Heavy Rain — Montezuma, Colorado

2016-08-05 · near Mancos, Montezuma, Colorado

Event narrative

About 3 miles northwest of Mancos 1.74 inches of rain was measured within a 24-hour period, with 0.80 of that amount having fallen within 40 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 681895. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.