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Flash Flood — La Plata, CO

Sep 21, 1997

Over an inch of rain with small hail fell in Durango within a 40 minute period. 1 to 2 feet of water swept through a mobile home park along Junction Creek, and 2 to 3 feet of water backed up and flooded a motel laundry. A mud slide covered a section of highway 550 on the north side of town, closing one lane for two days before road crews were able to completely clear the road.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5617293). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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