Flood in Mesa County, Colorado

Flood May 18, 2023 · Mesa County, Colorado

$500

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

An NWS employee riding on a bike trail outside Loma reported flooding along the trail near Reed Wash. The river was running incredibly high underneath the I-70 bridge.

The wider storm

Accelerated snowmelt from a near-record snowpack due to above normal temperatures produced high and fast flow on drainages in several counties across the Western Slope. As a result, flooding compromised various low-lying roads and areas. This included some lanes along I-70 west of Fruita, Colorado.

Began near Loma (39.1835, -108.7859).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1088008. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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