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Flood — Eagle, CO

Aug 27, 2023

Flood Cause
Heavy Rain

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. One such storm produced localized flooding in a portion of Eagle County.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1114207). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Eagle, CO

This event is one of many recorded floods in Eagle County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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