Flood in Routt County, Colorado

Flood May 19, 2008 – May 23, 2008 · Routt County, Colorado

$5K

Crop damage

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Elk River near Milner exceeded flood stage and water inundated low lying pasture and farm land adjacent to the river. The river also ran above bankfull above Clark. Reports from the Routt County emergency manager indicated some dirt roads had been covered with water.

The wider storm

Warm temperatures caused rapid snowmelt and high flows on area rivers.

Began near Hitchens (40.4874, -106.9804).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 109730. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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