Sept. 12, 2013 (IMAGE) DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Caption This is an animated loop of water vapor systems over the western area of North America on Sept. 12th, 2013 as shown by the GOES- 15 and GOES-13 satellites. The storm that caused the 2013 Colorado flooding was kept in a confined area over the Eastern Range of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado by these water vapor systems. Credit Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS), University of Wisconsin - Madison, USA Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.