Debris Flow in Pitkin County, Colorado

Debris Flow July 3, 2016 · Pitkin County, Colorado

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy rainfall from showers and thunderstorms led to rising waters which resulted in a mudslide at the confluence of the middle and lower Thompson Creek just outside of Carbondale.

The wider storm

An exiting upper level disturbance and a surge of monsoonal moisture resulted in numerous showers and embedded thunderstorms across western Colorado which produced heavy rainfall. The heavy rain led to minor flooding in some locations.

Began near Redstone (39.3100, -107.2600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 680882. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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