Flash Flood in Rio Blanco County, Colorado

Flash Flood July 26, 2019 · Rio Blanco County, Colorado

$200K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Rally car racers encountered flooding along County Road 73 near Hall Draw when their vehicle stalled. Drivers escaped the vehicle before it was swept downstream toward the White River. The vehicle was later found approximately 1 mile downstream from where it got swept off the road.

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 Rangely Arpt (40.1894, -108.5627).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 868819. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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