Flood — Ouray, Colorado

2022-07-16 · near Portland, Ouray, Colorado

Event narrative

The Cedar Hill Cemetery outside of Ridgway experienced flooding as a result of heavy rain from thunderstorms.

Wider weather episode

Residual monsoon moisture resulted in another round of showers and thunderstorms across southwest and west-central Colorado. Some storms produced heavy rain which led to localized flooding and debris flows in portions of Ouray and Pitkin counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1033481. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.