553 first-hand accounts of flood events in Colorado, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Ample monsoon moisture paired with the aided support aloft from a passing shortwave resulted in numerous showers and thunderstorms across western Colorado.
Read the full account →Numerous heavy rains and severe thunderstorms developed all across the region during the afternoon and evening of August 7th. Numerous flash floods, mud and debris slides, and damaging winds and hail were all reported as storms moved from the central mountains onto the eastern…
Read the full account →Numerous heavy rains and severe thunderstorms developed all across the region during the afternoon and evening of August 7th. Numerous flash floods, mud and debris slides, and damaging winds and hail were all reported as storms moved from the central mountains onto the eastern…
Read the full account →Numerous heavy rains and severe thunderstorms developed all across the region during the afternoon and evening of August 7th. Numerous flash floods, mud and debris slides, and damaging winds and hail were all reported as storms moved from the central mountains onto the eastern…
Read the full account →Numerous heavy rains and severe thunderstorms developed all across the region during the afternoon and evening of August 7th. Numerous flash floods, mud and debris slides, and damaging winds and hail were all reported as storms moved from the central mountains onto the eastern…
Read the full account →Numerous heavy rains and severe thunderstorms developed all across the region during the afternoon and evening of August 7th. Numerous flash floods, mud and debris slides, and damaging winds and hail were all reported as storms moved from the central mountains onto the eastern…
Read the full account →Numerous heavy rains and severe thunderstorms developed all across the region during the afternoon and evening of August 7th. Numerous flash floods, mud and debris slides, and damaging winds and hail were all reported as storms moved from the central mountains onto the eastern…
Read the full account →Numerous heavy rains and severe thunderstorms developed all across the region during the afternoon and evening of August 7th. Numerous flash floods, mud and debris slides, and damaging winds and hail were all reported as storms moved from the central mountains onto the eastern…
Read the full account →A cold front progressed across western Colorado. The lift provided by the front, in addition to moderate instability and ample moisture, fueled some stronger showers and thunderstorms across the area.
Read the full account →A severe thunderstorm produced large hail, up to the size of golfballs, and very heavy rain. The storm caused localized power outages. The heavy rain also caused flash flooding south of Fleming. The floodwaters inundated corn crops and washed out several county roads.
Read the full account →On the afternoon of Friday August 9, 2019 a few scattered thunderstorms moved off the Rampart Range through Fort Carson and stalled right along the El Paso and Pueblo County boarder. The storms produced a radar estimated 3-5 inches over 90 minutes right along the boarder.
Read the full account →On the afternoon of Friday August 9, 2019 a few scattered thunderstorms moved off the Rampart Range through Fort Carson and stalled right along the El Paso and Pueblo County boarder. The storms produced a radar estimated 3-5 inches over 90 minutes right along the boarder.
Read the full account →Severe weather was the main concern on this day as an upper level low lifted across the region. Thunderstorms did occur late in the day and while most of them stayed below severe limits, a few storms produced high winds and large hail.
Read the full account →Supercell thunderstorms formed over the Colorado High Plains increasing in coverage and intensity as they moved east across eastern Colorado. In Colorado, the storms produced up to golf ball sized hail and two landspout tornadoes across Yuma and Kit Carson Counties.
Read the full account →Warm spring temperatures resulted in rapid melting of the snowpack which caused flooding along Vallecito Creek and some of its tributaries, such as Grimes Creek in La Plata County. Low lying areas along the creek were flooded.
Read the full account →On the afternoon of May 26, 2017, a lone supercell moved across the southern portions of Yuma County and the far northeastern corner of Kit Carson County in eastern Colorado. This cell produced several brief tornadoes as well as hail up to 1.25 inches in diameter.
Read the full account →On the afternoon of May 26, 2017, a lone supercell moved across the southern portions of Yuma County and the far northeastern corner of Kit Carson County in eastern Colorado. This cell produced several brief tornadoes as well as hail up to 1.25 inches in diameter.
Read the full account →Increases in moisture and instability on this day supported thunderstorm development over and near the mountains, and also around the I-25 and Highway 50 corridors.
Read the full account →Increases in moisture and instability on this day supported thunderstorm development over and near the mountains, and also around the I-25 and Highway 50 corridors.
Read the full account →Increases in moisture and instability on this day supported thunderstorm development over and near the mountains, and also around the I-25 and Highway 50 corridors.
Read the full account →Increases in moisture and instability on this day supported thunderstorm development over and near the mountains, and also around the I-25 and Highway 50 corridors.
Read the full account →A favorable setup for strong to severe storms occurred on this day across the plains, mainly along and just to the north of the Highway 50 corridor. Within this corridor, large hail up to around two inches was the main threat.
Read the full account →A favorable setup for strong to severe storms occurred on this day across the plains, mainly along and just to the north of the Highway 50 corridor. Within this corridor, large hail up to around two inches was the main threat.
Read the full account →Multiple mudslides and flash floods closed a four mile stretch of State Highway 82 in both directions. The biggest slide was 150 feet long and flowed over the concrete divider which separates the four traffic lanes.
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