<br />Hydrologist from Denver, provided radar data from the Denver WSR-88D radar along with
<br />considerable assistance and expertise. We also appreciate the cooperation and help provided
<br />by Walt Petersen, Lany Carey and Dr. Steve Rutledge in developing rainfa1I estimates from
<br />the CSU CHILL radar for comparison with ground measurements. The efforts of the staff of
<br />the Colorado Climate Center (Odie Bliss, John Kleist, Natalie Marquez and Jim Harrington) in
<br />gathering data, developing data bases, producing maps and preparing reports were certainly
<br />appreciated and were essential in completing this study.
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<br />Compiling data and producing rainfall maps and descriptions proved to be more time
<br />consuming than origina1ly planned. We appreciate the patience shown to us by many
<br />managers, administrators, planners, consultants, engineers, attorneys and researchers who
<br />needed information about this storm but were willing to wait so that we could assemble a
<br />more complete and accurate summary.
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<br />Most importantly, thank you so much to all of the citizens ofFort Collins that weathered this
<br />storm and still made the effort to share their measurements and their experiences and
<br />recollections so that we could document and describe this remarkable stonn.
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<br />This study was made possible by the ongoing support of the Agricultural Experiment Station
<br />at Colorado State University. Other research projects took a back seat so that this special
<br />study could be completed.
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