Rains, Flash Flood Warning Prompt Hwy 24 Closure and Red Cross Shelter Opening

UPDATE:  The Red Cross Shelter has closed as of 11:23 PM.  Highway 24 has reopened.

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The Red Cross has opened a shelter in Manitou Springs for those affected by potential flooding tonight, Friday, May 23. It's at the Historic Manitou Congregational Church, 103 Pawnee Ave.

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a flash flood warning until 11:15 tonight for northwestern Pueblo County, northeastern Custer County, Teller County, and western El Paso and eastern Fremont Counties.

Highway 24 west of Manitou Springs is currently closed as a precautionary measure.