Flash Flood in Pueblo County, Colorado
Flash Flood August 30, 1996 · Pueblo County, Colorado
The wider storm
Two separate rounds of heavy rain affected Kramer Creek late Thursday night the 29th. The two events combined to create a flash flood early the morning of the 30th at the intersection of Highway 96 and Kramer Creek. James Cantu, 44, was driving to work early that morning when his car was washed off the road and carried 200 yards. Mr. Cantu was ejected from his car, carried an additional 75 yards downstream, and was found suspended 8 feet up in a tree.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5566664. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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