Update 5:35 p.m.: Flash flooding is expected in the city of Pueblo and other parts of Pueblo County through Tuesday evening, forecasters said in a severe weather alert.
Flash flooding is expected in creeks, streams, streets, highways and urban areas in Pueblo, weather officials said. Emergency officials have already reported ongoing flooding.
Flash flooding is also expected near Boone, the Pueblo Depot and Avondale.
Original story: Thunderstorms moving across Colorado’s Front Range and Eastern Plains could cause life-threatening flash flooding near the Oak Ridge fire burn scar, National Weather Service forecasters said Tuesday.
Heavy rain in east-central Custer County and western Pueblo County will cause flooding and mudslides, including severe debris flows across roads in and near Beulah, officials said.
“Life-threatening flooding of creeks, roads and normally dry arroyos is likely,” National Weather Service officials said. “The heavy rains will likely trigger rockslides, mudslides and debris flows in steep terrain, especially in and around these areas.”
No one should try to cross flooded roads and should climb to safety if encountering flooding, according to the alert. The flash flood warning is active until 8 p.m.
A second flash flood warning is also active for parts of Huerfano and Las Animas counties.
There is also an elevated flood risk across southwest metro Denver communities and beyond through Tuesday night, state officials said.
Sections of Adams, Arapahoe, Jefferson, Douglas, Elbert, El Paso, Teller and Lincoln counties are under a moderate flood threat through 10 p.m. Tuesday, with storms capable of dropping more than 2 inches of rain in an hour, according to the Colorado Flood Threat Bulletin.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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