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Looks like south and northwest were the winners this time. We had 0.60". From COCORAHS

We really caught up yesterday with 2.64" of rain in 24 hours. Closing in on 4 inches for the month, who knew? Then again, May is often the surprise flood month- 2 years ago we had close to 6 inches in a day and a half, that washed out the road over Cherry Creek in the state park for close to a year. Same road had a foot of flowing water over it in the same place this morning.

Got 0.8" of rain in the last 20 minutes along with a good bit of small hail. Rain rate peaked at 3.35 inches/hour. Localized flooding, of course.

This is possibly the smallest severe thunderstorm watch I've ever seen. Pretty cool out now, though humid, doesn't feel like a severe weather day, though there's one supercell out near Kiowa (Kiowa has a semi-permanent supercell, I think).

Just got back from a couple hours on the bike near Centennial and saw at least 2 of those storms form right overhead and move quickly to the northeast. They're going from nothing to nasty/starting to rotate in 30 minutes. Missed getting hailed on (0.5-0.6" hail at our house) by about 10 minutes ... one more reason to wear a helmet.

1.01"- can't complain too much. All the showers today missed one direction or the other.

Rain may not be continuous with this one, but the showers have been potent. The conveyor belt worked its way north during the morning and we're on the very north edge, having had 0.74" rain in 8 hours. Looks to continue for a while so we may get our 1" after all. 38-39 F at 5650'. Brr.

Here we go again. What can you do when all the models say you'll get 1"+, 12 hours before the event. Gonna be a long fire season. Forecast for Sunday: Rain late. Measured precip: zero. Forecast for Monday: Rain late. Measured precip: zero. Today the closest precip is about 70 miles south.

Given recent May-hem, I wouldn't be surprised. Hot today though! Was 79 a few minutes ago, wonder if it'll break 80 before the clouds take over.

600 passengers... that's called flying a building, not an airplane. Seen a couple up close at Dulles on the shuttle between terminals, wow. Missed this one's landing by an hour and a half on Wednesday, but seen quite a few take off and land at other airports. They actually don't seem to take as long to get off the ground and climb out as the 747s do.

First week of May always seems to be the only gloomy, wet week of the year here in the Denver Metro (I'll take it!)- 0.40" rain last night and several days more predicted next week.

Reposted from Colorado Storm Chasers FB group: it seems like the fan in Elbert County (see discussion from winter thread a couple weeks ago) will be in full operation tomorrow.

Opened a warm season thread for now through Octoberish.

On to a new thread, hoping for moisture this warm season. NWS says warm and dry, what a surprise. Fortunately, mountain snowpack most places is reasonable.

Just a note as the warm weather 2025 thread opens- Loveland ski area has had 20 inches of snow the last 48 hours! One last opportunity for a powder day- unfortunately too many Easter weekend plans. 3.6" snow total in April, 51.1" on the season unless we get anything more.