The National Weather Service has issued a flash-flood warning in Colorado Springs, where some streets are flooding and hail is clogging sewer drains.
The warning for the storm, which is stalled over El Paso County, will be in effect until at least until 3:45 p.m., said Dave Barjenbruch, meteorologist for the NWS. The storm is not wanting to move,” Barjenbruch said. “It’s still dumping heaving rain.”
Logan and Bijou flooding combined with hail. Please avoid area.
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About an inch of new rain has fallen Monday. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain pounded Colorado Springs Sunday night as well, he said. Already, there is considerable street flooding. Heavy rain is possible in some locations in the Denver metro area, Barjenbruch said. The rain is moving slowly east to west, he said.
Flash flooding near Platte and Circle in Colorado Springs, video by Tina
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“Take it easy if there is a little street pooling,” Barjenbruch said.
Sunny Smaldino of the Colorado Springs Fire Department said engines are getting called out to lots of water rescues and traffic accidents.
“The storm has sort of stalled out over us the last hour and a half,” Smaldino said. “We’re definitely getting more than we thought.”
Hail has clogged several drains, triggering street flooding, she said.
The high temperature will be in the low 80s each day with afternoon showers Monday through Wednesday along the Front Range, forecasters say.
The high temperature will be around 82 degrees, according to the NWS in Boulder.
The low daily temperatures will drop to the upper 50s through Wednesday.
There is a 10 percent chance of afternoon rain and thunderstorms Tuesday and Wednesday, when temperatures will rise to 80 degrees and 81 degrees respectively, according to the NWS.
It will be mostly sunny on Thursday, when temperatures will climb to 85 degrees. The high on Friday will be around 87, according to the NWS.
There is a chance of afternoon rain and thunderstorms both on Saturday and Sunday. The high temperature will be in the mid-80s both days.
