Debris Flow — San Miguel, Colorado

2019-07-26 · near Sawpit, San Miguel, Colorado

Event narrative

A mudslide occurred a half a mile up Fall Creek Road near Colorado Highway 145.

Wider weather episode

Strong instability and adequate subtropical moisture from the North American Monsoon led to training thunderstorms which developed across western Colorado. Some storms produced heavy rain which led to localized flooding and debris flows across some southwest and west-central counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 835022. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.