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Rescuers can't reach people stranded by Colorado flooding
CNN ^ | 9/12/13 | Michael Pearson and Ana Cabrera,

Posted on 09/12/2013 12:42:56 PM PDT by Kartographer

An entire community cut off, firefighters huddled on the side of a mountain after water swept their truck away, and -- with rescue helicopters grounded -- no way to reach them.

This is the scene facing authorities Thursday in Boulder County, Colorado, in the wake of what Sheriff Joe Pelle called a "devastating storm" that dumped more than half a foot of rain on the region during a 19-hour period.

The widespread flash flooding washed out roads, pushed dams to their limits and beyond and killed at least three people along Colorado's Rocky Mountain range, from Boulder south to Colorado Springs.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: boulder; coloradoflood; coloradoflooding; flashflood; flood; flooding; lyons
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To: Tijeras_Slim

Thank you TS. :)


61 posted on 09/12/2013 2:02:18 PM PDT by beaversmom
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To: colorado tanker; Mom MD

I misunderstood. It was actually plan d. The cna just explained to me. Disaster plan usually used for snowstorms or tornadoes. They were alerting staff they may have to work for 24 hours if there replacements can’t come in because of flooding.


62 posted on 09/12/2013 2:44:28 PM PDT by beaversmom
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To: beaversmom

Good. Glad you’re safe!


63 posted on 09/12/2013 2:49:18 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: colorado tanker

Thank u CT.


64 posted on 09/12/2013 2:56:39 PM PDT by beaversmom
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To: Kartographer

Anyone know anything about Roxborough Village south of Littleton?


65 posted on 09/12/2013 3:47:35 PM PDT by Pure Country (“I’ve noticed that every person that is for abortion has already been born.” -Ronald Reagan)
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To: bravo whiskey; colorado tanker; beaversmom
You all stay safe up there. I recall some of the flooding in '98 when I lived at the base of Cheyenne Mountain. A little rain and the water would cascade off of the mountain in torrents.

(Maybe it was another invasion by the evil Ja'affa)
/StarGate comments

66 posted on 09/12/2013 3:57:00 PM PDT by Sarajevo (Don't think for a minute that this excuse for a President has America's best interest in mind.)
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To: Sarajevo

This is a classic “upslope event” we sometimes call an Albuquerque low. The winds and weather slam a storm against the Front Range where it can churn for days. If this had happened a month or two from now we we would be measuring the snow in feet.


67 posted on 09/12/2013 4:06:59 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: SpinnerWebb

“I guess it depends on the drainage.”

You have no idea. It took me 6 hours to get home from the IBM facility near Boulder to Longmont, 12 miles. The St. Vrain river is out of it’s banks and is several hundred yards wide about 1/2 mile from my home. Jamestown has been basically wiped out, Lyons sewage plant has been ruptured as well as the dam there and the people have no electricity or phone service. There’s nothing here to stop the water since the fires.

To all the smart-asses out there, people have died because of flash floods. I made fun of the river when I moved here from Tennessee saying that the creek on my farm was bigger (and it was) but I’m going to shut up from now on.

I’m just glad to be home.

Oh, and you people out there that are compulsive communicators, put your damned phone down and drive your damned cars you idiots.


68 posted on 09/12/2013 5:38:51 PM PDT by dljordan (WhoVoltaire: "To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.")
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To: Pearls Before Swine

That is really the number one myth of survival, that you need food. Three days, all you need is shelter from extreme heat and cold, and enough water to keep from being dehydrated.

Assuming they don’t actually drown in the meantime, they should just hunker down with a good book and enjoy the solitude. And also cook the meat in the freezer before it spoils :-)


69 posted on 09/12/2013 5:40:28 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: dljordan

just blew the flash flood sirens as a dam and debris pile is fixing to break upstream of boulder creek. scary enough, like tornados, during the day. has to be really scary at night.


70 posted on 09/12/2013 9:13:14 PM PDT by bravo whiskey (We should not fear our government. Our government should fear us.)
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To: Pure Country

Everyone in the Front Range is getting pounded. Low lying areas, especially near creeks are getting really hit. 25% of the buildings at the University of Colorado in Boulder have been damaged according to the TV news here in the Springs. And there’s more coming overnight. Yikes. Burn scars (where the ground was cooked to hard pan) are what everyone is worried the most about (i.e. upslope of Manitou Springs). FWIW, Fort Carson (South of the Springs) had 8-9 inches in about 3 hours tonight.


71 posted on 09/12/2013 9:21:24 PM PDT by PrairieDawg
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To: bravo whiskey; colorado tanker; beaversmom

Hunker down, folks. Sometimes you just have to ride it out. Best to you all and prayers up.


72 posted on 09/12/2013 9:29:57 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Kartographer
Live TV news coverage: http://www.thedenverchannel.com/video/livevideo

water (Boulder Creek) is very fast moving now.

73 posted on 09/12/2013 11:05:08 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Good point.


74 posted on 09/13/2013 4:58:49 AM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: Kartographer

Fort Collins/Loveland is ok except for roads which pass over Big Thompson and Poudre rivers.
I25 is closed outside of Loveland and all bridges over Poudre are closed.
Communication with Estes Park is by ham radio only.


75 posted on 09/13/2013 6:51:41 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: bravo whiskey

” has to be really scary at night.”

My wife worked in the Longmont emergency center till 2 AM. She told me about all the excitement last night. She said it was really sad that people were calling about their pets that got swept away.


76 posted on 09/13/2013 8:49:32 AM PDT by dljordan (WhoVoltaire: "To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.")
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To: Billthedrill

There’s a strange bright disk in the sky today. Wonder what that is?


77 posted on 09/13/2013 2:06:30 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: colorado tanker

I’ve heard of that thing. I think it’s pollution.


78 posted on 09/13/2013 2:28:39 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Kartographer
4 killed, 80 unaccounted for in Colorado floods

KUSA - Authorities said Friday afternoon that 80 people are still unaccounted for after catastrophic flooding in Boulder County. Boulder County authorities say those unaccounted for are not considered missing but have not contacted friends or family.

http://www.9news.com/news/article/355149/71/4-killed-80-unaccounted-for-in-Colorado-floods

79 posted on 09/13/2013 7:54:35 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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