It gets your heart pounding : More flash flooding possible in Larimer County
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Posted at 4:56 PM, Jul 21, 2021
and last updated 2021-07-22 01:27:21-04
LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. â More flash flooding could occur across Larimer County Wednesday following Tuesdayâs flooding and mudslides around the Poudre Canyon area.
The National Weather Service in Boulder issued a flash flood warning for Larimer County and the Cameron Peak Fire burn scar until 4:30 p.m., with the possibility of up to an inch of rain falling in 30 minutes or less. A flash flood warning remains in effect for northeastern Grand and southwestern Larimer counties until 6:15 p.m.
County emergency authorities said just before 10 p.m. that Highway 14 would be closed from Ted s Place west to the Jackson County line through at least Wednesday due to excessive flooding, though they are allowing evacuated residents to return to their homes, subject to a law enforcement checkpoint. They cited danger from debris flowing and said there was heavy debris in the area. Forest Service campgrounds along Highway 14 are closed.
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Colorado State Patrol and CDOT crews manage evacuees coming out of the Poudre Canyon at Ted’s Place near Fort Collins after the Larimer Sheriff’s Office ordered the canyon evacuated ahead of a flash flood Tuesday, July 20, 2021.