{"id":885,"date":"2025-10-12T18:24:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T18:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climate.colostate.edu\/blog\/?p=885"},"modified":"2025-10-12T18:24:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T18:24:09","slug":"major-rainfall-and-flooding-in-southwest-colorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climate.colostate.edu\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/10\/12\/major-rainfall-and-flooding-in-southwest-colorado\/","title":{"rendered":"Major rainfall and flooding in southwest Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Friday and Saturday, southwestern Colorado experienced one of the largest fall rainstorms ever to hit the region. Rainfall totals from 2 to over 4 inches were reported at both lower and higher elevations, and the rain falling on the steep terrain resulted in major flooding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rainfall totals through Sunday morning, October 12, 2025, estimated from the Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor (MRMS) system and observed by CoCoRaHS volunteers. From https:\/\/climate.colostate.edu\/drought\/#precip <\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

One area that was hit particularly hard was Pagosa Springs. This video from Maria Kelly on Facebook shows the floodwaters rushing down the San Juan River through the area near the famous hot springs resort. (She has several other videos showing the flooding as well.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n