Flood in Montrose County, Colorado

Flood May 18, 2023 · Montrose County, Colorado

$5K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Snowmelt produced a washout on National Forest System Road (NFSR) #525-Potter Basin road located at mile post 1.172 on the Ouray Ranger District, northeast of 25 Mesa Guard Station. The road was not passable and remained closed.

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 Nucla (38.4800, -108.3620).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1088060. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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