Flood in Montrose County, Colorado

Flood July 30, 2022 · Montrose County, Colorado

$5K

Damage as recorded

$2K

Crop damage

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The culverts backed up as a result of heavy rain from thunderstorms. This resulted in several inches of water and some embedded debris spilling over onto Racine and Sunshine Roads in Montrose.

The wider storm

Abundant monsoon moisture remained over the Four Corners region. This led to another round of showers and thunderstorms across western Colorado. Storms were slow moving and produced heavy rain. Some storms produced localized debris flows in Pitkin and Ouray counties with flooding reported in Montrose County.

Began near Montrose (38.4214, -107.8080).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1035784. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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