Staff reports
Flash flood warnings were issued Tuesday afternoon for wildfire burn scars in the Roaring Fork Valley and Glenwood Canyon but passed without much concern.
A flash flood warning was been issued for the Basalt Mountain and Lake Christine Fire burn area and expired at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Basalt Police Chief Greg Knott said that as of 4:35 p.m. there were no flooding or mudslide issues in the Basalt area. Only light rain fell on the Lake Christine burn scar in the El Jebel-Willits area, he said. There was heavier rain in the burn scar above downtown Basalt but no debris flow as of that time, he said. Rainwater was coming down some Hill District streets but nothing out of the ordinary.
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Lake Christine Fire area still at high risk of wildfire
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This chart shows soil moisture levels at an 8-inch depth on Independence Pass. Conditions are similar to the dry summer of 2018.
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This chart of the soil moisture level at the 20-inch depth on Independence Pass shows there was never saturation this spring.
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Conditions at Sky Mountain Park aren’t quite as dry at the 8-inch depth as in 2018.
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This chart shows soil moisture at the 20-inch depth at Sky Mountain Park.
Aspen Global Change Institute/courtesy image
Soil moisture in Glenwood Springs is already as dry as in 2018.
Three years after Lake Christine, wildfire poses risk in valley once again
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