CO - Floods September, 2013

[MsFacetious]

More than 500 people unaccounted for

http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/15/us/colorado-flooding/index.html?hpt=hp_c2

I vote they stop delivering the mail... but that's just me... I'd rather it be sitting at the post office!

 

[Footwarrior]

Boulder County is reporting 172 persons unaccounted for. Larimer County is over 300. Most of these are probably OK, they just can't contact friends and relatives.

ETA: It's raining again and the NWS just issued a flood warning for the northern front range.

 

[margarita25]

Boulder County is reporting 172 persons unaccounted for. Larimer County is over 300. Most of these are probably OK, they just can't contact friends and relatives.

ETA: It's raining again and the NWS just issued a flood warning for the northern front range.

You all hunkered down? I got some Chile Verde on the stove. Ransom has an awesome recipe here in the WS Cooking Corner.

Raining, raining, raining, hope the lull yesterday gave workers enough time to clear some debris and mud from the drainage areas.

I knew I should have bought that canoe...

 

[margarita25]

Crap.

NEW EVACUATIONS ORDERED AS RAIN POUNDS FLOOD AREAS
http://www.denverpost.com

 

[margarita25]

This is bad.

"...Rescue reported the St. Vrain River is rising 7 inches every 15 minutes.
"We are closely monitoring rain gauge levels at five stations along the South St. Vrain and North St. Vrain rivers," said Jeff Satur, spokesman for the Longmont police department.

Also Sunday, the number of presumed dead from the Colorado floods rose to six, after a second woman was reported missing and presumed dead "

http://www.denverpost.com/2013coloradofloods/ci_24100494/colorado-engineers-rechannel-river-toll-dead-and-missing

 

[margarita25]

We need a scanner thread...

 

[margarita25]

""The situation has deteriorated since early this morning," said Andrew Barth, spokesman for Boulder County Emergency Management."
http://www.denverpost.com/2013coloradofloods/ci_24100494/colorado-engineers-rechannel-river-toll-dead-and-missing

 

[Show Me]

This is bad.

"...Rescue reported the St. Vrain River is rising 7 inches every 15 minutes.
"We are closely monitoring rain gauge levels at five stations along the South St. Vrain and North St. Vrain rivers," said Jeff Satur, spokesman for the Longmont police department.

Also Sunday, the number of presumed dead from the Colorado floods rose to six, after a second woman was reported missing and presumed dead "

You okay margarita?

How is Frederick doing? My aunt has an old time friend there.

 

[margarita25]

Crap.

"We've evacuated about 1,000 homes in that area because we've had a breach to the headgate of the Oligarchy Ditch," said Cmdr. Jeff Satur of the Longmont Police Department.

Satur said an employee of the city's public works and natural resources department noticed the breach around noon. The headgate for the Oligarchy..."

http://www.timescall.com/news/ci_24100188/longmont-issues-evacuation-order-mcintosh-lake-area

 

[margarita25]

You okay margarita?

How is Frederick doing? My aunt has an old time friend there.

I'm okay, thank you...its everyone else I'm worried about. We've had a couple days to prepare for this bc there was lull. This could be really bad. If it just stops raining, I think we'll be okay.

Re: Frederick, heard they got hit pretty hard. Not sure, though, let me see what I can find.

 

[margarita25]

Here's a link to Frederick, Show Me:
http://www.frederickco.gov/AlertCenter.aspx?AID=Carbon-Valley-Flood-3

 

[Footwarrior]

You all hunkered down? I got some Chile Verde on the stove. Ransom has an awesome recipe here in the WS Cooking Corner.

Raining, raining, raining, hope the lull yesterday gave workers enough time to clear some debris and mud from the drainage areas.

I knew I should have bought that canoe...

I am house sitting in Ft. Collins for the next few days. High, dry and well stocked with food.

The drive up here yesterday morning was interesting. Had to cross the South Platte, St. Vrain, Big Thompson and Cache la Poudre. Closed roads and water all over the place.

 

[Lato]

Trying to get oriented to the area that has the flooding...I asked for a map from Loveland to Denver....

http://goo.gl/maps/s4bmJ

 

[margarita25]

NEARLY 19,000 HOMES DAMAGED, 11,700 PEOPLE EVACUATED
http://www.denverpost.com/2013coloradofloods/ci_24100494/colorado-engineers-rechannel-river-toll-dead-and-missing

"Flooding in 15 Colorado counties has damaged or destroyed nearly 19,000 homes, according to the Colorado Office of Emergency Management.

At least 1,253 people remain unaccounted for, meaning they have not yet communicated with family, friends or authorities."

<The police really have their hands full with welfare checks right now>.

 

[margarita25]

Media Release from Colorado Office of Emergency Management:
http://www.coemergency.com/2013/09/media-release-12-counties-added-to.html?spref=tw



Links I'm using to help stay updated:


https://twitter.com/search?q=%23COflood&src=hash

https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BoulderFlood&src=hash

https://twitter.com/search?q=%23longmontflood&src=hash



Government

https://twitter.com/COEmergency

http://www.coemergency.com/

https://twitter.com/BoulderOEM

http://longmontoem.com/

http://boulderoem.com/emergency-status



Local Media

https://twitter.com/denverpost

https://twitter.com/9NEWS

https://twitter.com/dailycamera

https://twitter.com/DenverChannel


Weather:

http://radar.weather.gov/

https://twitter.com/NWSBoulder

 

[margarita25]

Poor cows and horses, they don't know what to think
2nd video from the left: Horses and Cows Stranded in Floodwaters
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/wea...n-notices-issued-in-several-colorado-counties

A tweet from Alyssa Milano just showed up on the Co Flood Page:

https://twitter.com/search?q=%23COflood&src=hash

Alyssa Milano &#8207;@Alyssa_Milano 38m
Help needed for hay delivery to animals stuck in flood http://bit.ly/17CuyLE #COFlood /via @heykim
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http://www.krdo.com/news/help-needed-for-hay-delivery-to-animals-stuck-in-flood/-/417220/21952638/-/wxklstz/-/index.html

"Severe rains and flooding have created an emergency situation in northern Colorado, stranding many horses and other livestock.

The Pikes Peak chapter of the Colorado Horse Food Bank said they need volunteers with trucks, flatbeds or large trailers who can help load hay and travel to Weld County Monday. Volunteers who can help load the hay on to those trucks are also being sought."


Thanks Alyssa

 

[margarita25]

Trying to get oriented to the area that has the flooding...I asked for a map from Loveland to Denver....

http://goo.gl/maps/s4bmJ

Here are some new maps coming out via twitter feeds posted above:


Colorado flooding 2013: Map of rain totals
http://www.denverpost.com/2013coloradofloods/ci_24101329/colorado-flooding-2013-precipitation-totals


Google Crisis Map
http://google.org/crisismap/2013-boulder-floods

 

[margarita25]

You okay margarita?

How is Frederick doing? My aunt has an old time friend there.

twitter update from https://twitter.com/search?q=#longmontFlood&src=hash
--Dog found in Frederick (what a cutie!!...maybe your aunt's friend knows who this dog belongs to!)



ps:
Man, that fish is huge! <scroll down>

 

[margarita25]

Rain slows rescue efforts amid deadly Colorado floods
http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/15/us/colorado-flooding/index.html?hpt=hp_t2


* photo gallery also at the above link

Near Greeley, CO. Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013

 

[margarita25]

National Guard and military assist in evacuations of more than 2,100 people from flooded areas
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/national-guard-and-military-assist-in-evacuations-of-more-than-2100-people-from-flooded-areas