While flash flood warnings are soaring across the country in 2025, Colorado is experiencing its calmest flood season in over 15 years, according to an Axios Denver review of Iowa State University’s Iowa Environmental Mesonet data.
By the numbers:
As of Monday, the National Weather Service has issued just 24 flash flood warnings in Colorado this year.
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That’s a 48% drop from this time in 2024
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And an 82% decline from 2023, when 131 warnings had already been issued
Local breakdown:
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El Paso County leads with six warnings so far
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Larimer and Pueblo counties follow with three each
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Denver has had zero flood alerts in 2025
Despite the lack of alerts, Denver set a rainfall record on March 26, receiving 1.39 inches in a single day—breaking a 75-year-old record, according to FOX31. CBS4 reports that over half of Denver’s total precipitation for 2025 came down in May alone.
The bigger picture:
Experts say climate change intensifies rainstorms by warming the atmosphere, which allows it to hold and release more moisture. However, that doesn’t mean every region gets more rain each year—some, like Colorado this season, may see less.
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