Gunnison storm history

A woman was on a stand-up paddle board on the Gunnison River near County Road 32 when she lost control and became caught on a tree in the river. She later passed away.

A woman was kayaking in Blue Mesa Reservoir near the Gunnison River inlet and passed away.

The Colorado Department of Transportation reported a closure along US Highway 50 roughly 10 miles east-southeast of Waunita Hot Springs, in Gunnison County. This area is on the climb up to Monarch Pass, meaning it is an area of very steep terrain that can be prone to rock and mud…

Heavy rain from a thunderstorm produced a mudslide along Highway 50 between mile marker 181 and 182 which closed the highway in both directions. This occurred approximately 25 miles east of Gunnison or 7 miles south-southwest of Waunita Hot Springs.

A thunderstorm produced heavy rain over the Crystal River Drainage, which caused a mudslide on Highway 133 between mile markers 45 and 46 to the west of Marble, Colorado. Between 0.3 and 0.8 inches of rain was estimated on radar.

A strong storm produced heavy rain and caused a rockslide on Highway 50 eastbound between County Road 888 and County Road 237B at mile point 192.

The Lead King Basin Loop Road, a 13-mile loop near Marble that travels through the Lead King Basin, experienced debris flows due to heavy rain from thunderstorms. The road was not accessible.

Daniels Hill (a section of Gunnison County Road 3) was damaged and unpassable due to flooding from heavy rain. The road remained closed until the following afternoon.

Kebler Pass sustained major damage due to excessive runoff, knocking out a significant portion of the road about halfway through the pass. Due to the road not being passable by vehicle, the pass will remain closed until repairs can be made and the road is rebuilt. There is no est…

Snowmelt produced a washout on National Forest System Road (NFSR) #709-Coal Creek road located at mile post 2 in the Paonia Ranger District. The road was not passable and remained closed.

Snowmelt produced a significant washout on National Forest System Road (NFSR) #711-Dry Fork of the Minnesota Creek road located at mile post 5.5 in the Paonia Ranger District. The road was not passable and remained closed.

Flooding occurred at Anders Ranch along East River as a result of increased flows from snowmelt.

A culvert failed due to excess runoff along Colorado Highway 133 in Bear Creek, or near mile marker 16.

A mudslide occurred as a result of heavy rain from thunderstorms near Marble along County Road 3.

A minor mudslide occurred on the south side of the Crystal River by Marble as a result of heavy rain from thunderstorms.

Multiple debris flows occurred on Forest Service Road 314 in White River National Forest as a result of heavy rain from thunderstorms. The debris was 18 feet deep in some spots. The road remained closed for several days due to cleanup operations.

Heavy rain in the Cimarrons produced intermittent flash flooding and a debris flow of rocks and branches on National Forest Service Road 861.1 (Middle Fork Road), near the Owl Creek Pass junction.

Numerous mud and rockslides occurred near Emerald Lake at the end of Gothic Road. Some slides were smaller than others but the biggest was reported to be about 6 feet deep.

Highway 149 was closed due to mudslides that occurred between Elk Road and County Road 149A.

A storm chaser traveling along County Road 12 (Kebler Pass) observed a high elevation landspout tornado near the summit of Purple Mountain. The tornado was estimated to be near 12,600 ft and traveled a short distance along the ridge, before dissipating. Snow could be seen blowing…

Three individuals camping near Gunnison Colorado were struck by lightning as a thunderstorms passed through. All three were injured, with one 15 year old male seeking medical treatment.

About 100 tons of dirt and boulders came down onto a section of Highway 133 at about mile marker 29.5. The debris flow was likely due to soils that were loosened after extensive rainfall earlier in the season, combined with recent freeze-thaw cycles. The highway was closed for a …

Heavy rainfall from a band of showers in a northwest flow produced a significant rock slide onto Highway 133 which closed McClure Pass for about five hours. Radar rainfall estimates for the day in the slide area were close to 1.5 inches, with most of that rainfall occurred with t…

The road was washed out on the west side of Kebler Pass due to runoff from heavy rainfall.

A funnel cloud was photographed and reported by several people near the Hartman Rocks Recreation Area.

A funnel cloud was spotted just south of the Gunnison River near the town of Gunnison.

A number of large rocks came down onto Highway 133 above Paonia Reservoir due to the freeze-thaw cycle and snow melt. The highway was closed through the evening of May 9th for debris removal and cliff scaling to reduce the threat.

A thunderstorm dropped over a third of an inch in under a half of an hour, and produced some small hail as it moved through the city of Gunnison on the afternoon of the 28th.

Lightning struck a power grid and knocked out power.

The East River at Almont exceeded flood stage and resulted in minor flooding of adjacent low lying areas, mainly consisting of pastureland.

Snowmelt runoff caused some streams and creeks to exceed bankfull resulting in minor flooding. A seasonal stream came out of its banks and flooded the basement of a home south of Crested Butte and threatened a couple other homes. Heavy equipment was used to build some dikes and d…

A thunderstorm produced .75 inches of rain in 30 minutes resulting in 1 inch of water over Highway 135.