Flash Flood in Eagle County, Colorado

Flash Flood January 3, 2019 – January 5, 2019 · Eagle County, Colorado

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Roaring Fork Conservancy District reported an Ice Jam that was breaking up along the Fryingpan River with large debris and chunks of ice flow downstream. The river peaked around midday on January 3rd and again on January 4th.

The wider storm

An extended period of bitter cold temperatures caused an ice jam to form on the Fryingpan and Roaring Fork Rivers in portions of Pitkin, Eagle and Garfield counties. Minor flooding occurred along the rivers with elevated river flows peaking during the early afternoon hours each day.

Began near Basalt (39.3820, -106.9739).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 792207. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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