Talked to friends of mine tonight that are way up the mountain above Boulder. They spent the entire day digging trenches in the rocky ground behind their house and thru their driveway in an effort to redirect the flow of water. Their basement is 3ft below ground and water is coming through the walls and flooding their basement - they ripped out one basement wall and tried building makeshift sandbags. They've been pumping and shop-vaccing all day. They were exhausted when I talked to them (and unfortunately, out of wine too).
They actually bought flood insurance but when they talked to their agent today, she said "Sorry, it's an act of God".
An evacuation has been ordered and warning sirens were activated at 10:15 p.m. for all residents along Boulder Creek from the mouth of Boulder Canyon east to Broadway between Marine and Pearl Streets. All residents are warned to go to higher ground immediately due to the potential for flash flooding along the creek.
Residents north of Boulder Creek should move at least to Spruce Street, if not further. Residents south of Boulder Creek should move past Euclid Street.
Residents near Boulder Creek east of Broadway are urged to shelter in place on high ground.
Do not cross Boulder Creek for any reason. Do not drive unless absolutely necessary and avoid driving through flood waters.
Boulder Creek is currently flowing at approximately 4,900 cubic feet per second; almost double the volume from earlier today. There are mudslides at the mouth of Boulder Canyon 400 feet long and 4 feet deep as the sides of the canyon give way due to the saturation from the days long rain. Boulder County officials are worried that the mud and rock slides will clog Boulder Creek, causing water to collect upstream and then release, causing a sudden surge in water volume downstream.
The list of road closures is incredible - I've never seen so many at once. And this is for tomorrow too.
Also, all Cherry Creek and Aurora schools are closed due to flooding.
This is crazy.
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
US National Weather Service Denver/Boulder Colorado 4min ago:
Large wall of water, vehicles, debris coming down Emerson Gulch (Fourmile Canyon burn area). Go to higher ground!
@BoulderOEM
Surge expected in Boulder Canyon around midnight due to Emerson Gulch blowing, evacuation order is still in effect #boulderflood
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
[quoteem:27kol81r]Their basement is 3ft below ground and water is coming through the walls and flooding their basement - they ripped out one basement wall and tried building makeshift sandbags. They've been pumping and shop-vaccing all day. They were exhausted when I talked to them (and unfortunately, out of wine too).[/quoteem:27kol81r]
That sucks a55! Insurance is legal extortion; you pay and pay and when you make a claim the insurance companies drop your policy and pretend that you could have prevented the damage had you been paying some attention to the recent news.
Be safe, stay away from high water, and ride the storm out!
I can explain it to you but I can't understand it for you.
"Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the Government take care of him; better take a closer look at the American Indian." - Henry Ford
Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges; When the Republic is at its most corrupt the laws are most numerous. - Publius Cornelius Tacitus
