Heavy Rain — Saguache, Colorado

2019-08-03 · near Crestone, Saguache, Colorado

Event narrative

Over one inch of rainfall fell within 70 minutes causing minor street flooding and a small creek to near bank-full.

Wider weather episode

A slow moving thunderstorm moved across portions of the northern Spring burn scar producing over 0.50 inches of rain within 30 minutes. Some local impacts were felt as roadways became water or debris covered.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 851056. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.