Garfield storm history

The Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon ran high and fast as a result of accelerated snowmelt. While rafting in Glenwood Canyon, two rafters fell into the river while navigating a rapid and eddy. Both men were pulled from the water and brought back to shore. The rafting party began…

Multiple debris flows occurred along Interstate 70 within the Grizzly Creek Fire burn scar between mile marker 123 and Hanging Lake Tunnel. Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) described the damage from the new flows as extreme. The new debris piles were around 17 feet ta…

Major flash flooding and debris flows occurred throughout Glenwood Canyon from the Grizzly Creek Fire burn scar as a result of significant rainfall from showers and thunderstorms. Multiple mudslides were reported by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). Numerous vehic…

Heavy rain formed over the Grizzly Creek burn scar near Glenwood Springs, CO which caused a major mudslide across the Colorado River near MM 124 of Interstate 70. According to CDOT, the material in the river resulted in some damming of the river. Additionally, a smaller mudslide …

The Colorado River experienced elevated flows due to snow melt runoff from June 5th to the end of the month. Flood advisories or warnings were in effect through most of this time, with only brief periods when the river fell just below bankfull. Much of the area along the Colorado…

At 5:44 PM MDT, the KRIL ASOS at Rifle - Garfield County Regional Airport recorded a gust to 60 mph. Other sensors in the area at the time recorded wind gusts of 45 mph to 55 mph. These wind gusts were all associated with a passing thunderstorm, though no damages, fatalities, or …

At 2:39 PM MDT, the KRIL ASOS at Rifle - Garfield County Regional Airport recorded a wind gust to 58 mph in association with a passing thunderstorm. There were no other recorded gusts with this storm, and no damages, injuries, or fatalities were reported in association with this …

At 4:34 PM MDT, the KRIL ASOS at Rifle - Garfield County Regional Airport recorded a gust to 58 mph, with other gusts nearby in the 50-55 mph range. These gusts were associated with a passing thunderstorm. No reports of damages, injuries, or fatalities were received in associatio…

Public reported flooding across State Highway 139 south of Douglas Pass due to several rounds of heavy rain training over the steep and saturated terrain. No reports of road closures or damages to the roadway.

A strong thunderstorm over the Rifle Garfield County Airport produced a peak wind gust of 58 mph, measured at 1631 MST.

Thunderstorm wind gust of 58 mph was measured at the Sunlight Mountain AWOS observation site at 1255 MST.

A thunderstorm wind gust of 59 mph was measured at a Mesonet station 1 mile west-southwest of Douglas Pass at 1256 MST.

Public reported water, rocks, mud, and other debris over Colorado State Highway 139 between mile markers 29 and 30, or about 5 miles south-southeast of Douglas Pass. The area around and south of Douglas Pass is very steep and prone to rock, mud, and debris flows under heavy, inte…

Colorado Department of Transportation reported a mudslide and subsequent road closure of Colorado State Highway 82 at approximately mile marker 11, or between Satank Road turn off and Colorado State Highway 133. The road was closed for roughly 2 hours, reopening by 00:15AM MDT, o…

Heavy rain from a thunderstorm resulted in mud and small rocks across Highway 139 near Douglas Pass.

Highway 82 closed due to a mudslide as a result of heavy rain near Cattle Creek. Road was closed around 1941 on August 10th and remained closed until the morning of August 11th. This occurred approximately 2 miles northwest of Cattle Creek.

Heavy rain from a thunderstorm produced a minor mudslide on Highway 82 at mile marker 12, about 1 mile north of Carbondale.

As the afternoon moved into evening, convection that had fired over the terrain in northeastern Utah gradually moved into northwest Colorado. Enhanced by a passing shortwave and a modest upper level jet, these showers and storms were capable of producing strong to severe winds, w…

Heavy rain caused water to run off a dirt slope above town, causing minor street flooding in town. Video posted on X.

