Headline
Colorado Flash Flooding: How It Happened, How Unusual?
United States
The atmospheric setup, features leading to the destructive and deadly flash flooding in northern Colorado on Sep. 11-12, 2013. Image: The Weather Channel
A collection of ingredients came together to produce a destructive, deadly flash flood event in northern Colorado, including Boulder and parts of the Denver metro areas in mid-September, 2013.
The rainfall totals from this multi-day event were staggering. Parts of Boulder County picked up over 17 inches of rain, while parts of the east Denver metro (Aurora) measured over 14 inches of total rainfall
Related Content
Science Source
| Environmental Research Letters
Multi-method attribution analysis of extreme precipitation in Boulder, Colorado
Jonathan M Eden, Klaus Wolter, Friederike E L Otto et al
Science Source
| Weather and Climate Extremes
Diagnosing conditional anthropogenic contributions to heavy Colorado rainfall in September 2013
Pardeep Pall, Christina M. Patricola, Michael F. Wehner et al
Headline
Jul 24, 2017 | Phys.org
'Hindcasting' study investigates the extreme 2013 Colorado flood
Headline
May 19, 2017 | Boulder DailyCamera
Boulder scientist ties severity of Colorado's 2013 flood to climate change
