Hinsdale storm history

A woman was swept into Pole Creek while trying to cross the stream with her husband in a Jeep. She was missing for almost a month before her body was found along the Rio Grande River on July 25th.

A strong storm developed 7 miles south-southwest of Lake City producing pea to dime size hail with a few nickel size hailstones around 1045 MST.

Colorado Department of Transportation reported the closure of Colorado State Highway 149 at mile marker 74, roughly 1 mile north-northwest of Lake City, due to a mudslide. This area is very steep, and prone to rock and mudslides with either prolonged moderate to heavy rainfall, o…

Water ran across Forest Service Road 520 near Colorado Highway 149 near the Hinsdale and Mineral County Line due to heavy rain from thunderstorms. Five feet of standing water on the road resulted from a blocked culvert, causing a vehicle to be trapped.

Multiple mudslides occurred along Colorado Highway 149 north of Lake City between mile markers 75-77 as a result of heavy rain from thunderstorms. The road was closed for several hours due to cleanup operations.

Showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rain which led to multiple mudslides along County Road 30 near Cinnamon Pass. The road was closed for an extended period of time. Several vehicles were stuck behind the mudslide and the occupants had to be rescued by Search and Rescue.

Heavy rainfall resulted in a rockslide across Highway 30 between Highway 149 and Lake San Cristobal.

Heavy rainfall near Lake City with amounts of over and inch caused flash flooding which closed Highway 149 and deposited a large amount of debris onto the road.

Two ultramarathon runners from Canada were struck by lightning on Handies Peak at about the 14,050 foot level while competing in the 100-mile Handrock Endurance Run. Both men incurred minor injuries. The headlamp of one runner exploded when struck by the lightning.

A debris flow caused by heavy rainfall closed Highway 149 between mile markers 77 and 79 for several hours.

Thunderstorm winds gusts estimated up to 60 mph broke off tree limbs up to 3 inches in diameter at Lake City.