Heavy Rain in Montezuma County, Colorado

Heavy Rain August 23, 2016 · Montezuma County, Colorado

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

In Cortez 0.72 of an inch of rain was measured within a 4 hour period.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Cortez (37.3400, -108.5900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 683124. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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