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| Date | September 9, 2013 - present |
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| Location | Colorado |
| Deaths | At least 5 |
The 2013 Colorado floods are a natural disaster occurring in the U. S. state of Colorado. During the week starting September 9, a slow moving cold front stalled over Colorado, clashing with warm humid monsoonal air from the south. This resulted in rain and flooding along Colorado's Front Range from Colorado Springs north to Ft. Collins. The situation intensified on September 11 and 12. Worst hit was Boulder County, with up to 8 inches of rain recorded.
Impact
At least 5 deaths along the Front Range were attributed to the flooding, and evacuations took place in many low lying areas. The town of Lyons in Boulder County was isolated by the flooding of the St. Vrain River, and several earth dams along the Front Range burst or were overtopped. As of late September 13, according to the Office of Emergency Management, there were 172 people unaccounted for and at least 3 dead in flood area of Boulder County. As of September 14, the death toll reached five and more than 500 were unaccounted for, but not necessarily considered missing. Additionally, at least 1,750 people and 300 pets were rescued by air and ground. On September 15, the White House announced President Obama declared a major disaster in Colorado, which makes federal aid available to supplement state and local recovery efforts in Boulder County.
See also
- Floods in the United States before 1901
- Floods in the United States: 1901–2000
- Floods in the United States: 2001–present
- United States tropical cyclone rainfall climatology
References
- Colorado flood: No relief in sight as record rain falls http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_24080294/colorado-flood-no-relief-sight-record-rain-falls September 12, 2013
- Colorado flood: 3 killed, streets impassable, dams overflow http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_24077193/boulder-county-flood-emergency-1-killed-streets-impassable September 12, 2013
- Lyons cut off by flooding, divided into islands http://www.denverpost.com/ci_24072743/dam-break-threatens-lyons-residents-warned-go-higher September 12, 2013
- "172 People Now Unaccounted For In Boulder County". CBS News Denver. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- "'We were lucky to get out': Scores of people unaccounted for in Colorado flooding". NBC News. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- "Colorado floods: "Unaccounted for" fluid, now totals 584". denverpost. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- "Obama signs Colo. disaster declaration". The Hill. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
External Links
Video of flooding at Estes Park
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