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Storm triggers rockfall, mudslides on Red Mountain Pass
Another day of monsoonal moisture brought heavy rains to Ouray County and triggered mudslides and rockfall on Red Mountain Pass Wednesday afternoon.
Several small rocks tumbled onto U.S. Highway 550 by Bear Creek Falls, striking a vehicle and breaking a window. A person inside the vehicle was cut by glass but otherwise not seriously hurt, Ouray County Undersheriff Tammy Stroup said.
Water, mud and silt washed across the highway in several places between the pass and Ridgway, but U.S. 550 was open ...