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Greeley was doused in more than 4 inches of rain Thursday afternoon, more than a quarter of the city’s yearly average of 14.69 inches of precipitation.
The flooding in the city was reported by people on Twitter, and the Greeley Police Department warned motorists in a tweet to avoid areas downtown.
Crazy street flooding happening right now in Greeley, Colorado. #cowx #wxtwitter â¦@CReppWxâ© pic.twitter.com/UWUmj2854P
— Pawnee Storm Chaser (@PawneeStorm) July 1, 2021
Greeley is having some flooding issues at the moment! #cowx #weather @NWSBoulder #flashflood pic.twitter.com/cvH3Zd3qhB
— Brad Nelson ⛈⚡ï¸ðŸŒª (@Brad_nado) July 1, 2021
Major flooding I'm downtown Greeley, CO #cowx pic.twitter.com/20YWyXuyXA
— Bsoliday88 (@bsoliday88) July 1, 2021
The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Watch for most of the Front Range including Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs and Fort Collins on Thursday afternoon. Areas with burn scars from past wildfires are especially prone to flooding. The Calwood and Cameron Peak burn areas are under surveillance where an inch of rain has fallen, according to NWS Boulder.
Scattered storms will continue to slowly drift across North Central & Northeast CO. thru the afternoon. The stronger storms will produce very heavy rain with rainfall rates up to 1" in 30 minutes & hail. Watch out for dangerous cloud-ground lighting with any of the storms. #cowx pic.twitter.com/qncj6ByrbE
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) July 1, 2021
In Boulder, Hart VanDenburg, CPR photographer and visual editor, caught some of the downpour from his car.
Sound up! Just now in Boulder County #cowx â¦@CPRNewsâ© pic.twitter.com/TDoov45NuL
— Hart W. Van Denburg (@hartoutwest) July 1, 2021
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