Flash Flood in La Plata County, Colorado

Flash Flood July 27, 2021 · La Plata County, Colorado

$500K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near (dro)durango/laplata (37.1668, -107.7446).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 965813. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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