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[2019]
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In the wake of the 2012 fires and the 2013 floods, Colorado recognized the opportunity for communities to avoid simply replacing what was lost, and instead, look for opportunities to build back stronger and more resilient. The Colorado Department of Local Affairs established the Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Resilience Planning Program to complete the expenditure of nearly $16,000,000 in federal disaster recovery...
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Atmospheric science paper volume no. 300
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1978.
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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.
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[2001]
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On July 25th 1999 a portion of the Saguache Creek basin located northwest of the town of Saguache Colorado experienced a localized yet intense period of rainfall. Heavy rainfall flooded Saguache Creek and its tributaries both north and south of Highway 114. The resultant flash flooding washed out roads and bridges along with the inundation of crop and rangeland located in and along these flooded tributaries. The purpose of this report is to document...
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1987.
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During the spring of 1987, the San Luis Valley was predicted to receive high flood waters. An effort to divert flood water from the Rio Grande above the communities of Monte Vista and Alamosa was undertaken by local government and private interests. This report will evaluate the use of irrigation ditches for flood control in the San Luis Valley.
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2004.
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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...
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IN THE TRADITION OF THE PERFECT STORM AND SEABISCUIT, THE ENGROSSING TALE OF THE FASTEST BOAT RIDE EVER DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER THROUGH THE GRAND CANYON IN THE WINTER OF 1983, the largest El NiNo event on record'a chain of "superstorms" that swept in from the Pacific Ocean'battered the entire West. That spring, a massive snowmelt sent runoff racing down the Colorado River toward the Glen Canyon Dam, a 710-foot-high wall of concrete that sat at the...
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2017.
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Ranked among the top ten states for both disasters and dry climate, Colorado has a long history of extreme weather. On May 19, 1864, residents of the fledgling gold rush town of Denver awoke to a wall of water slamming into the city with enough force to flatten buildings and rip clothing from its victims. The infamous Big Thompson Canyon flood of 1976 killed 144 residents, tourists and campers. Per the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Coloradoans...
