1 Person Dead After Flash Flooding in Colo.

[intheflow]

Source: ABC News

Days of heavy rains caused flash flooding in Colorado's Boulder County early Thursday that has closed streets, prompted evacuations, and left one person dead.

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency for the county and northwest Jefferson County, while a mandatory evacuation order was in effect for the tiny community of Jamestown and the Fourmile area.

The Weather Service said that county officials reported some homes had collapsed in Jamestown, where dozens of people live, according to a report by the The Denver Post.

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Meanwhile, about 400 students at the University of Colorado housing were evacuated and the campus was shutting down Thursday because of the flooding, Boekircher said.


Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/flash-flooding-hits-parts-boulder-county-20231938

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"Heavy rains" does not adequately describe the torrential rains we're experiencing here, wave after wave of it! The Red Cross had to close one evacuation site in Boulder County and move it elsewhere due to rising waters. This is more rain than I've ever seen in the 12 years I've lived here. The sheets of rain reminds me of when I lived in Mississippi. Flash flood warnings keep getting extended every hour. Some people on my facebook feed say this is a 100 year flood event and I believe it!

[curlyred]

1. Unusual weather pattern for us

The people on your Facebook feed may be right. I've lived here since 1969 and don't recall anything like this at all.

[maddezmom]

2. Stay safe intheflow

Just saw some video on CNN and it looks intense.

[intheflow]

10. We got at least a foot of rain in 24 hours and lost power this morning.

But we're the only ones in our town who lost power. Had a roof leak that channeled into the electrical box. Problem is, the electrical box is accessed by the crawl space, which took on 3" of water. My Sweetheart spent the day bailing water with the shop vac to get it dry enough to stand in so he could fix the problem. He covered the roof with plastic because we're probably going to get another 4-6" of rain tonight.

Towns all around ours have it much worse. Flooded roads, a new subdivision that had to be completely evacuated, a golf course washed away, and bad river flooding expected over the next 48 hours even without more rain. I feel very blessed to live in this town that was seemingly built on a slight rise in the plains.

[mountain grammy]

3. 30 years in Colorado, 18 in the mountains, never have seen so much rain.

The level of our reservoir has been the same since the snow finished melting in June, and that's the water used on the front range for drinking and irrigation.
At least the fracking frackers haven't been able to run us dry this year.

Let's call it what it is; Global Warming.

[classof56]

5. I recall the Big Thompson flood in 1976

Swept down the canyon between Estes Park and Loveland, I think it was, and took 144 lives. Thinking good thoughts for those in Boulder and the surrounding area. I have lots of good memories from my time in Colorado. Keeping fingers crossed!

[intheflow]

17. Big Thompson is flooding again.

That's not a 100 year flood, it's a 40 year. I'll bet there are a lot of people who are having some PTSD espisodes right about now.

[intheflow]

9. I saw a photo of some bad flooding in Estes.

Are you still okay in Grand Lake?

[mountain grammy]

15. We're soaked, but fine.. thank you. Poor Estes Park

and the only way to evacuate is through Rocky Mtn. Nat'l Park on Trial Ridge Road. I've got room at my house if anyone needs a place to stay.

[Posteritatis]

12. My hometown had the rainiest day ever recorded here a couple weeks ago, too. (nt)

[Koko Ware]

4. A lot of areas in Boulder are closed.

The dam up in the mountains near Boulder broke, let out tons of water....

[El Supremo]

6. I had over 5 inches in my rain gage in Aurora.

I've lived there for 30 years and never had that much from one storm.

[intheflow]

8. I hear it's only gotten worse in Aurora all day.

Stay safe, El Supremo.

[El Supremo]

11. 2 more inches today. More than 7 total. And more to come.

But that does include Tuesday night and Wednesday. Our yearly average is about 15 inches. A 100 year rain!

[intheflow]

13. I think we got a foot or more.

Every town around me is shut down due to major flooding. I may end up being completely isolated and unable to get to work in the morning. (I live about 50 miles from where I work.) Really depends on how much rain we get tonight - or even just how much rain the mountains get that flows down the Platte and Cherry Creek.

[CabalPowered]

7. Colorado is the only place I've ever seen

a "Climb to Safety" road sign. I always thought it was a joke but now I know that is not the case!

Hope OP is dry and safe.

[intheflow]

14. I'm fine.

Seems like my town is built on a slight rise in the prairie. Surrounding towns, not so lucky tonight.

[Sunlei]

16. a years worth of rain in 48 hours. To bad all that fresh water runs off in drout, wildfire lands.