Colorado Flash Flood Update: Boulder Evacuations, Mudslides, Deaths (LIVE BLOG, PHOTOS, VIDEO)

September 12, 2013

Days of heavy rain triggered flash flooding in northern Colorado Thursday. At least three people are dead, and officials warn that number could rise. Waves of rain continue to push through the impacted communities directly hurting the rescue efforts, particularly in Boulder and Larimer counties.

• Heavy rain was moving into the Waldo Canyon burn scar area around 1:30 p.m. eastern/11:30 a.m. mountain
• Search and rescue helicopters are grounded because the weather remains too dangerous for them to fly
• The National Guard and FEMA have been called to assist emergency operations in Boulder County
• Widespread damage reports in cities including Boulder, Jamestown, Aurora, Lyons, Estes Park and Colorado Springs
• About 350 people in graduate and family housing at the University of Colorado-Boulder campus were evacuated. Thirteen undergraduate students have been displaced from two residence halls because of water damage. All classes are canceled Thursday and Friday.

 

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N. COLORADO FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS: western Adams, central Denver, Boulder, northwest Arapahoe, Larimer Counties.

Northern Colorado Flood Live Updates

10:49

@JimCantore Massive amounts of road closures across the front range and the mile high: cotrip.org/roadConditions… via @crystalegger #Denver #coflood

10:49

@jeffcosheriffco MT @NWSBoulder Flash Flood Emergency issued for Boulder & NW #Jeffco. It is virtually impossible to travel. Don't do it! #Jeffcoflood

10:48

TWC_Chrissy Warrilow:  El Paso County, Colorado Emergency Manager is reporting rocks and mudflow onto highway 24 at the mouth of the Waldo Canyon.

10:47

@ArvadaFire Retweeted by Jeffcosheriffco Some of our people have been deployed to the Lyon's area with the USAR (Urban Search and Rescue) Task Force     and... fb.me/VQ3g0LbP 10:46 @jeffcosheriffco There is an evacuation for area downstream from Leyden Dam. There is not a fear of the dam failing, rather excess runoff from the spillway. 10:46 @BoulderOEM Longmont has enacted a curfew from 10pm to 6am in flood zones and evac. areas PLEASE stay indoors and off the roads #boulderflood #longmont 10:45 @ColoradoDOT US-24 open from Matheson (mm 360) to Simla (mm 354) after fuel spill cleanup 10:45 @ColoradoDOT upd:EB US-36 closed @ McCaslin Blvd;WB US-36 closed @ Interlocken Loop closed b/c flooding in area;no est time of opening 10:42 @NWSBoulder Flash Flood Emergency issued for Boulder & NW Jefferson counties. It is virtually impossible to travel. Don't do it! #Staysafe #Cowx 10:38 @CSP_News If you don't absolutely have to go out: DON'T. Your life is too important. Take a "rain day." 10:38 @JimCantore Situation near Colorado Springs RT @IsaacBlancas #waldoflood geyser on Canon Ave instagram.com/p/eLxl4xnbYM/ #coflood 10:38 @JeremyHubbard Crazy pic: Dustin Cornell was near Left Hand Creek in Longmont, heard a humming sound, and saw this: @KDVR #coflood pic.twitter.com/baI9Ut43YK 10:37 Richard Rowland