Heavy Rain — Montrose, Colorado

2016-08-05 · near Olathe, Montrose, Colorado

Event narrative

About 14 miles southwest of Olathe 0.65 inches of rain fell within about 55 minutes.

Wider weather episode

Deep monsoonal moisture resulted in an active afternoon and evening across western Colorado with widespread rain and a few embedded thunderstorms with heavy rain. The heavy rain led to some minor flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 681889. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.