Flash Flood — El Paso, Colorado

2025-07-30 · near Palmer Lake, El Paso, Colorado

Event narrative

Flooded roadways, small streams overflowing banks, road closures, vehicles stranded.

Wider weather episode

Heavy rainfall of 1.5-2 inches led to flash flooding around Monument and Black Forest.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (39.1275, -104.9130)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1274571. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.