Longmont Flood 2013 Flood Once In A Lifetime Colorado From september 11 15, 2013, longmont experienced the most devastating flash flood event in its history. catastrophic flooding, especially along the st. vrain creek, displaced hundreds of residents, and destroyed personal property, businesses and public spaces. Dale rademacher, longmont public works and natural resources director, and jeff satur, longmont police commander, take us on a visual tour and describe the devastation staring at button rock dam, through the heart of the city on the st. vrain greenway, and along lefthand creek.
Videos Photos 2013 Flood City Of Longmont Homes in residential neighborhood in longmont, colo., are submerged as flooding continues to devastate the front range and thousands are forced to evacuate with an unconfirmed number of structures destroyed, friday, sept. 13, 2013. From september 9 through 16, 2013, catastrophic floods swept across colorado's front range, forcing thousands from their homes and leaving entire neighborhoods underwater. in longmont, the st. vrain creek burst its banks, causing nearly $150 million in infrastructure damage. 2013 longmont flood by cityoflongmontco 2013 longmont flood 1804 photos and 6 videos · 6.1k views . Explore longmont's flood recovery journey: resilience, community updates, infrastructure repairs. see how the city rebuilt after devastating floods.
Photos From Longmont Colorado Flood 2013 2013 longmont flood by cityoflongmontco 2013 longmont flood 1804 photos and 6 videos · 6.1k views . Explore longmont's flood recovery journey: resilience, community updates, infrastructure repairs. see how the city rebuilt after devastating floods. This content was originally published by the longmont observer and is licensed under a creative commons license. longmont leaders remember the 2013 flood in longmont. This 15 minute video tells the story a longmont neighborhood trapped by the 2013 flood waters, through the words and photographs of a survivor and his rescuers. Record rainfall was about to generate flooding in longmont, and rademacher, who was the city’s director of public works and natural resources at the time, had a bird’s eye view of it all. Following a summer of drought and wildfires, a wet weather system stalled over the front range area from fort collins in the north to colorado springs in the south, including the cities of lyons and longmont. this weather system produced rainfall amounts that greatly exceeded historical highs.
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