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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 State Storm Date Realon Type Lat Long Maximum PraclD~atlon Remarks Storm File Our. StUdy
<br /> Reports of g' In 8 hrs near New
<br />156 New Ravrner CO SeDtember 7, 1951 1 LC 4004 102 13 Ravmer >6" west and south 01 Wray
<br /> 4.90" 1 day - 8.83" 3 days - Wall
<br />157 Western CO CO Dacember 29-31, 1951 3-6 G 3729 106 47 Creek Pass Huae wldesDread snow 6 deaths
<br />156 Clmmaron CO June 3,1952 3,5 GLC 38 24 10731 5.25" 1 day, Clmmaron Old ~ really haDDOn?
<br /> 1 D.4O" 48 hrs, 8.60" 24 hrs, Ben,
<br />159 Belt MT June 1-4, 1953 1,2 GLC 4725 11050 MT No extneme pracip. reported in CO X X
<br /> 3.40" 1 hr, 4.03 storm total-
<br />160 Cucharas Dam CO JuIYl1,1953 2 LC 4744 104 38 Cucharas Dam 3.20" 1 day, DohertY Ranch
<br /> 1.50" Palisade Lakes, 1.42" Rangely .
<br />161 Southwestern CO CO July 29-August 1, 1953 3,5 LC 37 27 107 11 on Aua 1 Locally heavy T-storms In SW CO
<br /> San Francisco Creek near Heavy rains In Arkansas Drainage erea,
<br />182 Allalla CO ,JulY 22, 1954 1 LC ,37 05 103 12 2.23" Trov 7SE, 2.00" Branson river rose raDidlv, some local noodlng
<br /> Elbert, Douglas, EI Paso
<br />163 Counties CO August 5, 1954 1,2 LC 39 12 10344 2.40" Limon 8SSW Heavy rains In area - millions in damaae
<br /> 6.10" 1 day, Rye, 9.92" . storm total Many other stations 2-5"totals,
<br />164 Rve CO Mav 18-20,1955 2 G 3755 104 56 13" In New Mexlcol Arkansas River noodlng, 2 deaths X
<br />165 Near Fort Laramie WY June 26-27,1955 2 LC 42 15 104 22 9.50" 1 day - near Fort Laramie, WY No extreme DraclD reDOrted In CO
<br /> 3.20" 1 day - 6.54" 3 days- WolI
<br />166 Wolf Creek Pass CO January 26-28, 1956 3 G 3729 106 47 Creek Pass 104" snow
<br />, , I I I I I I P 2" in 5 days, $5 million In nood I Lots 01 rain Denver area and W. Slope, 1-
<br />1167 i Enolewood Ico i Julv 3()'Auaust 3, 1956 i 2 i LC 139 39 104 54 damaae local damealna floods . i
<br />I , , i i , i Record snowfall on and east 01 the , , i
<br />168 Lake Moraine CO ADrIl1-2, 1957 2 G 3849 104 59 4.13" 1 day, Lake Moraine, 54" snow divide, 5 deaths
<br /> 4.04" 1 day, Longmont, Many 1-5" $2 million In flood damage, snow In I
<br />169 Colorado CO May 8-12, 1957 2,3,<1 G 40 10 105 04 totals mtns 1.36" ASDOn, 8" snow, 3 deaths
<br />170 Steamboat SDrtnas CO June 12-17, 1957 4,6 GLC 4030 106 50 3.33" storm total. Steamboat SDrtnas 1-3" totals over NW-central CO
<br />171 Akron CO Julv 26,1957 1 LC 4009 10309 5.50" in 3 hrs, Akron Hail, malor damaae in area X X
<br />172 Kiowa Creek CO July 30 1957 2 LC 3921 104 28 .!H.5" In 45 minutes - Kiowa Creek Minor roadlbrldae damaae
<br /> 2.90" 1 hr, official estimate 2.25" - 45
<br />173 San Luis CO August 12, 1957 3,5 LC 37 12 105 27 minutes Lots 01 noodlng and hall, crOll damage
<br /> 3.00" In 1.5 hrs near Gateway, flash
<br />174 Gatewav CO Auaust 21, 1957 5 LC 38 41 108 59 2.82" 1 day. Gatewav floods
<br /> >6" 24 hrs, Morgan, UT, flash floods,
<br />i75 Moraan UT August 16, 1956 6 LC 41 00 111 30 est >5" lram 4-5 om No extneme praclD. reported In CO X X
<br />176 OuranQo CO Auaust 5, 1959 5 LC 37 17 10753 1,93" Duranoo 2" - 30 mlm..rtes flash flood!n'"
<br />177 NW 01 Glendo WY June 7,1960 1 LC 42 47 105 05 1-6" In 1.5 hrs NW 01 Glendo No extreme praclp reported In CO
<br />178 Sallda/Canon City area CO July 27, 1961 2 LC 38 26 105 16 1.40" Canon Citv Heavy rains, rock and mud slldea
<br /> 1.51" Cheesman, 1.25" Denver City Locslly heavy rains along Front Rsnge,
<br />179 Front Rance CO Julv31,1961 2 LC 3913 105 17 minor flooding
<br /> , .33" Climax, snowstorm, many 1-2"
<br /> Western SlooelMln Areas totals, heavy snows In mtns, 2-3 ft in
<br />180 CO Seotember 2-5 1961 34 G 39 15 106 22 1.80" 24 hrs SUaa~oal some locations
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<br />Prepared by Colorado Climate Center, CSU
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