Debris Flow in Gunnison County, Colorado

Debris Flow May 5, 2013 · Gunnison County, Colorado

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A number of large rocks came down onto Highway 133 above Paonia Reservoir due to the freeze-thaw cycle and snow melt. The highway was closed through the evening of May 9th for debris removal and cliff scaling to reduce the threat.

The wider storm

Snow melt and the freeze-thaw cycle during early May led to a number of large rocks coming down onto Highway 133 south of McClure Pass.

Began near Oliver (38.9973, -107.3551).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 495436. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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