Spring runoff hasn’t even started yet from the high country, and the Poudre River is already approaching record depths for the date.
USGS Current Conditions for USGS 06752260 CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER AT FORT COLLINS, CO
Climate experts say that Colorado is experiencing a permanent drought.
I sometimes wonder if the flooding is intentional. Since it serves several purposes.
1. Stark evidence of CLIMATE CHANGE! for the MSM headlines.
2. Removes people from their land.
3. Allows land to be bought up CHEAP.
This confirms the sea level rise in Colorado, detected by satellites.
Looks like Amanda might throw moisture into western Colorado toward the end of next week.
http://www.weather.com/news/weather-hurricanes/tropical-storm-hurricane-amanda-20140523
Amanda will probably be a tropical storm by the time the cold waters further north sap its strength. Seen this pattern in practically every hurricane in this area. Hope we get lots of rain from it over the Southwest, but I wouldn’t hold my breath on it.
According to the Lake Powell Database, snowpack is almost 150% of normal, but flow for this date is modest – about 60% of normal. The lake sits at ~78% of capacity. It suggests we’ll get a late surge – if summer ever shows up.
http://lakepowell.water-data.com/
What lake, Send Al? You said The lake sits at ~78% of capacity but for Lake Powell:
By content, Lake Powell is 42.3% of Full Pool
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=PXeqmBVRlIw
“Spring runoff” – Meteorological spring ends in a week. it shall have to be the summer runoff
If we had real leadership in government, they would be trying to capture the snow melt. The lower Midwest was saved from flooding by harnessing the Arkansas River years ago. Back when some Senators had some engineering background….
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McClellan%E2%80%93Kerr_Arkansas_River_Navigation_System
What do you expect? Global warming causes floody-droughts and snow melts. QED.
Some of the worst flooding and drought in California occurred during cool periods.
I just hope for a runoff before the next winter sets in. The alternative is as unappealing as daily receipt processing that takes 25 hours.