Flash Flood — Rio Blanco, Colorado

2019-07-26 · near Rangely Arpt, Rio Blanco, Colorado

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 868819. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.