Elevated flash flood alert for Cameron Peak burn scar set for this weekend

Expect an isolated storm or two and some lite rain today throughout much of Colorado. A wink inundation alert is in place for the burn down scars of the East Troublesome Fire and Cameron Meridian Fire Tuesday as storms roll through the expanse.

UPDATE: Highway 125 between Highway 40 and Willow Creek Pass reopened Th around 3:45 p.yard.

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A wink flood alarm is in place for the burn scars of the East Troublesome Fire and Cameron Peak Burn down Tuesday equally storms roll through the area.

The National Conditions Service said these two warnings were issued around 1:30 p.k. later a doppler radar showed a thunderstorm with heavy rain moving into the burned scars from the 2020 wildfires.

The warning in north-central Grand County included Stillwater Laissez passer, Upper Willow Creek Valley, Middle Willow Creek Valley and Lower Willow Creek Valley, plus much of the 193,812-acre East Troublesome Fire burn down scar. This heavy rainfall will cause wink flooding in pocket-size creeks, streams and ditches, the NWS said. Rock slides and droppings flows may as well occur on rural roads.

The map below shows this alert.

National Weather condition Service

Since ane:30 p.m., about 0.5 inches of rain had been measured in the expanse. Flash flooding is either already happening or volition begin soon, the NWS said.

Colorado Highway 125 closed in both directions around 3:40 p.g. between the plow off from Highway 40 and Willow Creek Pass due to a mud slide. The road is only open to locals. A map of that closure is below.

CDOT

This warning ends at 4:30 p.chiliad.

The second alert in south-central Larimer County was issued a few minutes after the one in Grand County.

This warning is expected to expire around 4:45 p.thou. Until then, it is affecting Stringtown Gulch, Crystal Mount, The Retreat, Tempest Mountain and Rocky Mountain National Park. Glen Oasis, Drake and southeast parts of the Cameron Pinnacle Fire burn scar may run across wink flooding of small creeks and streams, gulches and low-lying areas, the NWS reported.

National Conditions Service

This also includes the following waterways: Big Thompson River, Pennock Creek, Moo-cow Creek, Sheep Creek, Solitude Creek, Grouse Creek, Eld Creek, Black Creek, Dry Creek, North Fork Big Thompson River, Glacier Creek, Cedar Creek, Buckhorn Creek, Miller Fork, Due north Fork Fish Creek and Northward Fork Lilliputian Thompson River.

In addition to these 2 flash flood warnings, a minor stream flood advisory is affecting the entirety of the 14,833-acre Williams Fork Fire, plus the surrounding area (this is due west of Berthoud Laissez passer in the map above), until ii:30 p.m. Tuesday. This fire likewise burned in 2020.

Precipitable water volition ascent to between 0.6 and 0.ix inches in the high country and 1.10 inches near the foothills, according to the NWS.

Pelting clouds in the mountains

The storms will grow in strength as they move over the plains.

The NWS is reminding people to avoid walking or driving through flood waters and, when necessary, to seek higher ground.

Looking ahead, the NWS has predicted that Midweek will bring more storms and showers that could result in flash flooding over fire scars.

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