553 first-hand accounts of flood events in Colorado, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Accelerated snowmelt from a near-record snowpack due to above normal temperatures produced high and fast flow on drainages in several counties across the Western Slope. As a result, flooding compromised various low-lying roads and areas.
Read the full account →Accelerated snowmelt from a near-record snowpack due to above normal temperatures produced high and fast flow on drainages in several counties across the Western Slope. As a result, flooding compromised various low-lying roads and areas.
Read the full account →Accelerated snowmelt from a near-record snowpack due to above normal temperatures produced high and fast flow on drainages in several counties across the Western Slope. As a result, flooding compromised various low-lying roads and areas.
Read the full account →Accelerated snowmelt from a near-record snowpack due to above normal temperatures produced high and fast flow on drainages in several counties across the Western Slope. As a result, flooding compromised various low-lying roads and areas.
Read the full account →Accelerated snowmelt from a near-record snowpack due to above normal temperatures produced high and fast flow on drainages in several counties across the Western Slope. As a result, flooding compromised various low-lying roads and areas.
Read the full account →Warm spring temperatures resulted in rapid melting of the snowpack which caused flooding along Elk Creek near Milner in Routt County. Flood waters 8 inches deep inundated portions of County Roads 42 and 44. The water washed out a 200 foot stretch of the unpaved County Road 42.
Read the full account →High pressure remained centered over the Southern Plains which allowed for monsoon moisture to continue to stream into western Colorado. This abundance of moisture resulted in scattered showers and thunderstorms across the region. Storms were slow moving and produced heavy rain.
Read the full account →High pressure remained centered over the Southern Plains which allowed for monsoon moisture to continue to stream into western Colorado. This abundance of moisture resulted in scattered showers and thunderstorms across the region. Storms were slow moving and produced heavy rain.
Read the full account →The plume of deepest monsoon moisture shifted over portions of western Colorado in response to a midlevel shortwave trough which tracked overhead. This resulted in an uptick in shower and thunderstorm activity. Storms were slow moving and produced heavy rain.
Read the full account →The plume of deepest monsoon moisture shifted over portions of western Colorado in response to a midlevel shortwave trough which tracked overhead. This resulted in an uptick in shower and thunderstorm activity. Storms were slow moving and produced heavy rain.
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 →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 →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 →Residual moisture from an incredibly anomalously wet June continues to moisten the lower levels aiding in ample amounts of instability. The northwest flow pattern created a lot of shear, which led to prolonged 3 day severe weather event over adjacent and eastern plains of…
Read the full account →Residual moisture from an incredibly anomalously wet June continues to moisten the lower levels aiding in ample amounts of instability. The northwest flow pattern created a lot of shear, which led to prolonged 3 day severe weather event over adjacent and eastern plains of…
Read the full account →Residual moisture from an incredibly anomalously wet June continues to moisten the lower levels aiding in ample amounts of instability. The northwest flow pattern created a lot of shear, which led to prolonged 3 day severe weather event over adjacent and eastern plains of…
Read the full account →A nearly stationary thunderstorm dropped over one inch of rain within one hour in the vicinity of Gateway. Runoff from the heavy rain swept through a restaurant, store and hotel that border Highway 141.
Read the full account →Strong to severe storms developed along the foothills and Palmer Divide in eastern Colorado and moved south-southeast out across the plains. Storms quickly became severe moving off the higher terrain onto the warm and moist plains producing intense rainfall rates, flash…
Read the full account →Houses and other buildings were flooded as a burst of heavy rain hit the area. A health clinic in Westcliffe was flooded, with an estimated $1200 in damage. The library sustained about $1000 in damage.
Read the full account →Severe thunderstorms produced large hail across Boulder, Larimer and Weld Counties. Hail up to 2 inches in diameter was observed in Boulder County. Crop damage was observed near Wellington.
Read the full account →Ample residual moisture lingered across west-central Colorado. This led to another round of diurnally-driven showers and thunderstorms, favoring the mountains along the Divide. Some storms produced heavy rain.
Read the full account →Over an inch of rain fell in Gateway within an hour. Resultant flash floods damaged some irrigation projects and caused mud slides across highway 141. A diesel tractor-trailer rig jackknifed in a mud flow on the highway about a mile south of Gateway.
Read the full account →A flash flood came roaring down from a creek north of Marble, crossing the main road on the northwest side of town before spilling into the Crystal River. The flood waters crossed a 100 yard section of the road, FR314, and was reported to be several feet deep.
Read the full account →Over an inch of rain with small hail fell in Durango within a 40 minute period. 1 to 2 feet of water swept through a mobile home park along Junction Creek, and 2 to 3 feet of water backed up and flooded a motel laundry.
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