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Floods in Colorado
14 federal floods disaster declarations in Colorado since 1953.
Floods — Colorado — federal disaster declarations per year
19552023
Counties most affected
El Paso County7Larimer County7Logan County7Washington County6Morgan County6Weld County6Boulder County5Arapahoe County5Jefferson County5Adams County5Clear Creek County4Pueblo County4Denver County4Sedgwick County4Elbert County4Douglas County3Lincoln County3Saguache County3Montrose County3Fremont County3San Miguel County3Baca County3Ouray County3Delta County3Hinsdale County3Dolores County3Montezuma County2Alamosa County2Archuleta County2Conejos County2Costilla County2Crowley County2Gilpin County2Gunnison County2Kiowa County2La Plata County2Mineral County2Park County2Prowers County2Rio Grande County2San Juan County2Teller County2Pitkin County1Yuma County1Lake County1Rio Blanco County1Cheyenne County1Routt County1Kit Carson County1Broomfield County1Garfield County1Moffat County1Otero County1Mesa County1Eagle County1Phillips County1
Declarations
August 25, 2023Flood14 counties
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES
July 16, 2015Flood15 counties
SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
September 14, 2013Flood18 counties
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
September 12, 2013Flood15 counties
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
August 1, 1997Flood13 counties
SEVERE STORMS, HEAVY RAIN, FLASH FLOODS, FLOODING, MUDSLIDES
July 27, 1984Flood15 counties
SEVERE STORMS, MUDSLIDES, LANDSLIDES & FLOODING
July 22, 1982Flood1 counties
FLASH FLOOD DUE TO DAM FAILURE
August 2, 1976Flood4 counties
SEVERE STORMS & FLASH FLOODING
July 6, 1973Flood16 counties
FLOODING & LANDSLIDES
May 23, 1973Flood16 counties
HEAVY RAINS, SNOWMELT AND FLOODING
September 22, 1970Flood16 counties
HEAVY RAINS & FLOODING
May 19, 1969Flood15 counties
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
June 12, 1956Flood
FLOOD
May 25, 1955Flood
FLOOD
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries. History is not a forecast.