Jul 24, 2018
As high pressure spun southeast of the Four Corners region, subtropical moisture moved northward along the western periphery of the high. This increase in moisture produced some thunderstorms with heavy rainfall in La Plata County. Flash flooding with extensive debris flow occurred especially over the 416 Wildfire burn scar.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 766181). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in La Plata County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.