Flash Flood in Chaffee County, Colorado

Flash Flood July 23, 2021 · Chaffee County, Colorado

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy rainfall washed out County road 371, from a small drainage which flows across the road. Two cars were stuck in the mud.

The wider storm

Thunderstorm development across the higher terrain occurred once again on this day, with heavy rainfall and flash flooding the main concerns. Heavy rainfall with flash flooding and even pockets of damaging winds were all observed across the upper Arkansas River Valley.

Began near Buena Vista (38.9300, -106.1700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 977648. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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