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Extreme weather caused mudslides, debris flows, and flash flooding, leading to road closures in Colorado.
5 reports, 2 independent
Updated Aug 31
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What happened
Extreme weather caused mudslides, debris flows, and flash flooding, leading to road closures in Colorado.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- A highway corridor in Ouray County is closed following debris washed down Cutler Creek.Sub-event
Heavy rainfall triggered mudslides and debris flows on U.S. 550 and Highway 145 in Garfield County.1 source
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The entities involved
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Colorado
state of the United States of America
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Garfield County
county in Colorado, United States
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Newest first; wire copies grouped- postindependent.com
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