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An unconscious rafter has been pulled from the Cache la Poudre River in the Poudre Canyon, and has passed away.

You can stay up-to-date on the latest flooding news and road closure coverage here!

Update 3:30 p.m. Monday, May 26: Due to the past few days of rain, water levels along the Poudre River are rising and are quickly approaching flood stage. A flood advisory has been issued for Larimer County through this evening. A flood watch is in effect in Weld County until Wednesday morning, May 28. Multiple roadways in Windsor are closed due to flooding.

There was a bit of a scare in the Big Thompson Canyon today. Emergency notifications were sent out to residents along the river to warn of four-feet of water that had broken through an ice dam. Thankfully the Larimer Sheriff now says those notifications are cancelled and everything int he canyon looks okay.

Before the government shutdown, Colorado senators had proposed bills to raise the spending limit on emergency road repair, in order to get the state back on track after the flood. Unfortunately, those bills weren't picked up. But then...

Bohemian Foundation will donate up to $250,000 to each of three funds to match donations for flood relief that are made by individuals by Oct. 31, 2013, for a possible total of $750,000. If $750,000 is raised by our community and those funds are matched by Bohemian Foundation, we are talking about 1.5 million dollars.

Now, thanks to Weld County, you can see before and after satellite images of the area that was flooded by the Colorado Flood of 2013. Weld County Commissioners have purchased satellite imagery collected during the flood event by Digital Globe Inc.

As things return to normal for many people in Northern Colorado, it is hard to forget the images from just a few weeks ago showing massive devastation. In the aftermath of the storm, we have heard some pretty amazing stories from people around our community, talking about what took place.

Colorado residents who suffered losses and damages as a result of the severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides can get information about disaster assistance at two new Disaster Recovery Centers in Commerce City and Milliken.

The Colorado Department of Transportation has announced estimated opening dates for many highways in the state. The ultimate goal is to complete temporary or permanent repairs to restore mobility on these state highway routes by December 1, 2013.

We are seeing conditions improve and roads are beginning to re-open, however many in Weld County still remain flooded. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has now re-opened both directions of I-25 in all areas that were previously closed.

As we reported earlier, CDOT will be spending its entire $100 million emergency fund to repair the roads and bridges damaged by the flooding here in Northern Colorado. CDOT has recently announced that those contracts have been awarded to contractors and work will begin immediately.