Friday, September 13, 2013

'Massive Flooding' In Colorado's Boulder County

'Massive Flooding' In Colorado's Boulder County
A massive overnight downpour that brought 4 to 7 inches of rain for the area surrounding Boulder, Colo., has already produced "massive flooding" within the streets there,

— There are three deaths. A single person was killed each time a building collapsed in Jamestown, Colo. Other people is caught by flash flooding in Colorado Springs, the Post reports. Information on the next death hadn't been released recently morning. (Note: Word of an third death in Boulder County were only available in around 11:25 a.m. ET; then we lately updated this post.)

— No less than one rural dam has given way.

— More rain is en route Thursday.

, a "flash flood warning remains in effect until 7:15 a.m. MDT for central Boulder County."

"meteorologists are calling the downpour that intensified Wednesday night — forcing evacuations inside foothills and canyons, collapsing structures, flooding city streets and killing no less than one — approximately a 10-year and 25-year flood."

The flooding has and evacuate some residents to raised-lying parts of the campus.

there are about 305,000 people in Boulder County — 102,000 in Boulder city alone.