Water in the Fort Collins, Greeley and Loveland is still safe with one small exception. A bottled water notification for 73 City of Loveland water customers in a small area west of West Ridge Drive and U.S. Highway 34 has been issued.
Experts are starting to say the worst of the flooding is behind us, but there are still flood warnings and rain showers in the forecast for most of the weekend. Get the most up-to-date weather details here...
There is no question about it, the flooding that has crippled Colorado over the last five days is an event that many of us may never see again in our lifetimes. That being said we want to capture all of the amazing stories and pictures to live on in history forever, but we need your help.
The amount of rain that has fallen in certain locations around the state of Colorado is in one word amazing. Rainfall totals are very high and are comparable to what is seen many times with a Hurricane.
We've had quite a few pictures posted of what is now left of Highway 34 in the Thompson Canyon between Loveland and Estes Park, but now now we have aerial video of the canyon.
I have to hand it to city and state officials who have been keeping us all up-to-date with information about the flooding in Colorado, especially here in Larimer County. (Case in point, the updates from Sheriff Justin Smith.) Larimer County has already created a page with information containing immediate and long-term info for flood recovery information.
A break in a water main in the Central Weld County Water District has prompted a "Boil Order" for the Town of Frederick. Here is the information that they sent to us...
All Greeley/Evans District 6 schools to be open Monday, September 16th. With all of the flooding in the Evans area, you may wonder why. District 6 officials offered this explanation on their Website:
There have been some heart wrenching photos coming from the flooding of the Thompson Canyon and a lot of people have been asking about a beloved store that is pretty much on the banks of said river; The Dam Store.