Flash Flood in Dolores County, Colorado

Flash Flood July 31, 2022 · Dolores County, Colorado

$500

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

While performing a search and rescue operation for an injured hiker at El Diente Peak, Dolores County Search and Rescue members narrowly escaped a portion of the road exiting the trailhead being washed out as a result of flash flooding from heavy rain.

The wider storm

Abundant monsoon moisture remained over the Four Corners region. This led to another round of showers and thunderstorms across southwest Colorado. Storms were slow moving and produced heavy rain. One such storm wiped out a portion of the road leading from the El Diente Peak trailhead from flash flooding.

Began near Dunton (37.8040, -108.0625).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1035767. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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