Rains cause minor flooding in Colorado Springs; snow in mountains

Wet weather socked in the Front Range on Thursday, causing some urban flooding and traffic problems in Colorado Springs and elsewhere.

Fountain Creek, south of Colorado Springs, ran over its banks Thursday afternoon, flooding into mostly agricultural areas and not causing major problems, said Larry Walrod, a senior meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pueblo.

The Weather Service issued a flash-flood watch for the Interstate 25 corridor Thursday north of Colorado Springs and south to the New Mexico state line, including Pueblo and Trinidad.

There was minor urban flooding Thursday afternoon in Colorado Springs and water washed over some streets, including the intersection of Siferd Boulevard and Date Street, forcing temporary closures.

In cities there's "lots of asphalt and no place for the water to go when it comes down so quick," Walrod said.

Some areas in and around Colorado Springs received up to 3 inches of rain Thursday, but that was over about a four-hour period, not in a torrential downpour.

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