Flood — Moffat, Colorado

2023-08-16 · near Blue Mtn, Moffat, Colorado

$10K

Property damage

Event narrative

Heavy rain from thunderstorms led to flooding across portions of County Road 95 (about 1/4 mile north of Moffat County Road 104) in western Moffat County. The road was impassable and closed shortly after.

Wider weather episode

Abundant subtropical moisture paired with weak steering flow resulted in slow moving showers and thunderstorms across the higher terrain of western Colorado. Some of the stronger storms produced heavy rain which led to debris flows in portions of Garfield County, including on the Grizzly Creek Fire burn scar in Glenwood Canyon. Flooding also occurred in portions of Moffat County due to heavy rain from storms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1113837. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.