553 first-hand accounts of flood events in Colorado, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Heavy rain produced flash flooding in and near the Front Range Foothills. In central Larimer County, heavy rain from nearly stationary thunderstorms caused flash flooding in the High Park burn scar.
Read the full account →Flash flooding occurred along an eight mile stretch from Lake City to about 2 miles southwest of Lake San Cristobal. Mud and rock slides covered roads and flowed onto residental properties. Several roads were washed out in places.
Read the full account →Abundant monsoon moisture remained across Western Colorado. This led to another round of showers and thunderstorms across much of the region. Storms were slow moving and produced heavy rain.
Read the full account →The weather pattern remained favorable for another day of large hail and flash flooding as monsoon moisture continued to be directed into eastern Utah and western Colorado.
Read the full account →In the early afternoon of the 16th, a system of thunderstorms formed in east central Colorado and progressed eastward. The strongest cells of this system remained south of I-70 through Colorado. Up to 1.75 inch diameter hail was reported from this system.
Read the full account →A flash flood several feet deep roared down the mountain and damaged two houses. The flash flood also temporarily closed County Roads 250 and 253 where it deposited nearly two feet of mud and debris. One house was filled up to two feet deep with mud.
Read the full account →A nearly stationary thunderstorm dropped very heavy rainfall to the south and southwest of Gateway, CO. This resulted in numerous rock and mud slides along Colorado Highway 141, as well as water 3 to 4 feet deep over a highway bridge.
Read the full account →Flash flood waters caused a road over Black Bear Pass to wash out, and caused a huge rock and mud slide on the road. Numerous smaller rock and mud slides occurred across eastern San Miguel County resulting in the closure of Highway 145.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall that caused flash flooding in and adjacent to Montrose. Storm drains clogged or were overwhelmed by the runoff which resulted in flooding of streets.
Read the full account →Heavy rain caused flash flooding in the Fort Collins and Wellington areas. Nearly 5 inches of rain fell in Fort Collins, which triggered flash flooding along Fossil Creek.
Read the full account →Rainfall combined with rapid snow melt to cause the Yampa River to rise above flood stage. Several ranches and farm buildings adjacent to the river were flooded with up to 4 feet of water.
Read the full account →An upper-level pattern which allowed for a sufficient mid-level monsoonal moisture plume to be established over the region aided in the development of storms, which produced heavy rainfall and lead to some heavy amounts of rain and minor flash flooding from the 7th thru 10th of…
Read the full account →An upper-level pattern which allowed for a sufficient mid-level monsoonal moisture plume to be established over the region aided in the development of storms, which produced heavy rainfall and lead to some heavy amounts of rain and minor flash flooding from the 7th thru 10th of…
Read the full account →One man was killed, and four others injured, when they were struck by lightning in Rocky Mountain National Park. The incident occurred near Rainbow Curve along Trail Ridge Road, not far from where another woman was struck and killed by lightning approximately 26 hours earlier.
Read the full account →Heavy rainfall caused widespread mud and debris flows across the Missionary Ridge Burn area. Drainages affected by the flows included Jacks Creek, Shearer Creek, Stevens Creek, and Red Creek.
Read the full account →A wall of water 2 to 3 feet deep and 200 feet wide came down the Corbett Creek drainage. The flash flood carried numerous large logs and boulders up to 4 feet in diameter.
Read the full account →High pressure began to retrograde to the west towards Arizona with drier air moving in from the north, keeping the subtropical moisture in place for areas south of Interstate 70.
Read the full account →A trough along the west coast of California pushed the subtropical high far enough eastward to allow a good push of monsoonal moisture back into the Four Corners region.
Read the full account →A series of severe thunderstorms developed in a SW-NE line and moved northeast, producing repeated heavy rain and hail episodes from northern Yuma County Colorado eastward across Dundy and Hitchcock counties in Nebraska.
Read the full account →The weather pattern of high pressure over the southeast states and an upper trough along the west coast allowed another surge of monsoonal moisture to move into western Colorado.
Read the full account →Slow moving thunderstorms developed across Cheyenne county in eastern Colorado during the late evening hours on the 27th and continued overnight. Doppler radar estimated three inches of rain fell.
Read the full account →Warm spring temperatures resulted in rapid melting of snowpack which caused flooding along Junction Creek northwest of Durango. After years of drought and a lack of flushing flows, debris buildup in river and creek channels enhanced flooding.
Read the full account →A photographer was out of his vehicle taking pictures on the flanks of Mount Sopris and became trapped by a flash flood which inundated his van with water and mud. The flash flood also washed out the road.
Read the full account →Severe thunderstorms developed over parts of Adams, Denver and Elbert Counties. Two tornadoes touched down briefly in Elbert County. In addition, the storms produced hail from quarter to golfball size, and wind gusts to near 70 mph. The wind downed a tree in Adams County.
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