Jul 5, 2023
Residual moisture from an incredibly anomalously wet June continues to moisten the lower levels aiding in ample amounts of instability. The northwest flow pattern created a lot of shear, which led to prolonged 3 day severe weather event over adjacent and eastern plains of southern Colorado.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1126141). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Bent County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.