Jul 25, 2005
A wall of water about 6 feet deep came down from Box D Gulch and struck 12 teenagers working for the Colorado State Division of Wildlife (DOW) repairing fences at the Little Hills State Wildlife Area, just over 3 miles east of the intersection of County Road 22 and County Road 5. The teenagers were scrambling to get into two Ford F-250 pickup trucks when they were struck by the wall of water. Five of the teenagers were unable to get into a vehicle when the water struck and were carried some dis
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5470081). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Rio Blanco County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.