Jun 20, 2024
Very deep tropical moisture associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Alberto combined with monsoonal moisture was forced through eastern Utah and western Colorado due to a large high pressure ridge over the Central U.S. and a deep low pressure trough over the Great Basin. This deep moisture combined with strong instability and shear to produce widespread severe weather across eastern Utah and western Colorado with thunderstorms producing severe wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain which r
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1198140). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Mesa County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.