Flash Flood in Larimer County, Colorado

A debris flow moved into Black Hollow Gulch and damaged or destroyed several structures including four homes. Four people in one of the homes perished when their residence washed away in the floodwaters.

A deadly debris flow from the Cameron Peak burn area, struck Black Hollow Gulch west of Rustic on CO-14. The debris flow, estimated to be 5 to 8 feet deep, destroyed 6 homes and other structures. Four people were killed when their residence was swept away by the floodwaters. The houses and structures were at the mouth of Black Hollow Canyon on the Poudre River. The debris consisting of small, medium, and large boulders, mud, and entire burned trees flowed down the canyon and destroyed the houses in that area, including the bridge that crossed the Poudre River.