Laramie County Officials Watching Water Levels [UPDATED]

UPDATE 9 a.m. Thursday May 12. Jeanine West with Laramie County Emergency Management says officials don't believe there is any imminent threat of more severe flooding at this point. She says the Cheyenne BOPU is not increasing the amount of water released from local reservoirs and officials are hoping the situation will gradually improve over the coming days.

But she also warns the weather over the next few days will be critical, and warns homeowners and businesses located near Crow Creek and other waterways to ''keep their eyes on the situation." She says Emergency Management officials are hoping they will have several hours to notify the public if the flooding situation seriously worsens.

The Ames Avenue underpass in Cheyenne remains closed at last report.

Laramie County officials have issued the following statement on high streamflows in the area:

"Laramie County Government including Public Works, Emergency Management & Emergency Responders have seen a significant increase in the water flows in Laramie County. Crow Creek, Lodgepole Creek, Horse Creek and Chugwater Creek are flowing at very high levels. In many locations the waterways are outside of their normal banks and have overtopped and breached roads. This is due to this increase of moisture received over the last week and snow melt.