Updated at 5:43 p.m.
The Summit County Sheriff’s Office reported a flood in Tenmile Canyon west of Officer’s Gulch. A bike path connecting from Fraser to Copper Mountain through the canyon is closed.
The National Weather Service has also issued a flash flood warning for the Williams Fork burn area — near Winter Park.
The National Weather Service has also issued a flood warning for a large area of Clear Creek County including Central City and Idaho Springs. Meteorologists say some areas have seen three inches of rain this afternoon. They warn people to avoid any flooded roads and move to higher ground if necessary.
Original story follows below.
The National Weather Service is warning Coloradans that slow-moving storms with heavy rainfall could trigger dangerous flash floods, mudslides and debris flows across parts of the state this afternoon and evening.
Forecasters in Boulder say the biggest risk is concentrated around the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in areas burned by last year’s Cameron Peak wildfire, but they’re also issuing warnings about an elevated risk of flash floods in other burn scars, including the East Troublesome north of Kremmling, the Calwood east of Yampa and the Williams Fork fire southwest of Fraser. The biggest risk is from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. forecasters said.
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