Flash Flood in Costilla County, Colorado
Flash Flood July 1, 2019 · Costilla County, Colorado
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Wagon creek has risen out of its banks and is impacting parts of Forbes Park Road at this time, per county EM.
The wider storm
During the afternoon hours of July 1st very heavy monsoonal thunderstorms developed over the high terrain of the Sawatch, Wet, and Sangre de Cristo mountain ranges and then drifted east towards the southern Colorado plains.
Flash flooding and debris flows were reported on the Spring burn scar in both Costilla and Huerfano Counties. Heavy rain and flash flooding also occurred on the east side of Pueblo closing several local roads.
The severe storms that produced flooding in Pueblo also packed a punch with strong damaging winds. Several reports of broken tree branches near the county courthouse were reported. Wind gusted over 60 MPH with these storms as well.
One person, with unknown injuries, was struct by lightning in Canon City during a heavy rain event.
Out in Baca County, heavy rain lead to some minor street flooding with wind gusts reported over 60 MPH.
Began near La Veta Pass (37.4700, -105.1900).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 846573. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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