Flood in Gunnison County, Colorado

Flood April 30, 2023 · Gunnison County, Colorado

$500K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A culvert failed due to excess runoff along Colorado Highway 133 in Bear Creek, or near mile marker 16.

The wider storm

Accelerated snowmelt from a near-record snowpack due to above normal temperatures produced high and fast flow on drainages in Gunnison County. As a result, flooding compromised and led to the failure of a culvert which led to flooding near Bear Creek.

Began near Somerset (38.9251, -107.4214).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1086394. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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