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Flash Flood — Weld, CO

May 30, 2014

Heavy rain produced flash flooding in central Weld County. Floodwaters, up to 1 foot in depth, inundated the intersections at Weld County Roads 49 and 74. Local law enforcement reported numerous road closures. The majority of the closures were due to high water or washed out roads, mainly in the Eaton, Greeley and Kersey areas.||Locally heavy rainfall, nearly 1.2 inches in 30 minutes, produced localized street flooding in Boulder. The heavy rain coupled with the already swollen creeks from t

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 524558). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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