Flash Flood in Delta County, Colorado

Flash Flood July 26, 2019 · Delta County, Colorado

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Delta Arpt (38.7600, -108.0300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 835024. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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