Colorado, 2000

Flash Flooding in Colorado, August 28, 2000

August 28, 2000 · NWS PUB · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 flash flood, 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.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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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 00:59 UTC.

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Event by event

2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, El Paso

When
August 28, 6:00 PM MST to 11:45 PM MST
Where
El Paso County, Colorado Spgs
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain over a short time, causing some street flooding in parts of Colorado Springs.

Flash Flood, Pueblo

When
August 28, 7:00 PM MST to 11:55 PM MST
Where
Pueblo County, Pueblo West
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.173, -104.513 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain in a rather short period of time, causing some street and basement flooding in Pueblo West.

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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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: 5173115, 5173116.