553 first-hand accounts of flood events in Colorado, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Areal flooding developed along the Cache La Poudre and South Platte River Basins as a combination of heavy rainfall and spring runoff unundated the region. The Cache La Poudre reached flood stage from the 10th the the 14th.
Read the full account →Severe thunderstorms broke out across Boulder, Denver, Elbert, Jefferson and Larimer Counties. Two large and long lived tornadoes developed in Larimer County near Berthoud and near Simla in Elbert County.
Read the full account →Severe thunderstorms broke out across Boulder, Denver, Elbert, Jefferson and Larimer Counties. Two large and long lived tornadoes developed in Larimer County near Berthoud and near Simla in Elbert County.
Read the full account →Areal flooding developed along the Cache La Poudre and South Platte River Basins as a combination of heavy rainfall and spring runoff unundated the region. The Cache La Poudre reached flood stage from the 10th the the 14th.
Read the full account →Areal flooding developed along the Cache La Poudre and South Platte River Basins as a combination of heavy rainfall and spring runoff unundated the region. The Cache La Poudre reached flood stage from the 10th the the 14th.
Read the full account →Severe thunderstorms produced extensive damage as they moved across the Urban Corridor. At Denver International Airport alone, large hail up to golfball size, very heavy rain and wind gusts to 59 mph caused substantial damage to 40 planes and stranded approximately 1,500…
Read the full account →A deluge of heavy rain occurred in and around Nederland when the storm dumped nearly 2 inches of rain in 30 minutes. The heavy rainfall washed out hillsides and dirt roads.
Read the full account →Abundant monsoon moisture remained in place across the Western Slope. As a result, another round of widespread showers and thunderstorms developed across the area with many storms producing heavy rain.
Read the full account →Small stream flooding covered numerous county roads southwest of Fort Morgan. Some of the roads along Rock Creek that were temporarily closed included: Morgan County Road 4, between CO 52 and MCR D; MCR1, between MCR D and MCR3; and MCR1, between MCR H and MCR 3.
Read the full account →Small stream flooding covered numerous county roads southwest of Fort Morgan. Some of the roads along Rock Creek that were temporarily closed included: Morgan County Road 4, between CO 52 and MCR D; MCR1, between MCR D and MCR3; and MCR1, between MCR H and MCR 3.
Read the full account →Flooding and flash flooding problems developed over portions of the Urban Corridor as slow moving thunderstorms dumped anywhere from 2 to 3.5 inches of rainfall in approximately 3 hours.
Read the full account →Severe thunderstorms brought damaging hail, wind, tornadoes, heavy rain and flash flooding to portions of the Urban Corridor and Northeast Plains. Very large hail, ranging from quarter to softball size, caused extensive damage to property and crops.
Read the full account →Severe thunderstorms brought damaging hail, wind, tornadoes, heavy rain and flash flooding to portions of the Urban Corridor and Northeast Plains. Very large hail, ranging from quarter to softball size, caused extensive damage to property and crops.
Read the full account →Rainfall amounts of 6 to 13 inches from Wednesday night to Friday night caused fast rushing water and major flooding from the Fountain Creek watershed to the Arkansas River east of Pueblo.
Read the full account →Heavy rain occurred over a large portion of the Waldo Canyon burn scar from late afternoon through early morning. A flow of ash and gravel covered US Highway 24 to a depth of five feet, stranding a truck and trailer.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms produced very heavy rain and continuous lightning over Summit County. The historic rainstorm in the town of Breckenridge produced 3.17 inches of rain at local weather station, most of the rain fell in less than 3 hours.
Read the full account →Severe thunderstorms produced large hail, from quarter to golfball size, and damaging winds across Arapahoe, Boulder, Elbert and Jefferson Counties. Flash flooding was reported in central Jefferson County.
Read the full account →Slow moving thunderstorms over eastern San Miguel County dropped up to 5 inches of rain in a 2 hour period between Telluride and Placerville. The heavy rains triggered numerous mud and rock slides throughout the eastern portion of the county.
Read the full account →Flash floods with heavy debris content cascaded across County Road 240, near where the road intersects with County Road 243. A wall of water 12 to 15 feet high came roaring down Shearer Creek.
Read the full account →Widespread very heavy rain occurred across portions of Teller and El Paso Counties, and eastern Pueblo County. Woodland Park (Teller County) reported around three inches of rain in around an hour. This caused a wave of flood waters to move down Fountain Creek.
Read the full account →Severe thunderstorms produced damaging hail from quarter to baseball size. In addition, straight-line winds leveled a greenhouse and caused tree damage. Very heavy rain in Fort Morgan produced flash flooding.
Read the full account →Heavy thunderstorm rains of up to 3 inches produced severe mud flows over sections of county roads 162 and 292 in Chalk Creek Canyon. The Alpine subdivision was in the path of the worst mudflow, where mandatory evacuations occurred.
Read the full account →Heavy rain produced flash flooding in central Weld County. Floodwaters, up to 1 foot in depth, inundated the intersections at Weld County Roads 49 and 74. Local law enforcement reported numerous road closures.
Read the full account →Flash flooding between Gypsum and Dotsero resulted in large amounts of mud and rock being deposited on all four lanes of Interstate 70 as well as a frontage road which parallels the interstate. Boulders up to 3 feet in diameter rolled across the traffic lanes.
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