...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 830 PM MDT... AT 701 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED THAT FLASH FLOODING WAS OCCURRING IN MANITOU SPRINGS. FLASH FLOODING HAS PRODUCED ROCK AND DEBRIS SLIDES ALONG HIGHWAY 24 BETWEEN MANITOU SPRINGS AND WOODLAND PARK AND THE REMAINS CLOSED. ONLY LIGHT RAINFALL...LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH...IS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING... ALTHOUGH FLASH FLOODING DUE TO EARLIER RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...COLORADO SPRINGS...OLD COLORADO CITY...CASCADE AND MANITOU SPRINGS. FLOODING ALONG WILLIAMS CREEK AND FOUNTAIN CREEK WILL CONTINUE...WHILE HIGH WATER WILL CONTINUE FLOWING ALONG CAMP CREEK. JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF RAINFALL ON A BURN SCAR CAN LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. WATER THAT IS NORMALLY ABSORBED BY THE SOILS AND VEGETATION...RUNS OFF ALMOST INSTANTLY. THIS CAUSES CREEKS AND DRAINAGE AREAS TO FLOOD AT A MUCH FASTER RATE THAN NORMAL. IN ADDITION...THE SOILS IN A BURN SCAR BECOME UNSTABLE WHEN IT RAINS... SOMETIMES RESULTING IN DEBRIS AND FALLING ROCK. ROADS CAN BE WASHED OUT BY THE FORCE OF THE RUSHING WATER AND DEBRIS. FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN FOUNTAIN CREEK...DOWNSTREAM OF MANITOU SPRINGS...AND PERSONS NEAR THE CREEK FROM OLD COLORADO CITY AND THE WESTERN PORTION OF COLORADO SPRINGS SOUTH THROUGH SECURITY AND FOUNTAIN SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND QUICKLY IF WATER RISES. (dm)
Posted on: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 01:18:10 +0000
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