Groundhog Piles RX Prescribed Burn · Prescribed Fire · San Miguel County · just now
Western Slope · Colorado
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Eastbound and westbound open. Between Forest Service Road 039 and County Road 648 (17 miles east of the Pagosa Springs area) at Mile Point 162.3. The roadway is reopened to traffic.
Eastbound and westbound open. Between Exit 169: US 6; Eagle (near Minturn) and Exit 173: West Vail (Vail) from Mile Point 171 to Mile Point 173. The roadway is reopened to traffic.
Northbound and southbound open. Between County Road 18 and Amphitheatre Road (1 mile south of the Ouray area) at Mile Point 90. The roadway is reopened to traffic.
Eastbound and westbound open. Between US 40; West Colfax Avenue and Exit 263: Colorado Mills Parkway (near West Pleasant View) at Mile Point 262. The roadway is reopened to traffic.
Eastbound and westbound open. Between Exit 269A: CO 121/Wadsworth Boulevard and CO 391 (Wheat Ridge) at Mile Point 268. The roadway is reopened to traffic.
At 528 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 16 miles north of Meeker to 8 miles southwest of Craig to 10 miles southwest of Hayden to 11 miles west of Oak Creek. Movement was northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Craig, Steamboat Springs, Hayden, Milner, Lay, and Tow Creek. This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 40 in Colorado near mile marker 72, and between mile markers 75 and 129. Colorado 13 between mile markers 77 and 106.
Eastbound and westbound open. At Corporate Drive (Golden) at Mile Point 286.5. The roadway is reopened to traffic.
Eastbound and westbound open. Between Foothill Boulevard and Sunrise Boulevard (7 miles east of the Alamosa East area) at Mile Point 243. The roadway is reopened to traffic.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...A portion of southwest Colorado, including the following areas, San Juan River Basin and Southwest San Juan Mountains. * WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - The ground remains saturated from recent heavy rainfall over the past week. After a brief break, deep moisture is expected to return to southwest Colorado Tuesday with a few inches of rainfall possible during the Wednesday through Thursday timeframe. In addition, multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected Wednesday through Thursday evening producing periods of heavy rainfall and potential flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Northbound and southbound open. Between Deep Creek and Lost Dollar Road (1 to 2 miles south of the Sawpit area) from Mile Point 77.3 to Mile Point 78. Road maintenance operations. There is alternating traffic. Comment: Mudslide cleanup with alternating traffic and speed reduced to 40 MPH.
Eastbound and westbound open. Between Exit 272: US 287; Federal Boulevard and Exit 273: Pecos Street (Denver) at Mile Point 272.5. The roadway is reopened to traffic.