Brief heavy rain was accompanied by pea size hail, which caused 1 inch of water to run over a portion of 8th street in Glenwood Springs. Amount of rain was unknown.

Late in the day, a round of showers and thunderstorms moved east along the higher terrain of the central and upper Colorado River Valleys. These storms produced gusts above 45 mph, including one recorded gust to 58 mph at the Colorado Department of Transportation mesonet station …

A peak wind gust of 60 MPH was measured by the automated weather station at the Rifle Garfield County Airport due to virga and strong outflow winds from a distant thunderstorm to the northwest.

A peak wind gust of 59 MPH was measured by the automated weather station at the Rifle Garfield County Airport.

The Colorado Department of Transportation reported 4 separate mudslides occurred along portions of I-70 within the Grizzly Creek Fire burn scar as a result of heavy rain from thunderstorms. The slides took place east of Hanging Lake Tunnel and 30 cars were trapped in between the …

Heavy rain from thunderstorms over the Grizzly Creek Fire burn scar resulted in the ponding of water along portions of I-70 with a mud and debris slide reported near mile marker 120.6 I-70 was closed in both directions from 1800 on the evening of the 24th to 0000 on the 25th.

Heavy rain from thunderstorms led to 6 inches of water flowing over 12th Street and Park Avenue in Rifle.

Heavy rain from thunderstorms flooded a basement at the intersection of 5th Street and Ute Avenue in Rifle.

A debris flow of mud and rocks occurred as a result of heavy rain over portions of the Grizzly Creek Fire burn scar. The debris flow took place near mile marker 120.6. The No Name Creek rain gauge reported 1.86 inches of rain fell in 50 minutes.

The trail system above Glenwood Meadows in Glenwood Springs (located between the community center and Roaring Fork Transportation Authority facility) suffered damage due to debris flows from heavy rain.

The Garfield County Sheriff's office reported flash flooding in portions of Carbondale as a result of heavy rain from thunderstorms.

Hail estimated to be an inch in diameter was reported on social media from Carbondale.

Increased snowmelt along the Colorado River led to the closure of Hanging Lake Trail near Glenwood Springs. Water flowed directly down parts of the trail, forcing the closure for approximately a week or so.

Saturated soils from excessive runoff of melting snow lead to numerous mud and debris flows near Glenwood Springs, CO and the near the Hanging Lake Trail in Glenwood Canyon. The mud trapped a train traveling through the west side of Glenwood Springs with no injuries reported. Acc…

A peak wind gust of 61 MPH was measured by the automated weather station at the Rifle Garfield County Airport.

A mudslide occurred along Interstate 70 at mile marker 66 near De Beque.

A debris flow of mud and small to medium-sized rocks occurred on Highway 6 on the west side of Parachute as a result of heavy rain from thunderstorms. The road was closed for a couple of hours due to cleanup operations.

A peak wind gust of 58 MPH was measured by the automated weather station at the Rifle Garfield County Airport.

Burn scar debris flow from the Pine Gulch Fire flooded a house and rerouted Roan Creek at a bend 15 miles northwest of De Beque. Water marks along South Dry Fork Road were 3 to 6 feet high.

A peak wind gust of 63 MPH was measured by the automated weather station at the Rifle Garfield County Regional Airport.

A peak wind gust of 64 MPH was measured by the automated Mesonet weather station at Douglas Pass.

Water and mud ran over Colorado Highway 139 near mile marker 22 within the Pine Gulch Fire burn scar due to heavy runoff from the East Salt Creek wash.

Ten feet of water flowed on County Road 205 within the Pine Gulch Fire burn scar.

A funnel cloud was spotted roughly in the vicinity of West Mountain in a remote area northwest of Eagle.

Ping pong ball sized hail fell 18 miles east of Buford in Garfield County. The hail dented vehicles and broke the skylights on several campers at the Trappers Lake Campground.

Heavy rain resulted in urban flash flooding south-southwest of Rifle. A trained weather spotter reported gutters overflowing and flooding on roadways.