2013 Colorado Flood

With the recent flooding there is a lot of rebuilding and a lot of road construction to be done. There are a limited number of roads to get into Estes Park, Colorado to begin with, but as of right now, there is only one way. That one way is a road which usually closes for the season in October and is currently only open to emergency personnel. (It closed on October 17th last year.)

Call me insensitive, but I do remember when the floods started getting bad on Friday afternoon, asking a few friends if we should get out the tubes we use during the summer to go down the river, and using them to tube down the flooded streets. Seems like I wasn't the only one with mischievous ideas... The difference is these people actually did crazy stuff...

Fifteen Colorado counties currently qualify for federal emergency assistance, including Bloomfield, Morgan, Logan, and Adams. Boulder County was even declared a major disaster area by President Obama, so why is Colorado University of Boulder not canceling classes?

As with every almost every disaster situation, heroes in our community and beyond have stepped up to lend a helping hand; the Colorado floods are no exception.

A number of shelters for flood victims have been established in Larimer and Weld counties because of flooding from the Big Thompson, Poudre, and South Platte Rivers. Here is a quick list for you:

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This footage claims to be "unseen" because it's taken from behind the barrier lines. It gives you a good idea of what it looked like in the canyon as it flooded.

We came across this digital flyover of Northern Colorado that shows the lingering devastation from the past week of heavy rain and flooding.

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.