Heavy Rain — Montezuma, Colorado

2016-08-23 · near Cortez, Montezuma, Colorado

Event narrative

About 3 miles east of Cortez a storm total of 1.31 inches of rain was measured.

Wider weather episode

An upper level low pressure system funneled moisture into western Colorado which resulted in numerous slow-moving showers and embedded thunderstorms, some with heavy rainfall especially in the Cortez area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 683122. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.