Sinkhole opens up, swallows car in Sheridan as heavy rains pound south metro area
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Heavy rains again pounded parts of the Front Range on Tuesday, with a sinkole opening up and swallowing a car in Sheridan.
Severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings were issued by the National Weather Service as more nasty weather moved into northeastern Colorado.
The sinkhole opened up on West Oxford Avenue in the eastbound lanes just east of Natches Court, according to Sheridan Police. A car fell into the sinkhole, but the driver was able to safely get out just before the car was swallowed.
Police had Oxford Avenue blocked off east of Natches Court to South Santa Fe Drive.
The intersection of West Oxford Avenue and South Santa Fe Drive was pounded by a torrential rain and the driver of a pickup truck towed a car, stranded in thigh-deep water under an overpass, to safety, according to a video clip posted on Twitter by Pat Radigan.
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© Provided by Local News RSS EN-US A sinkhole opened up on West Oxford Avenue in Sheridan.UPDATE: A pickup truck swooped in and saved the day for this poor Mazda (part 1).
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A flash flood warning is in effect until 8:45 p.m. for parts of Arapahoe and Denver counties, the Weather Service reported. Northeastern Weld County is under a severe thunderstorm warning through 8 p.m.
Some locations that could experience flooding include southwestern Denver, Aurora, Centennial, northwestern Highlands Ranch, Littleton, Englewood, Greenwood Village, Sheridan, Arapahoe Park and Buckley Air Force Base.
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Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots, according to the National Weather Service.
At 7:10 p.m., the Arapahoe County Sheriff reported flash flooding in the Littleton and Sheridan areas. Numerous streams and drainage ditches were flooding, and some roads are also closed due to high water and water flowing over roads.
There have also been reports on social media of downed trees in southern Metro Denver.
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