Flash Flood, Custer
- When
- August 25, 4:45 PM MST to 7:30 PM MST
- Where
- Custer County, Wetmore
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.109, -105.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Colorado, August 25, 1998
Numerous strong thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall over northeastern Custer and western Pueblo counties in the evening. Four to 5 inches of rain fell and 1/2 inch hail piled up 5 inches deep in some areas.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS PUB wrote it up.
Numerous strong thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall over northeastern Custer and western Pueblo counties in the evening. Four to 5 inches of rain fell and 1/2 inch hail piled up 5 inches deep in some areas. Hardscrabble Creek in Custer county flooded over its banks. In Pueblo county Red Creek flowed out of its banks across Highway 96, and, for a time, parts of Highway 96 were under 3 feet of water.
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 111 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:47 UTC.
Event by event
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Pueblo
- When
- August 25, 4:45 PM MST to 7:30 PM MST
- Where
- Pueblo County, 20 mi W of Pueblo
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.173, -104.513 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flood in Ohio, August 25, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Michigan, August 25, 1998
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Connecticut, August 25 to 26, 1998
- Flash Flood in Ohio, August 25, 1998
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5661321, 5661322.