Oct 4, 2018
A potent disturbance embedded in a southwest flow aloft produced strong thunderstorms which moved across west-central and northwest Colorado. These storms produced heavy rain in a short amount of time on top of saturated soils from heavy rainfall the previous day. This led to some debris flows and flash flooding across portions of Mesa and Rio Blanco counties.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 778451). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Mesa County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.