Flood — Montrose, Colorado

2023-04-13 to 2023-04-15 · near Uravan, Montrose, Colorado

Event narrative

Rapid snowmelt led the Dolores River to overrun its banks. This led to flooding across Y11 Road in Montrose County, near Uravan.

Wider weather episode

Above normal temperatures accelerated snowmelt from a near-record snowpack. This resulted in high and fast flows on several rivers and drainages across Western Colorado. The increased runoff and flooding compromised several county roads and bridges across Montezuma, Archuleta, Routt, Delta, Dolores, Montrose, and Moffat counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1081492. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.