<p>Flash flooding in Colorado’s Fremont County on July 15 prompted the overnight closure of Highway 96 between Wetmore and Westcliffe.</p><p>Fremont County Sheriff’s office reported</a> a 20-foot-wide water wall swept down Hardscrabble Creek and washed out Highway 96.</p><p>The National Weather Service</a> warned of extreme weather, forecasting flash flooding, cloud to ground lightning, erratic wind gusts and hail. Credit: Fremont County Sheriff’s Office via Storyful</p><br />
