This plan provides a general profile of mapping needs for Colorado utilizing statistical data, some of which is specific to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The plan focuses on the highest priority counties in Colorado, including the municipalities within those counties, and the floodplain mapping need of those counties. 25% of the counties in Colorado (16 counties), have been identified as "high priority". CWCB proposes to initiate work...

During the evening hours of 31 July 1976 heavy precipitation fell along the Colorado Front Range resulting in flash flooding in the Big Thompson Canyon causing the death of 139 people with 35.5 million dollar damage. This report utilizes GOES-1 infrared (IR) imagery to estimate the heavy convective precipitation during the Big Thompson Flood.

This 2004 Business Case Plan (Plan) for the State of Colorado serves as the States "notice of interest" to participate in Flood Map Modernization activities. This Plan was prepared to assist the CWCB with identifying statewide map update goals and objectives and to assist FEMA in the development of regional and national plans for implementing the Multi-hazard Map Modernization Program. This Plan summarizes the role that Colorado intends to play in...

You are lying in bed listening to the soft sound of rain. It has been coming down for hours. Now something is changing. The rain sounds harder and louder, and there is water running down the road, which looks like a small river. What is happening? You are hearing and seeing the start of a flood. Read and find out about the different kinds of floods, how they start, and how to stay safe. Featuring vocabulary bolded throughout the text, this book also...