Debris Flow — Chaffee, Colorado

2015-07-02 · near Alpine, Chaffee, Colorado

Event narrative

Heavy rain caused numerous debris flows across County Road 344. Numerous campers who were west of the debris flows were evacuated into Buena Vista.

Wider weather episode

A severe storm produced hail up to the size of ping pong balls near Howard in Fremont County. A storm produced heavy rain near Mt. Princeton in Chaffee County, causing numerous debris flows across County Road 344 east of Cottonwood Lake.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 576427. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.