Flash Flood in Ouray County, Colorado
Flash Flood July 28, 2008 · Ouray County, Colorado
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Heavy rain on the mountains adjacent to the southeast part of the town of Ouray produced flash flooding on Oak Creek and Canyon Creek. The wall of water was six feet deep at the Box Canyon geothermal water plant where sediment got into the water line. Sediment carried by the water line was in inch deep at the Ouray Hot Springs. The Hot Springs had to be closed around 4 PM MDT and remained closed for the rest of that day to clean out the sediment. Six feet of South Pinecrest Road was washed out, and a culvert under that road was damaged. Debris up to a foot-and-a-half deep was deposited on other roads.
The wider storm
Monsoonal moisture was responsible for thunderstorms, including a few which produced heavy rainfall.
Began near Ouray (38.0196, -107.6756).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 124915. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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