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<br />BenverPost.com - News: Colorado and Denver <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />Same old thing for dinner tonight? <br /> <br />DenverPost.com <br /> <br />(.1 ni IT lie:; /!iF! f.' <br /> <br />.,.\ r<I\/r:-, <br /> <br />1: I ". I r; I ','~ <br /> <br />, 'I', ,'.!f It Dc., <br /> <br />.i 11 Q!NJ1Y <br /> <br />, ,11~)N <br />i r. I i '(' I:,! Nr-'~ NT <br /> <br />,!','il,'", <br /> <br />:-\.:'PVr-TPL^C F. <br /> <br />~:I IN', <br />wColumbine <br />-Columnists <br />-JonBenet Ramsey <br />-Legislature <br />-National News <br />-Obituaries <br />- Politics <br />-Stadium <br />-World News <br />-Y2K <br /> <br />'T!r'!!ON <br /> <br />; '\,','H.lI " H)N'~ <br /> <br />',V'lkT-." <br /> <br />W!^IHU./ <br />r,po f-1^TN <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />.1 AI,,: tl npo <br /> <br />Ef(};!il Us <br />DIe'. <br />The Denve/~st <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />- <br />~<t~? <br />'.',.....T~""""" <br />" , <br /> <br />Page I of2 <br /> <br /> <br />Fleeting, brutal storm <br />causes lasting damage in <br />Elbert County <br /> <br />By John ^uuilM dlHl Nina R.ao <br />Special to The Denver Post <br /> <br />July 18, 2000 - A short but brutal storm <br />hammered Elbert County on Monday afternoon, <br />washing out several roads and flooding basements <br />in many homes in the rural area southeast of <br />Denver, <br /> <br />The rain forced the closure of County Road 13, after <br />the rushing water washed away a 15-foot segment <br />of the road after filling the empty Whiskey Gulch. <br />The running water <br />forced debris and <br />mud into four <br />huge culverts, <br />sending water <br />onto the road, The <br />rain, mixed with <br />hail, lasted only <br />about 30 minutes, <br />But it did plenty of <br />damage, <br /> <br /> <br />"This spot has long been a problem," said Sgt. <br />James Taunton of the Elbert County Sheriff's <br />Department, The rain began about 3:30 p,m., just <br />before commuters from Denver were heading back <br />to Parker and Elbert County, In all, about 3 1/2 <br />inches of rain fell within an hour. Bill Wilcox, who <br />has lived in that part of Elbert County for 16 years, <br />blames floods such as the one on Monday on rapid <br />growth in the area, <br /> <br />"That always used to flood when we would get a <br />heavy rain, but the grasses upstream used to soak <br />it in," Wilcox said, "Now, with all the houses up <br />there, the water doesn't soak in anymore," Dennis <br />Gesin, owner of Smokey Jack's BBQue in Elizabeth, <br />was amazed at how quickly the rains flooded the <br />area. <br /> <br />"The sun's shining right now," Gesin said with a <br />laugh a few hours after the rains hit. "But we had a <br /> <br />http://www.denverpost.comlnews/news0718bb.htm <br /> <br />,. <br /> <br />Related Articles <br /> <br />" Related <br /> <br />- Charred lands_ta_ke <br />a second pounding <br /> <br />LIGHTNING <br />STRIKES <br />CAMPERS <br /> <br />A man and a woman <br />who were injured by <br />lightning were <br />treated for minor <br />burns to their legs <br />and released from <br />Exempla Lutheran <br />Medical Center in <br />Wheat Ridge on <br />Monday. <br /> <br />The victims, whose <br />names were not <br />released, were <br />injured by lightning <br />about 8 p.m. <br />Sunday while <br />camping near Mount <br />Evans. The lightning <br />either struck them <br />directly or was close <br />by I according to the <br />Clear Creek County <br />Sheriff's <br />Department. <br /> <br />Because of the <br />stormy weather f the <br />victims stayed at <br />their camp <br />overnight, police <br />said, In the <br />morning, they hiked <br />out to their vehicle <br />and drove to Echo <br />lake Lodge, where <br />they called for an <br />ambulance. <br /> <br />The victims, both <br />23, are from the <br />Denver area. <br /> <br />07/18/2000 <br />