Aug 16, 2023
Abundant subtropical moisture paired with weak steering flow resulted in slow moving showers and thunderstorms across the higher terrain of western Colorado. Some of the stronger storms produced heavy rain which led to debris flows in portions of Garfield County, including on the Grizzly Creek Fire burn scar in Glenwood Canyon. Flooding also occurred in portions of Moffat County due to heavy rain from storms.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1113837). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Moffat County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.