Sep 12, 2013
An area of heavy rain developed across western El Paso County flooding many areas. Rock Creek, Cheyenne Creek, and Fountain Creek experienced flash flooding and flooding. Rock and Cheyenne Creek watersheds experienced significant damages to infrastructure. From mid-evening through the overnight, Eighty-nine houses were flooded along Cheyenne Creek. In addition, Fountain Creek was in flood for several hours from southern Colorado Springs to the El Paso County - Pueblo County line.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 473141). 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.