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Tornadoes near Fort Collins in past years

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Snow Climatology of Colorado
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Radar image from Windsor/Greeley area tornado May 22, 2008. Image is from 1753z or 11:53AM MDT. Radar image is from FTG (Denver) radar. Approximate scale is 17 miles north to south

Case Study Web Page on the Windsor Tornado May 22, 2008 by CIRA/Colorado State


The Rainy Season of 2009

May 2009
May 20th through May 31 featured 1.05" of rain and 7 days with 0.01" or more

The incredible June 2009
5.03" of rain (or melted hail) fell and 16 days with 0.01" or more
The temperature was over 2 degrees below normal
-This value of 5.03" of precipiation makes this the 6th wettest June in over 100 years of record keeping and this is 253% of normal
-There were 5 days with hail, the 7th, 10th, 11th, 15th, and 22nd

Mid-day of June 7, 2009 featured approximately 0.75" diameter hailstones and 1.07" of precipitation at Fort Collins/CSU.
Radar from June 7 2009 at 12:46PM MDT
Official Storm reports from June 7

The afternoon of June 15, 2009 featured a tornado warning, 0.74" of precipiation at Fort Collins/CSU and small hail, as well as constant nearby rumbles of thunder.
Official Storm reports from June 15

The evening of June 22, 2009 featured non-stop lightning and thunder, flooding rains and large hail (0.5" to 1.0") in north Fort Collins and Wellington. 0.83" of precipitation was recorded at Fort Collins/CSU, which did not cause much of a flash flood in the middle of town. There were two preliminary reports of tornadoes 4 miles west of Pierce (near Wellington).

Storm total precipitation from June 22, 2009 from some time between 11:00PM and 12 midnight. Note: The value of 5.8" is probably overestimated and may be in the range of 3 to 4".

Radar from June 22, 2009 at 10:22PM MDT

Official Storm reports from June 22

The Rainy July 2009
In July 2009, there was 3.95" of rain at Fort Collins
Hail occurred three times at the Fort Collins weather station, on the 1st, 20th, and 29th.
July 1: 0.42" and small hail at about 5:10PM
July 20: 2.10" and hail (1/2" to 1") at about 10:10PM to 11:00PM

Storm total precipiation from July 20th
July 20 radar at 10:09PM MDT
Storm Reports from July 20th
note:there was one report of 1.75" hail in Fort Collins

July 29: 0.64". about 0.31" and hail came at about 1:00AM, and lighter rain occurred at about 2:00PM

Fort Collins Climate Information


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Average High/Low Temperatures
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Fort Collins Monthly Climate Values
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Fort Collins Monthly Precipitation Spreadsheet

Fort Collins Monthly Snow Spreadsheet

Fort Collins Monthly Temperature Table

Fort Collins Monthly Precipitation Table

Fort Collins Monthly Snowfall Table



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