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<br />XIV <br /> <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br /> <br />Figure 2 depicts the results of evaluating the relationship of cloud wind fields to <br />the resulting storm rainfall pattern in Colorado's most extreme precipitation events. The <br />black arrow represents the winds steering the motion of the storm cloud while the red <br />arrow represents the direction of most sub-cloud air feeding the storm's development. <br />The resulting rainfall pattern is depicted with green ellipses. This pattern shows the <br />meteorologically consistent and physically possible scenario. <br /> <br />" <br />..... oJ \ <br />I <br />I <br />, <br />I <br />./ <br />I" <br />Extreme <br />rainfall I <br />(isohyetal) ,:'-,. <br />pattern <br />\ <br /> <br /> <br />Cloud Laver Winds <br />(+ or -10 degrees) <br /> <br />I Cherry Creek Basin - - I <br /> <br /> <br />\ <br />, <br />I <br /> <br />90" <br /> <br />Sub--Cloud Winds <br />4Q..90 degrees <br />to right of <br />cloud layer winds <br /> <br />Figure 2 Observed relationships of cloud layer and sub.cloud layer winds to the rainfall pattern, <br />The outline of the 386 square mile Cherry Creek basin is shown for reference. <br />