Flash flood warning issued for Cameron Peak Fire burn scar, includes Red Feather Lakes

Sarah Kyle, Fort Collins Coloradoan
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A portion of the Cameron Peak Fire burn scar in Larimer County is under a flash flood warning until 5 p.m. Sunday.

The National Weather Service warned that "excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow," which can include rock, mud, vegetation and other loose debris, in the warning area.

That area includes the north central portions of the Cameron Peak Fire burn scar, with Rustic and Red Feather Lakes expected to experience flash flooding. That includes:

  • Lower Pingree Park Road

  • Gulches along Colorado Highway 14 near and above Rustic

  • Rising water and debris in the Poudre River, Pingree Hill, Goodell Corner, Bellaire Lake and Crown Point Road

These streams and drainages are also listed in the weather service's warning:

  • Peterson Creek

  • Lone Pine Creek

  • Cache la Poudre River

  • Elkhorn Creek

  • South Lone Pine Creek

  • Manhattan Creek

  • South Fork Cache la Poudre River

  • Killpecker Creek

  • Dry Creek

  • Little Beaver Creek

  • Bennett Creek

"Move to higher ground now," the weather service warned. "Act quickly to protect your life."

You can get text updates by texting LCFLOODS to 888777. View a map of the impacted area below, or at nocoalert.org.

This article originally appeared on Fort Collins Coloradoan: Flash flood warning issued for Cameron Peak burn, Red Feather Lakes