Flood in Delta County, Colorado

Flood May 21, 2023 · Delta 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

Emergency management reported flooding along portions of the North Fork of the Gunnison River near Hotchkiss, mainly in the form of significant erosion of banks along the river. A few cars from a junkyard that was located right against the river bank were taken by the water.

The wider storm

Accelerated snowmelt from a near-record snowpack due to above normal temperatures and precipitation produced high and fast flow on drainages in Delta and Garfield counties. As a result, flooding compromised various low-lying recreational trails.

Began near Paonia Arpt (38.8350, -107.6680).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1089411. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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