Flash Flood — La Plata, Colorado

2021-07-27 · near (dro)durango/laplata, La Plata, Colorado

Event narrative

Heavy rain washed out a culvert on La Plata County Road 309A near Durango-La Plata County Airport. The road was closed for several days for repair work. The Durango Airport received 1.34 inches of rain with storms that day.

Wider weather episode

Substantial monsoon moisture remained over the area as high pressure drifted east over the Plains. As a result, widespread showers and thunderstorms developed with many storms producing heavy rain. This led to localized flash flooding across portions of La Plata County.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (37.1668, -107.7446)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 965813. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.