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Photos: Colorado Flood damage aerial views
fort morgan times ^ | Sep 14, 2013

Posted on 09/14/2013 5:01:50 PM PDT by george76

Aerial photos of the flood damage caused by heavy rains along Colorado’s Front Range.

A 60-year-old Cedar Cove woman was believed to be the fifth person killed in this week’s historic flooding as authorities scrambled Saturday to reach the 230 people listed as unaccounted for in northern Colorado.

Meanwhile, evacuation orders spread throughout the day to communities downstream as rivers continued to flow above flood stage.

(Excerpt) Read more at photos.fortmorgantimes.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Colorado; US: Kansas; US: Nebraska; US: New Mexico
KEYWORDS: colorado; coloradoflood; coloradoflooding; flood; katrina; nofema; obamaskatrina; obamassandy; weather
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To: george76

componding the narrow canyons are debris “dams. in a flood situation these dams are created by all the debris and can be 10-12 feet high. of course they are unstable so they give way letting loose a 10-12 foot high torrent of water


41 posted on 09/14/2013 7:41:19 PM PDT by bravo whiskey (We should not fear our government. Our government should fear us.)
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To: george76; mickie; flaglady47
Has Obomba declared this a disaster area yet?

I assume he has to be "asked" to provide relief by the governor before he can provide federal help.

It's been a couple days of terrible destruction, yet I haven't heard a word about such a scenario. Have I missed something?

Leni

42 posted on 09/14/2013 7:41:22 PM PDT by MinuteGal
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To: potlatch

remeber unaccounted for DOES NOT MEAN MISSING. it means no one has been able to contact them. any number of reasons including no powewr, dead cell phones, they are on vacation and the neighbors didn’t know, they evacuated quickly and haven’t been able to contact anyone. i have a firnd who lives in the area and dropped him an email. he is out of state on vacation.


43 posted on 09/14/2013 7:45:16 PM PDT by bravo whiskey (We should not fear our government. Our government should fear us.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

They are calling it a 500 to 1000 year event. There are floods in drainage plains, but very rare to have everyone affected at once.

they have reported the Big Thompson was higher this time than when it flooded in 1976, killing 150 or so.

this time add in boulder creek, south boulder creek, four mile creek, clear creek, left hand , St vrain, platte, and poudre.


44 posted on 09/14/2013 7:49:36 PM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
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To: bravo whiskey

Thanks for writing that, I WAS thinking of people missing as possibly ‘harmed’ or worse.


45 posted on 09/14/2013 7:50:53 PM PDT by potlatch
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To: ZOOKER

Or the side of a mountain. Or in the plains, as much damage has occurred well east of these canyons


46 posted on 09/14/2013 7:52:26 PM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
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To: george76

Expect evacs in sterling tomorrow.

colorado drained bonnie lake reservoir to settle the dispute with kansas.


47 posted on 09/14/2013 7:58:16 PM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
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To: MinuteGal

It was declared a disaster Thursday. Millions already released for assistance.


48 posted on 09/14/2013 8:01:36 PM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
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To: ican'tbelieveit
Thanks.

Leni

49 posted on 09/14/2013 8:03:12 PM PDT by MinuteGal
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To: bravo whiskey

Hearing today that the road leading into big elk meadows is gone (between Lyons and Estes park). Also, the small creek in the canyon has made a new path. This is where a small dam failed Wednesday night/Thursday. They will have to be airlifted out.


50 posted on 09/14/2013 8:04:27 PM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
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To: george76

The drive through the canyon is so breathtaking. We love to rent a cabin on the Cache la Poudre River then go up to Chamber Lake. We saw the most beautiful moose up there. I wonder if those cabins are still ok.


51 posted on 09/14/2013 8:08:13 PM PDT by Linda Frances (Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.)
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To: bravo whiskey

Well, the rain has stopped for now. I have to travel to Colorado Springs in two weeks where there are no excuses for not being there. I could rent a helecopter if necessary. I don’t think that any roads except for the route that adds an hour each way (3.5 hours each way) will be open for months. Better than living in a Gated Community with the regulation street walkers watching you! May be a hotel dweller.


52 posted on 09/14/2013 8:14:04 PM PDT by MtnClimber (0-Bomb-a-Nation. Resist we much!)
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To: ican'tbelieveit

Coal Creek Canyon is also a mess. Probably months to get the roads rebuilt.


53 posted on 09/14/2013 8:38:10 PM PDT by MtnClimber (0-Bomb-a-Nation. Resist we much!)
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To: Dysart

Great picture... thanks for posting.


54 posted on 09/14/2013 8:49:01 PM PDT by GOPJ (As Iowahawk..summed it up Putin is now just basically doing donuts in ObamaÂ’s front yard." Steyn)
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To: ican'tbelieveit

I’m near the Boulder Airport, 2 Chinooks and 3 Black-hawks have been cycling in and out all day bringing in evacuees.


55 posted on 09/14/2013 8:51:15 PM PDT by JMJJR ( Newspeak is the official language of Oceania)
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To: george76
I've been working my butt off, putting roads back together in Manitou. Some holes have completely swallowed cars up.
56 posted on 09/14/2013 9:03:53 PM PDT by Colorado Doug (Now I know how the Indians felt to be sold out for a few beads and trinkets)
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To: george76

57 posted on 09/14/2013 9:20:03 PM PDT by LucyT
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58 posted on 09/14/2013 9:35:53 PM PDT by LucyT
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To: ican'tbelieveit

**They are calling it a 500 to 1000 year event.***

We got flooded in Tulsa, OK back on Memorial Day back in 1976. It was a one in one hundred year flood.

Nine years later, Tulsa was again hit on the same day, another one in one hundred year flood.


59 posted on 09/14/2013 9:36:43 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (Sometimes you need 7+ more ammo. LOTS MORE.)
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To: george76; All

WOW! Thanks for the posts/links. Thanks to all posters/linkers/educators.


60 posted on 09/15/2013 6:10:36 AM PDT by PGalt
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