rainfall amounts in the foothills were estimated between 3 and 6 inches. The narrow-gage tracks of the Colorado and Southern Railroad were destroyed in the Platte canyon. From the mouth of the canyon through the city to near Brighton... the river spread from 1/2 to nearly 1 1/2 miles wide... flooding farm and pasture land and destroying or damaging many bridges. In the city...many businesses along with as many as 500 homes were inundated...forcing their evacuation. Bridges were swept away. The high waters flooded the rail yards and stock yards in lower downtown...closing three adjacent packing houses. The heavy rains also caused flooding on Boulder Creek in Boulder on the 6th. $$