Debris Flow in Pitkin County, Colorado

Debris Flow August 4, 2021 · Pitkin County, Colorado

$5K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Pitkin County Sheriff reported the closure of Independence Pass along Colorado Highway 82 between mile markers 47 and 72 due to mudslides.

The wider storm

Residual monsoon moisture paired with daytime heating was enough to generate scattered showers and thunderstorms over the mountains of west-central Colorado. Some storms produced moderate to heavy rain which led to localized debris flows in Pitkin County.

Began near Aspen (39.1200, -106.7911).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 965676. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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