Flood advisory for the Waldo Canyon burn scar cancelled
UPDATES
8:53 p.m. A flood advisory that was issued for the Waldo Canyon burn scar has been cancelled. A flash flood watch continues until midnight.
7:42 p.m. – New Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for Central Fremont County until 10:30 p.m. Canon City, Florence, Texas Creek and the Royal Gorge are included.
7:30 p.m. – Radar shows a large area of heavy rain centered over Canon City with scattered storms popping up along the I-25 corridor from Colorado Springs to Pueblo.
7:10 p.m. – Storm #1 has moved into Ute Pass. Additional storms are developing in northern Pueblo and southern El Paso Counties and moving north-northwest.
7:00 p.m. -The National Weather Service has issued an urban and small stream flood advisory for the Waldo Canyon burn scar until 9:45 p.m. Saturday.
6:55 p.m. – Rain and dangerous lightning occurring southwest of downtown Colorado Springs.
6:51 p.m. – Colorado State Patrol says a quick but heavy burst of rainfall is expected for Waldo Canyon. Troopers and C-DOT are monitoring.
6:46 p.m. – Storms are rapidly approaching the Waldo Canyon burn scar. No warnings have been issued yet, but people in the area should be making preparations to move to higher ground should a warning be issued.
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A flash flood watch has been issued for most of the I-25 corridor, including Colorado Springs, Pueblo and the Black Forest and Waldo Canyon burn scars.
The watch will be in effect from 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 24, 2014 until 12 a.m. on Sunday, May 25, 2014.
This flash flood watch includes the following counties in southern Colorado:
EL PASO
PUEBLO
FREMONT
TELLER
The watch also includes portions of Custer and Huerfano Counties.
Areas that received heavy rain on Friday will be especially prone to flash flooding.
Everyone should have a plan to get to safety should flash flooding threaten. This is especially true for Manitou Springs and people living near the Ute Pass side of the Waldo Canyon burn scar, where the ground is already saturated from heavy rain Friday night.
Keep in mind that highway 24 between Manitou Springs and Woodland Park may be closed if a flash flood warning is issued.
If you plan to travel, you should know that Saturday’s flash flood watch extends northward from Colorado Springs through the Denver metro area all the way to the Wyoming state line.
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