Flash Flood in Jefferson County, Colorado
Flash Flood July 20, 2019 · Jefferson County, Colorado
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A woman was swept away in flash flooding. Rescue crews searched Lakewood Gulch, after the report of a person in the water near West 12th Avenue and Miller Street. Her body was found in 10 ft of water the following day along Lakewood Gulch near West 12th Avenue and Lee Street.
The wider storm
A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 60 mph at Centennial Airport. A thunderstorm produced a flash flood in southern Jefferson and southwest Denver counties. The flooding was particularly bad on southbound I-25 near 6th Avenue. One woman was rescued by a passerby in Lakewood when floodwaters began pouring into her car near Casa Bonita. A homeless woman drowned near West 12th Avenue and Miller Street when she was swept away in the floodwaters. Her body was recovered the following day.
Began near Lakewood (39.7350, -105.1200).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 837611. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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