Flash Flood — Delta, Colorado

2019-07-26 · near Delta Arpt, Delta, Colorado

Event narrative

Water flowed across Colorado Highway 92 east of Delta which brought traffic to a standstill. Rain rates exceeded one inch per hour with a Cooperative Observer 3 miles east of Delta measuring 1.20 inches in an hour.

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 835024. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.