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<br />, <br /> <br />- . <br /> <br />is believed they could add substantially to an understanding of extreme precipitation in <br />Colorado. <br /> <br />Each column on the list of Extreme Precipitation events is described below. <br /> <br />Storm #: Storms have been assigned a number for easy reference and mapping purposes. <br />Numbers are assigned chronologically. Until the completion of this project in 1996, storm <br />identification numbers are subject to change as storms are added or deleted. <br /> <br />Storm Name: Briefnames have been assigned usually based on the nearest town or <br />landmark to the point of heaviest rainfall or based on the affected watershed where <br />subsequent flooding was observed. <br /> <br />State: Each storm has been designated according to the state in which the heaviest rainfall <br />occurred. <br /> <br />Storm Date: The individual day or the consecutive dates of a longer storm episode are <br />provided. <br /> <br />Remon: Storms have been categorized by broad geographic region to aid in sorting and in <br />future meteorological studies and comparisons. <br /> <br />Region # Descrintion <br />I Western Great Plains <br />2 Rocky Mountain Front Range foothills and immediate <br /> adiacent nlains <br />3 Southern Rockv Mountains <br />4 Northern Rocky Mountains <br />5 Four-Corners Region and Colorado Plateau <br />6 Northern Rockv Mountain interior vallevs and plateaus <br /> <br />Type: A very simple description of storm type based on meteorological conditions has <br />been assigned to each storm if known. <br /> <br />Storm Tvoe Description <br />LC Local Convective storm - typically an intense local <br /> thunderstorm of short duration <br />G General storm - typically a large scale (sometimes <br /> multi-state), long duration storm associated with a mid- <br /> latitude low Dressure area <br />GLC Local Convective storm embedded within a much larger <br /> Ileneral storm svstem <br />