Debris Flow — Mineral, Colorado

2022-08-03 · near Creede, Mineral, Colorado

Event narrative

Mud slide over highway 149 blocking northbound lane.

Wider weather episode

Training thunderstorms on the afternoon of August 3rd produced flash flooding and debris flows across southern Colorado. Parts of central and western Fremont County received several inches of rain in short order causing flash flooding and road closures.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1048624. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.