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<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. <br /> <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. <br /> <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. <br /> <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. <br /> <br />References <br /> <br />Browning, T., and L. Lang, 1997: Preliminary analysis of the Pawnee Creek Flood ofJuly 29- <br />30, 1997 (internal document). Colorado Water Conservation Board, State of <br />Colorado, Department ofNatura1 Resources, Denver, CO, October. <br /> <br />Clement, P. C., and T. B, McKee, 1995: A comparison of radar-derived precipitation and rain <br />gage precipitation in Northeastern Colorado. Department of Atmospheric Science <br />Paper No, 579, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 86 pp. <br /> <br />Doesken, N. J., 1996: The I 00- Year Storm - Do we really know what that is? Colorado <br />Climate. Vol. 19, No.4, Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State <br />University, Fort Collins, CO, pp 40-43. <br /> <br />Follansbee, R., and L. R. Sawyer, 1948: Floods in Colorado. Geological Survey Water- <br />Supply Paper 997. U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, <br />Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 151 pp. <br /> <br />Glancy, R. T., and 1. A DaseIar, 1986: Meteorological analysis of the conditions which <br />produced the record flood at Cheyenne, Wyoming. Preprints, 11th Conference on <br />Weather Forecasting and Analysis, American Meteorological Society, Kansas City, <br />MO, June 8-12, PaperP4.12, p. 119-123. <br /> <br />43 <br />