Flood — Wet Mountains, Colorado

1999-04-30 · Wet Mountains, Colorado

Wider weather episode

Rainfall amounts of 6 to 13 inches from Wednesday night to Friday night caused fast rushing water and major flooding from the Fountain Creek watershed to the Arkansas River east of Pueblo. Heavy rain in the mountains and adjacent plains upstream from Pueblo on the Arkansas River caused flooding in Custer, Fremont and Pueblo counties as well. In Pueblo county, damage was done to roads, irrigation systems and bridge structures, especially near Fountain Creek. In far eastern Custer county, damage was done to a few roads. Heavy rain amounts, of 4 to 10 inches extended south to the Trinidad area, and began to flood the Purgatoire River basin, Huerfano River basin, and St. Charles River basin. The flood waters moved toward Otero county and Rocky Ford and La Junta. The rest of the narrative on this major flood, which was likely the greatest since 1965 will be continued in May Stormdata, with reports on flooding in the Arkansas RIver Valley in the southeast plains of Colorado.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5694855. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.