Colorado, 1999

Flash Flood in Colorado, August 5, 1999

August 5, 1999 · NWS PUB · 2 events in 1 county or zone

1 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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.

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  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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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.

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:29 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, El Paso

When
August 5, 5:30 PM MST to 8:30 PM MST
Where
El Paso County, Calhan
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rain in 2 1/2 hours caused several road closures, generally east and southeast of Ramah. Brackett Creek, about 3 miles southwest of Calhan, overflowed its banks and spilled over a flood control dam, causing additional flooding mainly south of highway 24.

Funnel Cloud, El Paso

When
August 5, 6:12 PM MST to 6:20 PM MST
Where
El Paso County, Ft Carson
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several funnel clouds were reported on the far north end of Fort Carson near Cheyenne Mountain.

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.
Funnel Cloud
A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.

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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: 5713504, 5713505.