Flash Flood in Eagle County, Colorado

Flash Flood July 28, 2018 · Eagle County, Colorado

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near El Jebel (39.4087, -107.0827).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 783100. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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