Flood — Washington, Colorado

2015-06-15 to 2015-06-25 · near Messex, Washington, Colorado

Event narrative

A levee breach, about 100 yards wide along the South Platte River, produced farmland flooding over northwest Washington County. Floodwaters, 3 to 4 feet deep, washed out the Union Pacific railroad tracks southwest of Messex. Up to 10 inches of water covered several miles of track. Approximately 30 trains per day had to be diverted until the tracks could be repaired and inspected. Washington County Road 58.3 was also washed out.

Wider weather episode

A levee breach along the South Platte River inundated farmland across northeast Morgan and northwest Washington Counties. The breach also washed out a Union Pacific railroad tracks with forced the closure of the railroad for several days until repair could be completed.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 591957. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.