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Flash Flood — Fremont, CO

Jul 1, 2021

The setup on this day supported another summer day with possible flash flooding over and near the mountains, though the setup did also support severe thunderstorm development as the activity pushed off the mountains into a more unstable air over the plains. This indeed did occur, with flash flooding and severe storms being observed from the Upper Arkansas River Valley down along the Highway 50 corridor and into the Pueblo area.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 977360). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Fremont, CO

This event is one of many recorded floods in Fremont County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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