Heavy Rain — Pitkin, Colorado

2017-08-04 · near Snowmass, Pitkin, Colorado

Event narrative

A series of strong thunderstorms produced torrential rainfall in the Elk Run subdivision which resulted in water that flowed into several homes. A home on Red Tail Court took the brunt of water flowing off the hillside and had two feet of water in the lower level. Some of the streets in Elk Run were coated with as much as 6 inches of mud. Radar estimated 1 to 1.5 inches of rain fell throughout the day.

Wider weather episode

An unsettled northwesterly flow aloft brought in a series of embedded upper level disturbances that produced scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms across western Colorado. Significant rainfall occurred with some storms which resulted in mudslides and flash flooding in portions of the state.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 717931. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.