Jonathan J Gourley, NOAA/National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, OK, United States, John Wesley Fulton, USGS Colorado Water Science Center Denver, Denver, CO, United States, Laura Hempel, USGS Colorado Water Science Center Pueblo, Pueblo, United States, Matt Hardesty, Colorado Division of Water Resources, Denver, United States, Micheal Simpson, Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies, University of Oklahoma, Norman, United States, Humberto J Vergara, Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, United States, Tony Anderson, NOAA/National Weather Service, Pueblo, United States and Ajin Hu, Colorado Department of Transportation, Pueblo, United States