Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Colorado Flooding: How bad is it?

No one really knows yet...
The fatality list is still low (but RIP to those who did not make it), but there are still hundreds unaccounted for and families separated. Bad weather is hampering rescue and recovery efforts and threatening more flooding. The property damage is going to be enormous and most of these people are going to find out they are uninsured (most policies to not cover flood damage and federal flood insurance if you have it is limited).  And on top of it, the economic disruption is going to be devastating.

Update:
Musings from a flooded Crackerado... (was it a sign from God or Gaia that Boulder got hit worse)
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  1. edutcherSeptember 17, 2013 at 9:49 AM

    You wouldn't think it would get that bad.

    From what little I know, most of CO is pretty arid.

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    1. Evi L. BloggerladySeptember 17, 2013 at 10:05 AM

      Colorado is arid. Some places had more rain in this storm than they get in a whole year. The danger of living in a mountainous area is when rains come they are often devastating. You have rain in the mountains and flash floods many miles away as water gets concentrated in constricted valleys. The arid conditions also tend to great surface tension which makes it difficult for water to soak into the soil (amplifying the flooding). And the recent wild fires are not helping that either (and also contribute to mud slides).

      It is not good.

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