Colorado Hammered By Heavy Rains And flooding!
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A car drives on a flooded road following overnight flash flooding in downtown Boulder, Colo., Thursday, Sept 12, 2013. The widespread high waters are keeping search and rescue teams from reaching stranded residents and motorists in Boulder and nearby mountain communities as heavy rains hammered northern Colorado.
Local residents stand above a road washed out by a torrent of water following overnight flash flooding near Left Hand Canyon, south of Lyons, Colo., Thursday, Sept 12, 2013. The widespread high waters are keeping search and rescue teams from reaching stranded residents in Lyons and nearby mountain communities as heavy rains hammered northern Colorado.
Rescue workers and vehicles stand parked waiting for roads to become passable following overnight flash flooding in Boulder, Colo., Thursday, Sept 12, 2013. Heavy rains and scarring from recent wildfires sent walls of water crashing down mountainsides early Thursday in Colorado, cutting off mountain towns. Boulder County was hit hardest, but flooding was reported all along the Front Range, from Colorado Springs to north of Fort Collins.
A police officer blocks a closed road following overnight flash flooding, Boulder, Colo., Thursday, Sept 12, 2013. The widespread high waters are keeping search and rescue teams from reaching stranded residents and motorists in Boulder and nearby mountain communities as heavy rains hammered northern Colorado.
A police officer blocks traffic on a closed road following overnight flash flooding in the area, in Boulder, Colo., Thursday, Sept 12, 2013. The widespread high waters are keeping search and rescue teams from reaching stranded residents and motorists in Boulder and nearby mountain communities as heavy rains hammered northern Colorado.
A city worker talks on his phone while surveying high water levels on Boulder Creek following overnight flash flooding in downtown Boulder, Colo., Thursday, Sept 12, 2013. Flash flooding in Colorado has left two people dead and the widespread high waters are keeping search and rescue teams from reaching stranded residents and motorists in Boulder and nearby mountain communities as heavy rains hammered northern Colorado.
A woman views dangerously high Boulder Creek following overnight flash flooding in downtown Boulder, Colo., Thursday, Sept 12, 2013. Flash flooding in Colorado has left two people dead and the widespread high waters are keeping search and rescue teams from reaching stranded residents and motorists in Boulder and nearby mountain communities as heavy rains hammered northern Colorado.
Local residents view dangerously high Boulder Creek following overnight flash flooding in downtown Boulder, Colo., Thursday, Sept 12, 2013. Flash flooding in Colorado has left two people dead and the widespread high waters are keeping search and rescue teams from reaching stranded residents and motorists in Boulder and nearby mountain communities as heavy rains hammered northern Colorado.
A man views dangerously high Boulder Creek following overnight flash flooding in downtown Boulder, Colo., Thursday, Sept 12, 2013. The flash flooding has left at least two people dead and the widespread high waters are keeping search and rescue teams from reaching stranded residents and motorists in Boulder and nearby mountain communities as heavy rains hammered northern Colorado.
High water levels flow down Boulder Creek following overnight flash flooding in downtown Boulder, Colo., Thursday, Sept 12, 2013. The widespread high waters are keeping search and rescue teams from reaching stranded residents and motorists in Boulder and nearby mountain communities as heavy rains hammered northern Colorado.
A man walks past dangerously high Boulder Creek following overnight flash flooding in downtown Boulder, Colo., Thursday, Sept 12, 2013. Flash flooding in Colorado has left two people dead and the widespread high waters are keeping search and rescue teams from reaching stranded residents and motorists in Boulder and nearby mountain communities as heavy rains hammered northern Colorado.
The downed bridges from Douglas County to Colfax left thousands of people stranded. In all, 1,720 buildings in the city were destroyed or damaged by the flood. Livestock losses were heavy. People also reported seeing human bodies in the flood, but with phones dead and power sporadic, deaths were difficult to confirm. Casualty reports trickled in over the next few days, as the storm front and flooding shifted to the Arkansas Valley, prompting evacuations from Pueblo to Dodge City, Kansas.
According to Lafayette Communication Director Debbie Wilmot, despite the heavy rains the city was relatively unscathed by midmorning, with the only caution to folks looking to access Coal Creek Trail, which had some areas of standing water.
Fountain Creek flows fast and red below the Cimarron Street bridge Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, as heavy rains hit Colorado Springs and El Paso County flooding streets and closing Highway 24 west of 31st Street. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
A pickup drives through the high water in Monument Valley Park Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, as heavy rains hit Colorado Springs and El Paso County flooding streets and closing Highway 24 west of 31st Street. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
A business is flooded by the overflowing St. Vrain River one mile east of Lyons, Colo., following overnight flash flooding, Thursday, Sept 12, 2013. Widespread high waters are keeping search and rescue teams from reaching stranded residents in Lyons and nearby mountain communities as heavy rains hammered northern Colorado. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
A police officer tapes off a road next to the overflowing St. Vrain River following overnight flash flooding, one mile east of Lyons, Colo., Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. At least three people dead are reported dead, and the widespread high waters are keeping search and rescue teams from reaching stranded residents in Lyons and nearby mountain communities as heavy rains hammered northern Colorado. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
A man photographs the flooding in the underpass at Boulder Creek and Broadway Street in Boulder, Colo. on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. Heavy rains and scarring from recent wildfires sent walls of water crashing down mountainsides early Thursday in Colorado, cutting off mountain towns. Boulder County was hit hardest, but flooding was reported all along the Front Range, from Colorado Springs to north of Fort Collins. (AP Photo/The Daily Camera, Cliff Grassmick NO SALES
Firefighters keep watch over a road washed out by a torrent of water following overnight flash flooding near Left Hand Canyon, south of Lyons, Colo., Thursday, Sept 12, 2013. The widespread high waters are keeping search and rescue teams from reaching stranded residents in Lyons and nearby mountain communities as heavy rains hammered northern Colorado. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
3:45 a.m. This just in from the 21st Space Wing: "Due to heavy rains and flooding throughout the region, Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station is closed Friday, September 13. This closure is in effect for mission essential and non-mission essential personnel."
UPDATE 1:30 p.m.: A special weather statement indicating the potential for very heavy rains to develop across the Pikes Peak region Thursday afternoon and into the evening was issued by the National Weather Service.
The Doppler Radar indicated storm clouds have dissipated for the moment, but a new weather cell is making its way north from New Mexico and is expected to hit Colo. by 3 p.m., bringing heavy rains back to the Pikes Peak region.
South Carolina experienced major flooding on Friday and more is expected through the weekend as a powerful storm moving through the Southeast and mid-Atlantic coast is forecast to bring strong winds and heavy rain.
Flash flooding or ongoing heavy rain can be precursors to landslides, mud/debris flows, and even rockfalls. Additionally, drought conditions may lead to soil compaction, and severe wildfire events may leave slopes denuded and hydrophobic. In these cases, a single heavy rain event can lead to higher volumes of runoff and correspondingly a higher risk for flash flooding, erosion, and especially mud/debris flows. Rockfalls are often caused by erosion of earth around larger rocks that then become loose and fall. Earthquakes can also lead to landslides and rockfalls. 2b1af7f3a8