Issue Date: Tuesday, August 11th, 2015
Issue Time: 9:00 AM MDT
Summary:
Mother Nature put on quite the show yesterday east of the Continental Divide, with scattered thunderstorms producing heavy rainfall. Rain rates yesterday were quite impressive (with more than a few locations experiencing 1 inch+ in less than an hour), which led to multiple reports of Flash Flooding. Those include:
Manitou Springs (El Paso County): Canyon Avenue flooded, A few businesses experienced flood damage
Colorado Springs (El Paso County): Multiple water rescues across town due to flooded roadways
Centennial (Arapahoe County): Several cars stalled and two rescues at University & County Line Road, and University & Dry Creek Road
Pueblo (Pueblo County): 6 inches of water flowing over Pueblo Boulevard
Our Twitter account (@COFloodUpdates) has a collection of photos/reports from yesterday’s storms, so be sure and go take a look.
