Heavy Rain — Eagle, Colorado

2018-07-28 · near El Jebel, Eagle, Colorado

Event narrative

An IRAWS station measured 0.24 inches of rain and small hail between 11:03 and 11:18 PM MST. The Incident Meteorologist on the Lake Christine fire reported that flowing water up to 6 inches deep ran across a U.S. Forest Service road and a small amount of debris flowed down drainages as a result of heavy rain.

Wider weather episode

Subtropical moisture trapped underneath a ridge of high pressure produced some thunderstorms with heavy rainfall in Eagle County which led to some flash flooding over the Lake Christine fire burn scar.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 766194. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.