Jul 14, 2011
Severe thunderstorms in the Denver Metropolitan area produced very heavy rain, large hail and damaging winds. The strong winds toppled a few trees and the heavy rain caused street flooding and minor flash flooding. Several cars were stranded at the intersection of Santa Fe Drive and Oxford, and near Broadway and U.S. Highway 285. A 16-yr old teenager was seriously injured when he tried to retrieve a ball along the banks of West Toll Gate Creek. He was pulled from the swollen creek and died s
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 338813). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Arapahoe County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.