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3 concurrent flood warnings — 9 counties affected
A severe flood outbreak affected nine counties across Colorado and one in Utah from July 28–29, 2026, bringing water damage and mold risk to homes in Custer, Teller, Pueblo, Fremont, Pitkin, Douglas, Mesa, and El Paso counties in Colorado, as well as San Juan County in Utah.
Overview written from official NOAA / National Weather Service data.
- Type
- Flood Outbreak
- Extent
- ≈ 1,940,629 acres
- Began
- To end
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Affected area map
Each shaded area is one covered warning's reported footprint — this outbreak groups the 13 warnings listed below, colored by hazard type. Press Play below to watch each footprint appear in the order it was issued. Pan and zoom to explore the map.
Interactive affected-area map
Custer County, CO; Teller County, CO; Pueblo County, CO; Fremont County, CO; San Juan County, UT; Pitkin County, CO; Douglas County, CO; Mesa County, CO; El Paso County, CO · ≈ 3,000 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
2026-07-28 23:08 UTC · snapshot 12 of 12
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- Storm report NWS PUB storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 6 ESE Texas Creek, CO
Mud and debris on Copper Gulch as reported by Fremont County Emergency Management.
- Storm report NWS PUB storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 4 N Ellicott, CO
Shared video via X. Hard to estimate the depth, but very deep.
- Storm report NWS PUB storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 7 E Texas Creek, CO
Fremont County Emergency Management reports two to 3 feet of water with two to three feet of debris and mud in the 8000-9000 block of Copper Gulch Road.
- Storm report NWS PUB storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 7 ESE Texas Creek, CO
Flash flooding reported on Copper Gulch Road in south-central Fremont County near the county line near Custer County. Video and picture provided by Fremont County Emergency Management.
Show 20 earlier updates
- NWS PUB storm report Storm report
- NWS Pueblo CO Bulletin
- NWS Pueblo CO Bulletin
- NWS Pueblo CO Bulletin
- NWS Pueblo CO Bulletin
- NWS Pueblo CO Bulletin
- NWS Pueblo CO Bulletin
- NWS Pueblo CO Bulletin
- NWS Pueblo CO Bulletin
- NWS Pueblo CO Bulletin
- NWS Grand Junction CO Bulletin
- NWS Denver CO Bulletin
- Heart of the Rockies Radio | News
- NWS Grand Junction CO Bulletin
- NWS Grand Junction CO Bulletin
- Colorado Public Radio News
Heavy rains cause flooding in Ouray County, as Gold Mountain fire continues to smolder
- Ark Valley Voice News
Aspen Acres Fire Approaches 66 Percent Containment, Flood Risk Remains Elevated
- Spectrum News News
- 12News News
- KALB | News Channel 5 News
Over $13 million distributed so far to Tropical Storm Arthur flood victims, FEMA says
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.
Warnings covered
Warnings this outbreak covered
This page tracks the outbreak as a whole; each entry below is one official warning thread with its own live status, map and update log.
- Flash Flood Warning — Custer, CO +1Custer, CO; Fremont, COsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Custer, CO +1Custer, CO; Fremont, COsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Custer, CO +1Custer, CO; Pueblo, COsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Custer, CO +1Custer, CO; Pueblo, COsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Custer, CO +1Custer, CO; Pueblo, COsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Douglas, CO +1Douglas, CO; Elbert, COsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — El Paso, COEl Paso, COsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — El Paso, CO +1El Paso, CO; Teller, COsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Mesa, COMesa, COsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Pitkin, COPitkin, COsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Pueblo, COPueblo, COsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — San Juan, UTSan Juan, UTsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Teller, COTeller, COsevereEnded