New research shows floods like the one that ransacked northern Colorado two years ago, killing 10 people, might be more common than previously thought – and that could require more homeowners to get flood insurance and trigger more stringent construction …
Gov. John Hickenlooper and the Colorado Recovery Office have released a review of the recovery efforts for the September 2013 floods. The report covers lessons learned and continuing recovery efforts. State officials say the flooding took 10 lives, forced more …
At the time of the September 2013 Colorado flooding, an estimated 22,000 flood insurance policies were in force statewide. A year later FEMA reports the number of policies at 24,000. “The heartbreak of Colorado’s most damaging natural disaster is that …
An initial estimate shows that 23 buildings in Greeley, Colo., have been damaged by flooding over the last week. Of those, five homes and five businesses suffered major damage, according to city building inspectors. The Greeley Tribune reports that part …
Record flooding last fall washed away Sal Coppolecchia’s home in Lyons, forcing him to cut back on expenses as he figures out how to rebuild. Gone are comforts such as satellite television. He switched to a cheaper health insurance plan …
Larimer County is working with nonprofit disaster relief workers to provide free sand bags to residents who have been affected by forest fires and erosion flooding over the past two years. Project spokeswoman Kari Stewart says spring flooding is expected …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it has provided about $52 million in disaster aid to Longmont, Jamestown and Lyons since last September’s flood. The total includes money to residents, businesses and the local governments. The Longmont Times-Call reports that …
Gov. John Hickenlooper and other state and city officials toured parts of Southern Colorado on Monday to get an update on damage from this summer’s flash flooding. The tour covered areas hit hardest by the flooding in Colorado Springs and …
Colorado lawmakers plan to address the state’s flood recovery efforts and discuss whether there’s a need for legislation in the disaster’s aftermath. Legislative leaders announced Friday they would convene a bipartisan panel of 12 lawmakers that will begin meeting soon. …
Surging waters in Colorado swept away barns, silos and fences and left houses covered in mud in this northern agricultural town. The flood waters were so powerful they uprooted irrigation pipes and spread them around the fields here, leaving lakes …