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Pub. Date
2019-
Description
From September 9th - September 16th, 2013, Colorado experienced one of its most extreme rainfall and flood events in recorded history. How did this storm compare to other major rain/flood events in Colorado history? Charts, graphs, maps help explain how the flooding developed and impacted the state.
Pub. Date
[2001]
Description
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...
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
After the rain began to fall on September 11, 2013, the sheer scope of Colorado's worst natural disaster was staggering. In the span of 3 days, unprecedented levels of rain fell on 24 counties and sent high-velocity floodwater coursing through narrow mountain canyons and onto the plains below. More than 18,000 people were forced to evacuate their communities. The floodwaters ripped apart homes, lives and communities. The real story of the Flood of...
Author
Series
Quick response research report volume 86
Pub. Date
[1996]
Description
There is an "official" process a presidential disaster declaration usually follows, but the official procedure is sometimes short-circuited by governors and presidents in the interest of political responsiveness. This study investigated factors that propel a disaster event to approval by the president in the absence of meeting full administrative requirements.
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