Flash Flood — Costilla, Colorado

2009-08-14 · near San Luis, Costilla, Colorado

Event narrative

The San Luis Peoples Ditch had two breaches, flooding two properties. Some house experience flooding of basements and crawl spaces. Several county roads were washed out.

Wider weather episode

A thunderstorm produced very heavy rain, which flooded areas around to town of San Luis.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 195552. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.