Apr 15, 2016
Strong to severe thunderstorms developed and move along a semi-stationary cold front in East Central Colorado during the afternoon, lasting past midnight. Large hail up to two and a half inches in diameter was reported with the strongest storm, which produced all the large hail reports as it moved northeast across East Central Colorado. Prolonged heavy rainfall over the same part of East Central Colorado lead to flash flooding during the evening and into the overnight hours. Rainfall reports i
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 623899). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Kit Carson County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.