4 flood insurance claims·$343 paid·3 federal flood & hurricane disasters
Share of the whole county outline, rivers and lakes included; parts FEMA hasn’t mapped count as zero.
Shaded areas are FEMA’s mapped flood hazard zones in and around Park County, Colorado. Zoomed out they are simplified; at street level the map switches to FEMA’s exact layer. Tap anywhere to check that spot, or search an address above.
In flood insurance claims here that reported a flood depth, the average was 1 inches.
Drawn to scale against an 80-inch door. Even a few inches soaks flooring, the bottom of the drywall and anything plugged in near the floor.
Average of the depths reported on claims (zero and implausible values left out); FEMA’s record doesn’t say exactly where each depth was measured. Source: OpenFEMA NFIP claims.
The worst year was 2000, with 1 claims and $343 paid.
Bar height is scaled by square root so ordinary years stay visible next to the worst one. NFIP claims by year of loss. Source: OpenFEMA.
2 NOAA storm reports from Park County describe what happened, in the words of the forecasters who covered it. Read the Colorado flood stories →
12 federal disaster declarations since 1969, 3 of them floods, coastal storms or hurricanes.
| Disaster | Began |
|---|---|
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides | May 4, 2015 |
| Nash Ranch Fire | Jun 24, 2008 |
| Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | Aug 29, 2005 |
| Snow | Mar 17, 2003 |
| Black Mountain Fire | May 5, 2002 |
| Co - Snaking Fire - 4/23/2002 | Apr 23, 2002 |
| Wildfires | Apr 23, 2002 |
| High Meadows Fire | Jun 12, 2000 |
Weather and water disasters only; most recent first. Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations.
10 since 1996: 9 flash floods and 1 river or area floods.
| Event | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | Jul 5, 2021 | $5,000 |
| Flash Flood | Jul 16, 2018 | $10,000 |
| Flood | Jun 16, 2015 | $15,000 |
| Flash Flood | Sep 12, 2013 | — |
| Flash Flood | Aug 2, 2007 | $1,000 |
| Flash Flood | Jun 28, 2004 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jul 23, 2004 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jul 16, 2004 | — |
— = no damage estimate in the record. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Flash Flood · Jul 5, 2021. Heavy rain caused localized flash flooding along CO-125 in Grand County, and along State Highway 9 in Park County. Both highways were closed temporarily to remove mud and debris. Localized flash flooding caused minor damage in the Cameron Peak and Weston Pass burn areas. An SUV got stuck along State Highway 9 in a debris flow. At Buckley Air Force Base, a microburst produced a peak wind gust to 68 mph.
Flash Flood · Jul 16, 2018. Severe thunderstorms brought large hail, strong winds and heavy rain to parts of Douglas, Logan, and Weld counties. The hail ranged in size from quarter to golf ball. Flash flooding also occurred near the Weston Pass burn scar in southwest Park County. The rain pushed mud, rock and debris down charred hillsides near Campground of the Rockies, south of Fairplay. The debris flow impacted Park County Road 22 and w…
Flood · Jun 16, 2015. Severe thunderstorms produced large hail and intense thunderstorm winds. Wind gusts to 60 mph occurred in Morgan County. Large hail, from nickel to quarter size, also occurred.
Flash Flood · Sep 12, 2013. A deep southerly flow over Colorado, ahead of a near stationary low pressure system over the Great Basin, pumped copious amounts of monsoonal moisture into the area. In addition, a weak stationary front stretched along the Front Range Foothills and Palmer Divide. As a result, a prolonged period of moderate to heavy rain developed across the Front Range Foothills, Palmer Divide, Urban Corridor. By the 14th, stor…
National Weather Service narratives, lightly trimmed. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Every colour on the map above is a place on this drawing: where the ground sits relative to the flood FEMA plans for.
If a building in Park County is in a high-risk zone (A or V) and its mortgage comes from a federally regulated or insured lender, or is federally backed, flood insurance is required.
Outside those zones it is optional, and often worth having: from 2014 to 2024 nearly one-third of NFIP claims came from outside the high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area. Since Risk Rating 2.0, NFIP premiums are set for each building, so the only reliable price is a quote: FloodSmart.gov or a local agent.