Flood in Pitkin County, Colorado

Flood June 6, 2011 – June 18, 2011 · Pitkin County, Colorado

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Area creeks across Pitkin County responded to rapid snowmelt and ran at elevated levels through much of June. Areas adjacent to the Crystal river were impacted through the middle part of the month when flood advisories were in effect for near bankfull conditions. The river also briefly spiked above flood stage on June 6th near Redstone. Low land flooding was reported along the Crystal river with water and debris reaching the bottom of several bridges between Restone and Carbondale.

The wider storm

Snow melt from a record snowpack across portions of the central Colorado mountains caused extended high flows on area waterways within Pitkin County.

Began near Snowmass (39.3853, -107.2321).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 360769. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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