FLOOD03173

• County: Statewide
• Community: All
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: State of Colorado 2002 Flood Documentation Report
• Date: 1/1/2003
• Prepared For: CWCB
• Prepared By: ICON Engineering, Inc.
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Flood Documentation Report

I
I
I
.
I
'.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
I

Since this storm did not cause major damage to the area, or any injuries/deaths, there was
no federal flood mitigation.

An article published in the Denver Post by Barbara Hernandez and Becca Blond, states
"...an inch of rain fell between 6 and 7 p.m." (20A). Another web article published by
TheDenverChannel.com, stated rain and hail came down in sheets around the area (2).

There was no official rain gage data found for this area.

Color radar images for the state of Colorado were found on the National Climatic Data
Center's website. The NEXRAD radar images show a small pocket of storm activity that
formed near Buena Vista at approximately 6:00PM. These images are shown below, and
on the following page, in Figures 3.4 through 3.7. Next to Figures 3.4 and 3.6, is a legend
indicating the higher the color number, the more intense the storm. In order to locate the
Buena Vista area on the NEXRAD radar images, Figure 3.7 (next page) contains a map
of the state of Colorado with the town of Buena Vista highlighted.

,r--
-

, 'I"t
-

~~
'om

I
I
I
I
I

I~,.
~'~r.
~. ~ .
~",-. :'.G'.-',',
.~:..

srI'" '.IPIiJ:'!'"

,

,

,

,"

;Fr.,

I
~ ,
~.... - -"

,
.. -
"'IIJIr

Figure 3.4 - State of Colorado NEXRAD
Radar Image July 22"", 2002 at 5:00PM.

Figure 3.5 - State of Colorado NEXRAD
Radar Image July 22"", 2002 at 6:00PM.

I
.
W
I
.
I

.........-

........
I ~:-

.

--
,

,
(' +. .

fl.',"",", '!,.

'II'
,~)P .
:;{ ..' I; ~ ,
r.. ~;.l~A,'''_,,,,
. ~~~U:;~:, .
r ""Ii:~. .Jlt~.

rJIi.

-
.
,.

;t'

-
-

, .
L' .. ..
i I. ......"\ .
~ .JII'E _ .lit"';"
- ~~!W~-

. {l' -".

. -

Figure 3.6 - State of Colorado NEXRAD
Radar Image July 22"", 2002 at 7:00PM.

Figure 3.7 - State of Colorado NEXRAD
Radar Image July 22"", 2002 at 8:00PM.

CON Engineering, Inc

21

January 2003