Flash Flood in Pitkin County, Colorado

Flash Flood July 26, 2009 · Pitkin County, Colorado

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy rainfall resulted in a flash flood with a large amount of mud that flowed across Highway 133. When the flooding stopped, it left a deposit of mud on the Highway up to 4 feet deep. The highway was opened to traffic within two hours after the flash flooding ended.

The wider storm

A flash flood of mud rolled across Highway 133.

Began near Redstone (39.3175, -107.2118).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 175859. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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