More Flooding and Cool Temperatures

Data collection continues in the Park, but Intensive Observations have been shut down since June 24th due to additional heavy rain and cool temperatures! WTAMU students will be going to the park to check for flood losses on the sensors along the stream in the next week.

National Weather Service data on the streak of cool temperatures are shown below, as well as the radar precipitation estimates for the last 2 weeks, where most areas in the region have had 5-10 inches of precipitation!




 

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