Debris Flow in Ouray County, Colorado
Debris Flow July 27, 2020 · Ouray County, Colorado
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A mudslide closed County Road 361, to Yankee Boy Basin, near Twin Falls as a result of heavy rain.
The wider storm
Monsoonal moisture continued to advect into western Colorado on the backside of an area of high pressure. Numerous showers and thunderstorms developed over the area on July 27th, many of which produced periods of moderate to heavy rain. After receiving 1 to 3 inches of rain on average over the course of a few days, portions of southwest Colorado were well saturated and vulnerable to flash flooding and debris flows. A couple of mudslides were reported across San Miguel and Ouray counties as a result of the heavy rainfall.
Began near Campbird (37.9984, -107.7784).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 897201. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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