Be prepared for flooding during Colorado’s monsoon season
Have you noticed the rainy weather we’ve had over the past few weeks? We’re currently right in the middle of …
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Time Machine Tuesday: The Night the Castlewood Canyon Dam Gave Way
Today, Castlewood Canyon is one of Colorado’s 41 State Parks. But on this day 88 years ago, August 3, 1933, …
Time Machine Tuesday: Denver-area Tornadoes
Forty years ago this week, the Denver metropolitan area was hit by one of the worst storms in its history. …
Spring is Severe Weather Season in Colorado
If you’re new to Colorado, you may not realize that springtime is when we see some of the wildest weather …
How Wildfire Impacts Water Resources
This year we’ve seen one of the most active wildfire seasons in the state’s history. Wildfires have a significant impact …
Future Avoided Cost Explorer (FACE:Hazards): A New Community Risk Assessment Tool
How much will natural hazards cost our state over the next three decades? A new tool developed by state agencies …
Wildfires, Erosion, and Flooding
This month’s damaging wildfires will have the potential to create serious flooding, erosion, and landslides long after the fires have …
Time Machine Tuesday: 1984 Floods and Landslides
In May and June of 1984, unseasonably warm temperatures caused that winter’s heavy snowfalls to melt at a rapid pace. …
Colorado Hazard Mapping Tools
Flood season has arrived, and the State of Colorado has a number of online tools useful for mapping areas at …
Time Machine Tuesday: Anniversary of the 2013 Floods
Five years ago today, the rain began to fall in what became one of the state’s most significant flood disasters, …
Time Machine Tuesday: Summer Floods
As hot and dry as it has been so far this summer, it’s hard to believe that most of Colorado’s …
September is National Preparedness Month
The recent hurricane events have demonstrated the importance of being prepared for disaster. Even though we don’t get hurricanes in …
1997 Fort Collins Flood
Twenty years ago today a major flood hit Fort Collins. Heavy rainfall of 3 inches per hour began late in …
Disaster Preparedness for Pets
‘Tis the season for fires and floods, and if a disaster threatens your home and family, your furry pals will …
Time Machine Tuesday: Buffalo Creek, 20 Years Later
In July of 1996 — twenty years ago this month — the town of Buffalo Creek was hit by a …
May is Building Safety Month
Governor Hickenlooper has declared May, 2016 as Colorado Building Safety Month. This month brings recognition to the work of architects, …
Governor’s Disaster Declaration
Lieutenant Governor Garcia (in Governor Hickenlooper’s absence) has issued a disaster declaration for the floods and landslides affecting Colorado due …
Dam Safety
With all of the recent rain it is important to be aware of dam safety if you live near a …
Time Machine Tuesday: 1965 Flood
September 2013 notwithstanding, springtime is generally the season when we are most prone to floods in Colorado. In fact it was …
Morgan County Floods
Due to recent heavy rains the National Weather Service is carefully monitoring water levels in some areas of Colorado, particularly …