Mesoscale and radar observations of the Fort Collins flash flood of 28 July 1997

From: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society | Date: February 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

ABSTRACT

On the evening of 28 July 1997 the city of Fort Collins, Colorado, experienced a devastating flash flood that caused five fatalities and over 200 million dollars in damage. Maximum accumulations of rainfall in the western part of the city exceeded 10 in. in a 6-h period. This stu dy presents a multiscale meteorological overview of the event utilizing a wide variety of instrument platforms and data including rain gauge, CSU-CHILL multiparameter radar, Next Generation Radar, National Lightning Detection Network, surface and Aircraft Communication Addressing and Reporting System ...

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