Jul 10, 2013
Thunderstorms will heavy rainfall rates caused flash flooding on the Waldo Canyon and Black Forest burn scars. The Waldo Canyon watershed received around one inch of rainfall, which caused a torrent of water, rock and debris to flow onto US Highway 24. On the Black Forest burn scar, around one inch of rain fell.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 458068). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in El Paso County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.