Colorado, 2023

Heavy Rain in Colorado, September 11, 2023

September 11, 2023 · NWS PUB · 5 events in 3 counties and zones

Heavy rain primarily impacted the I-25 corridor in southern Colorado. No reports of flash flooding.

Where it happened

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  • 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
5

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.

Heavy rain primarily impacted the I-25 corridor in southern Colorado. No reports of flash flooding.

The radar

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Event by event

5 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Pueblo

When
September 11, 5:35 AM MST
Where
Pueblo County, 0.88 mi SE of Pueblo West
Reported by
NWS Employee
Coordinates
38.300, -104.740

Heavy Rain, Huerfano

When
September 11, 6:17 AM MST
Where
Huerfano County, Walsenburg
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
37.630, -104.790

Heavy Rain, El Paso

When
September 11, 7:00 AM MST
Where
El Paso County, 2.13 mi NW of Colorado Spgs
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.850, -104.850

Heavy Rain, El Paso

When
September 11, 7:04 AM MST
Where
El Paso County, 2.96 mi NNE of Monument
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
39.120, -104.860

Heavy Rain, Pueblo

When
September 11, 1:15 PM MST
Where
Pueblo County, Pueblo
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.260, -104.610

What these are

Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1134395, 1134396, 1134397, 1134398, 1134399.