Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
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108 NOUS45 KBOU 270859 PNSBOU COZ030>051-272300- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 259 AM MDT THU JUN 27 2024 ...Today in metro Denver weather history... 26-27 In 1965...from the 26th into the 27th...wind gusts to 38 mph were recorded in downtown Boulder...causing widespread minor damage. A microburst wind gust to 41 mph was recorded at Stapleton International Airport. 27 In 1873...Pikes Peak was hidden from view by smoke from forest fires in the mountains to the southwest of the city. In 1927...the temperature cooled to a low of only 72 degrees... the all-time record high minimum for the month. In 1980...lightning injured 4 people on a baseball diamond in Broomfield. The bolt seriously injured the pitcher while also striking (out) the batter...catcher and second baseman. In 1987...a microburst wind gust to 53 mph was recorded at Stapleton International Airport. In 1990...the temperature reached a high of 102 degrees... setting a new record maximum for the date. In 1993...thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 mph across parts of metro Denver. A wind gust to 50 mph blew over a 30-foot canvas tent at an amusement park southeast of Denver. Fifteen people...mostly children...were injured. Microburst wind gusts to 33 mph were recorded at Stapleton International Airport. In 2002...heavy rain...up to 3/4 inch...fell across sections of the Hayman burn area near Cheeseman Reservoir. Several forest service roads were washed out and many culverts were plugged by debris. In 2004...heavy rain producing thunderstorms caused rock and mud slides across the Overland Fire burn area in Jamestown. An estimated 50 tons of sand...dirt...rock...and ash slid into town...filling a culvert under Main Street. The slide covered 150 to 225 feet of Main Street. The flood was produced by half an inch of rain in 30 minutes. A deluge of very heavy rainfall from nearly stationary thunderstorms caused flooding and flash flooding problems over parts of Jefferson and Douglas counties. An automated rain gage in Golden measured 3.60 inches of rainfall in one hour. Numerous homes were flooded in Golden...including one that was 146 years old. The home was listed as a complete loss. State Highway 93 had to be closed from the Pine Ridge subdivision to the Golden Gate Canyon Road. At the height of the storm...about 4 feet of water covered State Highway 93 through Golden... forcing its temporary closure. Several intersections were also flooded and impassable. Rock and mud slides were reported in Golden Gate Canyon State Park. At the Deer Creek Golf Course at Colorado 470 and Kipling...the greens were completely inundated by floodwaters. Some backyards near the golf course were partially washed out. In Douglas County...water up to a foot deep covered the roadways in Roxborough State Park. The Waterton Canyon Road also had to be closed due to high water. In 2010...a severe thunderstorm produced hail up to 1 inch in diameter near Strasburg. Hail up to 3/4 inch in diameter was reported in Aurora and Buckley Air Field. In 2014...a severe thunderstorm produced hail...up to 1 inch in diameter...near Ft. Lupton. $$