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Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
723 NOUS45 KBOU 120859 PNSBOU COZ030>051-122300- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 259 AM MDT FRI JUL 12 2024 ...Today in metro Denver weather history... 1-18 In 1874...a streak of 18 consecutive days of 90 degrees...from the 1st to the 18th...tied for second with another streak that was later set in the summer of 1901. The record of 24 consecutive days was established in the summer of 2008. 6-23 In 1901...from the 6th to the 23rd...a streak of 18 consecutive days of 90 degrees tied for second with another streak set in the summer of 1874. The record of 24 consecutive days was established in the summer of 2008. 7-25 In 1934...a streak of 15 consecutive days of 90 degrees...from the 7th to the 25th...ranked 5th on the list of hot streaks. The record of 24 consecutive days was established in the summer of 2008. 11-12 In 1872...heavy rain...from 4:00 PM on the 11th until 2:00 AM on the 12th...caused much damage. Rainfall totaled 1.76 inches. 12 In 1881...during the early evening...a brisk rain fell for 30 minutes from a nearly clear sky containing not one tenth of clouds with the sun shining brightly. Rainfall was 0.16 inch. In 1885...thunderstorms produced widespread lightning across the city during the evening. Several people were injured when their homes were struck by lightning. In 1954...the high temperature reached 101 degrees at Stapleton Airport. In 1962...lightning struck and killed a Denver man...while he was assisting a co-worker with his car. In 1971...the temperature climbed to a high of 101 degrees at Stapleton International Airport. In 1974...hail to 3/4 inch in diameter fell in Castle Rock. In 1991...hail to 2 inches in diameter fell in Thornton with golf ball size hail in Brighton. Dime size hail was recorded in the City of Denver. Very heavy rain caused flooding across metro Denver. Water was up to 2 feet deep in parts of Golden where one foot of water was reported in the lot of a mobile home park. Flood water washed away part of a parking lot at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden. Heavy rain caused a rock slide and flooding along I-70 in the foothills just west of Denver. Flood waters were a foot deep at the intersection of I-70 and I-25 just north of downtown Denver. A funnel cloud was sighted just east of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal. In 1996...very heavy rainfall from a fast moving thunderstorm dumped 2 to 3 inches of rain within an hour over southern Jefferson County. Two people were killed near the town of Buffalo Creek when a 20-foot wall of water flooded the area. Utility poles and trees were uprooted; cars... propane tanks...and bridges were destroyed in the flood`s path. Entire buildings were moved from their foundations and heavily damaged by the floodwaters. The first fatality occurred along State Highway 126 when the driver of a pick-up truck was washed off the road by the deadly wall of water. The second death occurred farther upstream when a man in a 5th-wheel trailer was washed away. This was the second disaster to strike the area in the last couple of months. The community was already recovering from a wildfire which burned about 12 thousand acres of forest land in late May. With the forest burned by fire...very little vegetation was available to slow the storm`s runoff...which resulted in the flash flood. Power...water...and sewer service were heavily damaged in the flood and...in some cases...beyond repair. The cost of repairing the roads and water system in the area was estimated at around a half million dollars. Elsewhere across metro Denver...severe thunderstorms produced hail...damaging winds...and small tornadoes. Weak tornadoes (F0) were reported in Broomfield... 3 miles east of Englewood...and in Dacono. No damage was reported...except a trampoline was blown into a window and several trees were downed in Broomfield. Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated as high as 60 mph blew a fence down in Louisville where winds also toppled a tree near a house. The house received only minor damage. Large hail...strong winds and heavy rain caused substantial property damage in portions of southeastern Boulder and northern Jefferson counties. Damage estimates in the Broomfield area alone were about 1 million dollars. Winds gusted to 81 mph in Broomfield. Large hail...3/4 to 1 1/2 inches in diameter fell in Evergreen...Lakewood...Englewood...Broomfield...near Morrison...northeast of Boulder...and just east of Denver International Airport. In 2000...heavy rain fell across a portion of the Hi Meadow Fire burn area near Buffalo Creek...causing localized flooding. About 3/4 inch of rain fell in 30 minutes over Miller Gulch. Some culverts become plugged by debris from the fire. As a result...small sections of a U.S. Forest Service road along Miller Creek were washed out. Lightning struck a home in Castle Rock...causing extensive damage to the roof...attic...and second floor. In 2011...severe thunderstorms developed over parts of Adams and Denver Counties. At Denver International Airport...a severe thunderstorm produced a peak wind gust to 66 mph... with another gust to 59 mph measured in Denver. In Commerce City...the intense winds blew down a large tree. $$