UPDATE:  3 storm related deaths during severe flooding in Colorado – @DenverChannel

A Colorado flash flood as killed at least two and evacuated hundreds from Boulder County and northwest Jefferson County. In Jamestown, CO, the flooding was so powerful it directly caused the collapse of what the Officer of Emergency Management officials are vaguely calling a “structure,” resulting in the death of a resident.

CNN is currently reporting at the time of this article that approximately 6-inches of rain has fallen in the last two hours alone. The National Weather Service has since “issued a flash flood emergency for Boulder County and northwest Jefferson County. A mandatory evacuation has been issued for Jamestown and the Fourmile burn scar area,” says the Denver Post and is expected to last until at least 9am local time.

Watch live coverage of the Colorado flash flooding here:

Unfortunately the destruction doesn’t end at Boulder County. The Associated Press is noting that Larimer and El Paso counties are also reporting extensive damage.

Boulder County and the city of Boulder appear to be most at risk, though. Some 400 students at the University of Colorado have similarly been evacuated and classes for the day have been subsequently canceled. Boulder itself has totaled an unofficial 6 1/4 inches thus far.

Since Wednesday, some pockets of Colorado have seen substantial rainfalls of up to 7-inches in just a matter of hours. Motorists are being advised to stay off the roads as a safety precaution.

All citizens are to be advised that rockslides and mudslides are often the consequence to torrential rain such as this and to be on the lookout for their friends and loved ones in case some occur.

This is a developing story. Stay tuned to BostInno for the latest information regarding the Colorado flash floods as we’ll be sure to keep you updated as details continue to be made publicly available.