GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo.—Heavy rain Thursday sent mud and debris down a mountainside denuded of vegetation by a fire last month, while Interstate 70 shut down because of a flooded roadway, officials said.
Deputies estimated rains sent mud and debris along a mile of Canyon Creek Road, which is used by residents in a subdivisions between here and New Castle, said Garfield County sheriff’s spokeswoman Tanny McGinnis. The rain fell over an area scorched by an 1,800 wildfire last month.
“There was enough mud to certainly break into a house and flood it, but not enough to lift it off its foundation and carry it into the creek or anything,” New Castle-area resident Brent Robinson told The Denver Post.
McGinnis said property damage was minimal, but some yards were torn up. No injuries were reported.
Portions of Interstate 70 between Glenwood Springs, which is about 150 miles west of Denver, and Newcastle were closed by flooding and mud, said Paul Peterson, a spokesman for the Colorado Department of Transportation.
Elsewhere, rains along the Colorado-Wyoming border forced the closure of U.S. 287 for about 20 minutes. Officials closed the popular route between Fort Collins and Laramie, Wyo., as a precaution.
