Flood in Routt County, Colorado

Flood April 18, 2023 – April 19, 2023 · Routt County, Colorado

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Damage as recorded

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Rapid snowmelt resulted in Dry Creek, which runs underneath S Popular Street, coming out of its banks. As a result, S Popular Street near Harvest Drive was closed due to flooding. Flood waters did not recede for several days.

The wider storm

Accelerated snowmelt from a near-record snowpack due to above normal temperatures produced high and fast flow on drainages in Routt County. As a result, flooding compromised some county roads and locations in Hayden, Colorado.

Began near Hayden (40.4870, -107.2610).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1082844. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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