553 first-hand accounts of flood events in Colorado, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A large area of rain and embedded thunderstorms moved slowly across extreme eastern Colorado into western Kansas during the overnight hours. Rainfall reports of 4-6 inches were common across Yuma, Kit Carson and Cheyenne counties in Colorado.
Read the full account →During the afternoon hours of July 24th, a few strong thunderstorms developed on the west side of the Sange de Cristo Mountains in Costilla County.
Read the full account →During the afternoon hours of July 24th, a few strong thunderstorms developed on the west side of the Sange de Cristo Mountains in Costilla County.
Read the full account →During the afternoon hours of July 24th, a few strong thunderstorms developed on the west side of the Sange de Cristo Mountains in Costilla County.
Read the full account →During the afternoon hours of July 24th, a few strong thunderstorms developed on the west side of the Sange de Cristo Mountains in Costilla County.
Read the full account →Isolated to scattered thunderstorms occurred through mid evening across the mountains, mountain valleys, and locations along and west of I-25. The severe threat was low, though a stronger storm or two did occur.
Read the full account →Isolated to scattered thunderstorms occurred through mid evening across the mountains, mountain valleys, and locations along and west of I-25. The severe threat was low, though a stronger storm or two did occur.
Read the full account →Abundant monsoon moisture remained over the Four Corners region. This led to another round of showers and thunderstorms across southwest Colorado. Storms were slow moving and produced heavy rain.
Read the full account →The combination of the monsoon plume and moist low level upslope flow allowed for thunderstorms with heavy rainfall and flash flooding to occur on this day across the region.
Read the full account →The combination of the monsoon plume and moist low level upslope flow allowed for thunderstorms with heavy rainfall and flash flooding to occur on this day across the region.
Read the full account →The combination of the monsoon plume and moist low level upslope flow allowed for thunderstorms with heavy rainfall and flash flooding to occur on this day across the region.
Read the full account →The combination of the monsoon plume and moist low level upslope flow allowed for thunderstorms with heavy rainfall and flash flooding to occur on this day across the region.
Read the full account →The combination of the monsoon plume and moist low level upslope flow allowed for thunderstorms with heavy rainfall and flash flooding to occur on this day across the region.
Read the full account →The combination of the monsoon plume and moist low level upslope flow allowed for thunderstorms with heavy rainfall and flash flooding to occur on this day across the region.
Read the full account →The combination of the monsoon plume and moist low level upslope flow allowed for thunderstorms with heavy rainfall and flash flooding to occur on this day across the region.
Read the full account →The combination of the monsoon plume and moist low level upslope flow allowed for thunderstorms with heavy rainfall and flash flooding to occur on this day across the region.
Read the full account →The combination of the monsoon plume and moist low level upslope flow allowed for thunderstorms with heavy rainfall and flash flooding to occur on this day across the region.
Read the full account →The combination of the monsoon plume and moist low level upslope flow allowed for thunderstorms with heavy rainfall and flash flooding to occur on this day across the region.
Read the full account →The combination of the monsoon plume and moist low level upslope flow allowed for thunderstorms with heavy rainfall and flash flooding to occur on this day across the region.
Read the full account →The combination of the monsoon plume and moist low level upslope flow allowed for thunderstorms with heavy rainfall and flash flooding to occur on this day across the region.
Read the full account →Slow moving thunderstorms developed over the mountains, as the monsoon plume remained in place on this day. With the heavy rain that stemmed from these thunderstorms along with high antecedent soil moistures from rainfall over the past several days, the flash flood threat…
Read the full account →Slow moving thunderstorms developed over the mountains, as the monsoon plume remained in place on this day. With the heavy rain that stemmed from these thunderstorms along with high antecedent soil moistures from rainfall over the past several days, the flash flood threat…
Read the full account →Slow moving thunderstorms developed over the mountains, as the monsoon plume remained in place on this day. With the heavy rain that stemmed from these thunderstorms along with high antecedent soil moistures from rainfall over the past several days, the flash flood threat…
Read the full account →Slow moving thunderstorms developed over the mountains, as the monsoon plume remained in place on this day. With the heavy rain that stemmed from these thunderstorms along with high antecedent soil moistures from rainfall over the past several days, the flash flood threat…
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