#COLORADO SNOWFALL TOTALS YESTERDAY FULL#

Mountain snowpack, mostly above normal this spring, plays the main role in filling reservoirs as the snow melts and water trickles down into streams that feed rivers. growth: Colorado communities, developers struggle to juggle both A heavy storm that ends up in the wrong spot could lead to some bad situations,” he said. But we will have to keep an eye out, especially over the fire burn scars. “For the most part, we’ve avoided really major flash floods along the Front Range. There’s still a lot of moisture in the air,” state climatologist Russ Schumacher said Thursday afternoon. “We’ll see how this next week shakes out. If you go westward, it trends a little less.”ĭespite all that rain, the damage from flooding has been relatively manageable. “If you go south, it trends slightly drier. “The largest amounts fell in the northeastern section of Colorado,” NWS meteorologist Caitlyn Mensch said. National Weather Service data on rainfall from May 1 through June 6 shows the following totals: The utility officials touted benefits for fish, other aquatic life and possibly people who want to go rafting.

#COLORADO SNOWFALL TOTALS YESTERDAY FULL#

Denver Water officials this week ramped up releases from the 96% full Dillon Reservoir through its dam into the Blue River, a tributary of the Colorado River. This means reduced demands for water that, in typical years, draw down reservoirs. And vegetation in cities and farm fields is thickening. The rain falling regularly across metro Denver and the high plains brought near-record moisture, which has saturated soils to the point they are primed for flooding. Snow melting steadily in Colorado’s mountains, combined with a soppingly wet May and early June, has left water storage reservoirs relatively full and rivers flowing at normal or higher-than-normal levels, easing drought anxieties.

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