Jeeze, we had a spell of really hot weather over August and first part of September,
I mean like record numbers around 95 peaking 98. And a record number of record-breaking hot days.
So it cools off for a day or two, and holy shit, it started to rain like hell I mean like 3" an hour for a couple of hours. Rain gauge no use, it fills up too quick.
Short break in the rain.
Then it started again, with the ground already soaked. So now there are a bunch of Flash Flood Warnings and I was just missing the edge of one. System moved away, but they're predicting another wave will come over my area. A small dam up in the mountains broke, but (A) it isn't above me and (B) there wasn't a very big lake behind it. One fatality in Nederland CO. Sheriffs are telling people to stay home, leave the roads clear for emergency vehicles.
About a year ago I bought a flotation vest because I live near a river. Four AM, too dark to see if the river is creeping my way, but I'm going to bed in my underwear soon.
Pushed the recall off the news. Drat.
Terry, 230RN
Snapshots:
University of Colorado (CU) in Boulder is closed, Boulder was hit pretty hard. CU family student housing (next to Boulder Creek) evacuated.
Fireman crew was working its way up Lefthand Canyon, a 15 foot flash flood came down, one fireman still stuck in tree. He's OK, but they can't get to him. (Debris blocks the water in the canyons, then the clog-up suddenly lets go, causing a wall of water to roar down.)
Gas & Electric shut off in many areas.
Many roads washed out or blocked by debris and mud slides.
Some building collapses in Jamestown. a small mountain community.
Manhole covers lifted off the manholes, creating a danger of car wheels getting stuck in the now-invisible manholes.
They just found a body in one of the creeks on the plains. People horse around near the water and get washed away.
Daylight: "My" river seems to be OK. The pasture between me and the river is spottily flooded, but just from the rain, not the river overflowing.
Flash flood warnings (I took off the radar overlay to show the warnings.)