| Event |
Flash Flood |
| -- Flood Cause |
Heavy Rain |
| State |
COLORADO |
| County/Area |
OURAY |
| WFO |
GJT |
| Begin Date |
07/28/2008 13:00:00 MST-7 |
| Begin Range |
0 |
| Begin Azimuth |
W |
| Begin Location |
OURAY |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
38.02/-107.68 |
| End Date |
07/28/2008 15:00:00 MST-7 |
| End Range |
0 |
| End Azimuth |
W |
| End Location |
OURAY |
| End Lat/Lon |
38.02/-107.68 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
4.00K |
| Crop Damage |
0.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
Monsoonal moisture was responsible for thunderstorms, including a few which produced heavy rainfall. |
| Event Narrative |
Heavy rain on the mountains adjacent to the southeast part of the town of Ouray produced flash flooding on Oak Creek and Canyon Creek. The wall of water was six feet deep at the Box Canyon geothermal water plant where sediment got into the water line. Sediment carried by the water line was in inch deep at the Ouray Hot Springs. The Hot Springs had to be closed around 4 PM MDT and remained closed for the rest of that day to clean out the sediment. Six feet of South Pinecrest Road was washed out, and a culvert under that road was damaged. Debris up to a foot-and-a-half deep was deposited on other roads. |
