Tropical moisture continues to flow across portions of the Great Basin, desert Southwest and California. Isolated instances of flash flooding remains possible. Meanwhile, a storm and associated frontal boundary will focus showers and thunderstorms for the center of the nation. For New England, dry and breezy conditions could enhance favorable fire weather conditions. Read More >
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The table below is a comprehensive list of the more significant precipitation reports that were received for the 9-day event period.
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Hydrologic Summary
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The Rio Grande at Cerro crested at 3.13 feet (300 cfs) at 1215pm MDT September 17, 2013. The Rio Grande at Cerro fell nearly 1 foot through the 20th but then crested again at 4.81 feet (616 cfs) at 815pm MDT October 1, 2013 as creeks and streams in the higher terrain of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado slowly drained into the area. Neither of these crests fell into the top 12 events at this location. The record crest is 15.78 feet set back on June 22, 1949. No significant flooding was observed immediately along the Rio Grande however several nearby creeks and arroyos leading into this basin produced some flooding. Action stage is 15 feet, minor flood stage 16 feet, moderate flood stage 17.5 feet, and major flood stage 20 feet.
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