As usual, there was a flash-flood watch in Colorado Springs on Wednesday.
It rained in the Waldo Canyon and Black Forest burn areas for the 12th straight day — a record for the Colorado Springs area. The area received at least a trace amount of rain 11 straight days in 1957 and 1980.
Meteorologist Randy Gray said Wednesday’s weather system over Colorado is a continuation of the complex climate phenomena we’ve seen throughout the past weeks.
“There’s a cold front moving south and a warmer monsoon system moving north, from an altitude of 10,000 (feet) or so,” Gray said. “Put together, these are causing much of the precipitation and moisture.”
The heaviest rain Wednesday fell in the Pueblo area, where northbound Interstate 25 and U.S. 50 briefly were closed because of high water. More than 1.7 inches of rain was recorded.
To the east of Pueblo, 11 homes were put on pre-evacuation notice in Fowler after canals overflowed north of U.S. 50.
For August to date, Colorado Springs and El Paso County have had a surprising wet period, which is a good thing, Gray said. June was dry with very little precipitation, but Gray said July and August have brought the seasonal total to just 0.04 below average.
