Flash Flood — Bent, Colorado

2022-08-06 · near Las Animas, Bent, Colorado

Event narrative

Colorado DOT reports flooding on Highway 50 near mile marker 394 (between county road 5.5 and county road 6.25).

Wider weather episode

Late afternoon thunderstorm activity pushed off the Palmer Divide moving east-southeast across the Colorado plains. Numerous flash flooding events, severe thunderstorm winds and some damage were reported across the region.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (38.0600, -103.3000)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1048645. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.