High winds fuel Colorado wildfire. Parts of I-5 in Washington remained closed from flooding. Latest updates:
Residents and businesses in several communities on the southeast side of Estes Park, Colorado, were under a mandatory evacuation order due to a wildfire as of about noon MST.
"It's pretty windy today, so the winds are pushing things around," Deputy Chris Smith, a spokesperson for the Larimer County Sheriff's Office, told weather.com in an early afternoon phone interview.in the area and were expected to strengthen.Areas under the order include, Hermit Park and Meadowdale, according to emergency alerts sent by Larimer County. Residents in several other areas were being advised to leave.
The blaze, dubbed the Kruger Rock Fire, was reported just before 7 a.m. local time. The cause was still under investigation, Smith said.due to emergency operations, according to the Colorado State Patrol.through at least Tuesday afternoon from the Dakotas into western Nebraska, parts of Colorado and western Texas and eastern New Mexico.A portion of northbound Interstate 5 in Washington, between Burlington and Bellingham, remained closed as of about 9:30 a.m.
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