Overview
- A Flash Flood Emergency was issued for Beulah and drainages on the Aspen Acres burn scar after storms on Sunday produced life‑threatening flash flooding and prompted immediate evacuation orders.
- National Weather Service warnings and emergency management reports said rain over the burn scar will drive debris flows of rock, mud and vegetation through named channels such as North Saint Charles, Squirrel Creek, Middle Creek and North Creek.
- Doppler radar and NWS statements indicated very high rainfall rates of about 1 to 2.5 inches per hour with observed totals from roughly 1 to 3.5 inches in affected burn‑scar areas.
- Officials urged residents to move to higher ground and warned people not to drive through flooded roads because washed‑out roads, blocked crossings and damage to the Beulah water intake were possible or reported.
- Forecasters say storm coverage should taper as high pressure moves west but warn that saturated soils and downstream waterways will keep flash‑flood and debris‑flow risks elevated for hours afterward.