As the atmospheric ridge begins to retreat from Colorado, thunderstorms blossomed along the Front Range late yesterday afternoon. Here in Littleton, we were spared the destructive effect of the storms (high winds, hail, torrential rain) but missed out on the vital moisture as well.
Indeed, while tornados spun across northeast Colorado and flash floods ravaged the San Luis Valley, far to our southwest, we endured only cloudy skies and cooler temperatures, a pleasant break from the intense sunshine and extreme heat. Acknowledging our serenity in the midst of the storms, almost all air traffic departing DIA flew over our area, continuing westward until able to skirt the turbulent weather.
More storms are expected this afternoon and we hope to receive some rain this time around. Late day thunderstorms, which build along the Continental Divide and drift eastward, are common here during the summer months but their beneficial rains and destructive wrath are not evenly spaced along the Front Range urban corridor.
