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<br />October 1996
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<br />Extreme Storm Precipitation Reports
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<br /> USBR
<br /> Storm USBR Depth Area
<br /> No. Storm Name Slate Storm Date Region Type Lat Long Maximum Preclpnatlon Remarks Storm File Dur. Studv
<br /> 1 CherTY Creek CO May20 1864 2 3939 104 51 Unknown
<br /> Big flood thru Colorado Sprtngs and E.
<br /> 2 Fountain Creek CO June 9-10,1864 2 LC 3850 104 44 Unknown CO?
<br /> Snow storm at Pikes Peak, 3.19" 1
<br /> 3 Denver CO Mav22,1876 2 G 3945 105 00 6.50" 1 dav, Denver day, Front Range wide storm
<br /> 4 Cherry Creek CO May 22, 1878 3939 104 51 Unknown
<br /> Extensive snowmeh flooding, high
<br /> 5 Colorado River CO June-Julv 1864 3-6 39 07 108 21 Unknown water
<br /> Caused major but localized flooding,
<br /> 6 TemDleton GaD CO July 25, 188S 2 LC 3900 104 39 Estimated 16" rain In few hours floods on CherrY Creek and Bear Cneek
<br /> Localized rain caused major
<br /> 7 Clear Creek CO August 1, 1888 2 LC 3948 105 24 Walden - 1.03", Home - 1.37" flooding
<br /> >4" several Ft. Range locations,
<br /> 8 Ward District CO May 29-31, 1894 2 G 4004 105 32 5.50" 24 hrs, Lake Moraine, CO Boulder Cneek flood X
<br /> 9 RubY CO Januarv 16-17,1895 3 G 38 51 107 00 4.7Z' - Rubv, storm to1an ,47" snow Heaw snows in mtns and SW CO
<br /> Heavy snow In mountains, rains In
<br /> 10 Climax CO May 29-30, 1895 4 G 3922 10610 4.20" storm total, 42" snow eastern Colorado
<br /> Cloud burst reported 8 miles SW of
<br /> 11 Bear Creek at Morrison CO July 24, 1896 2 LC 3935 105 21 Everareen No extreme DreelD. reports found In CO
<br /> Floods In Louisville, Marshall, Boulder
<br /> 12 Longmont CO Mav 30, 1896 2 40 10 105 04 4.6Z' Lanamant - 1.5 hrs CW, larae hall-Iocallv heaw T-starms
<br /> ! ! I, ' I, ! 4.50" at Kit Carson In 3 hrs with ! 3.50" First View from 4:50 - 8:30 pm, I i
<br /> 13 Chevenne Cauntv CO August 21,1896 1 LC 38 49 102 32 heavy wind hall
<br />, Adal (Central MT, Great Falls J , , , ,
<br /> 14 area)' MT June 29-Julv 1 1898 2 4700 111 40 3.80" Adel, MT No extreme oreelD. reported In CO
<br /> Heavy rains up to 5" in western CO,
<br /> 15 Western Colorado CO October 10-15,1899 S G 39 27 108 03 5.84" 132 hrs - Parachute, CO changed to snow at high elevations X X
<br /> 4-5" rains throughout CO, mix of
<br /> 18 Sarlngfleld CO ADrtl 4-S, 1900 1 G 37 24 10237 8.40" SDrtnafleld - from Aaril4-6 rain/snow In areas
<br /> 17 Big Timber MT April 22-24, 1900 2 G 4550 109 57 6.00' Bia Timber, MT No extreme Dreeia. reported in CO X X
<br /> 16 Canyon Ferry MT Mayll-13,1900 4 G 4838 111 42 4.20" Canvon Ferrv, MT No extreme Dreela. reported In CO. X X
<br /> 5.0Z' 1 day, Aifard, 5.60" at Fort Widespread Frant Range system,
<br /> 19 Larimer County CO Mav 19-21, 1901 2 GLC 3759 104 59 Collins In 30 hrs DrabablY also Eastem CO.
<br /> 20 KiDD MT May 19-20, 1902 4 G 4830 lt2 45 3.10" KiDD, MT No extreme DreclD. reported In CO
<br /> 6.2Z' storm total - Fort Collins (26 Heavy rain and sleet over north-central
<br /> 21 North Central CO SeDtember 20-21, 1902 2 G 4035 105 09 hrsl CO
<br /> I Is 40"~ sl^rrn t^t..l. Ct^v...l~..r Rain across north central and central I
<br /> Ico . ....,..........., ......"..,...-. CO, rain changIng to 8nO\'-' at hIgh I ,
<br /> 22 Boxelder Mav1-3,1904 2 G 40 59 105 11 5.17". storm total- Victor elevations
<br /> Huge flood on North Fork and Paudre
<br /> 23 Llvermore.-Boxelder CO Mav 20-21. 1904 2 LC 4059 105 11 8.00" at Boxelder River
<br /> 5.50" at Spaarfish, SO,
<br /> 24 Soearfish SO June 2-5, 1904 2 G 4429 10347 2.21" 24 hrs, Platte Canvon, CO Heaviest rains In Black Hills
<br /> Hogan's Gulch (SE of
<br /> 25 Colorado Sarlnos) CO Auaust 7 1904 2 LC 3849 104 42 Unknown localized intense raIns E of mtns
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<br />Prepared by Colorado Climate Center, CSU
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