Flash Flood — Eagle, Colorado

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

Event narrative

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 rainfall. An IRAWS station in the area measured 0.24 of an inch of rain and small hail within 15 minutes.

Wider weather episode

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

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 783100. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.