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Flash Flood — Clear Creek, CO

Sep 14, 2013

A deep southerly flow over Colorado, ahead of a near stationary low pressure system over the Great Basin, pumped copious amounts of monsoonal moisture into the area. In addition, a weak stationary front stretched along the Front Range Foothills and Palmer Divide. As a result, a prolonged period of moderate to heavy rain developed across the Front Range Foothills, Palmer Divide, Urban Corridor. By the 14th, storm totals ranged from 6 to 18 inches, highest in the foothills of Boulder County. T

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 477944). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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