Heavy Rain — Mesa, Colorado

2024-06-30 · near Fruita, Mesa, Colorado

Event narrative

Rainfall amount of 0.37 inches fell in 10 to 15 minutes causing minor street flooding in Fruita as drains could not keep up. Rates were 1 to 2 inch per hour.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure moving into the Great Basin with high pressure to the east allowed deeper sub-tropical moisture to increase across the area. The best moisture remained across southeast Utah and southwest Colorado with a later start to storm development due to morning cloud cover. Heavy rain occurred with some storms with minor street flooding occurring in Mesa County and Garfield County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1198122. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.