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<br /> <br />.~.------- -- <br />,~:;" ...._._----- <br /> <br /> <br />Floodwaters force evacuations <br /> <br /> <br />~! <br />14A .1. <br /> <br />Residents flee Atwood; <br />patients airlifted from <br />hospital in Str1ing <br /> <br />By Ann I,"" <br /> <br />/..'" h ,H.."nt,wl ,\i'fl',' -"I,," lI'ni.~ <br /> <br />STERUNC .....: Th~' rt'sirlt'nts of <br />Sll'rllll~ and 1\IWlIOd nmld see dis- <br />;1~Il'rllowinJ.!th(,lrway. ' <br />,\s mudl as 15 indIes of filin <br />Ih"PIWd un 111(' 1~lwnt't' N;lljon<l1 <br />t;I:Issbnd IIllrlhWt'sl (If lh(' two <br />10wns o\'t'1 ru~hl Tlll'sll;l\', <br />Theil thl' w;llt'r I)(Hircd down <br />1~lwn('t. Crt-I,'l; - Ilnrmall)~ il dl)' <br />Ihll'" "llO .....Ider than yuur bath. <br />tllh," as HIll" !of:;t] dt'StTib('d it - <br />.tIIl! J.!U'W mIlia sl'ven.mill' sh('('1 <br />"IW;t1t'rlhalsll';ulilyrultt'd"I'mss <br />lilt" Ibt1ands ,lIld ({'ached the <br />to.....nshy\\'I.t1nt.s(\;IY. <br />TIll' slo.....-muvinJ{ nuod Rav!' au. <br />Ihorill('s linlt' III warn rcsidt'nts. <br />plmk .10 Il('uplc fHll1\ their mo{s in <br />,\1""'.11111 ;mll ('v;tl'uah' all the pa- <br />lWfllsfmmllwStl'rlill/o:hospilal, <br />"I'I'uJlI(' WN(' just patiently <br />.- fit.: until SlIlllt.'Olll"C<luld W:t <br />. .ff Ilwir rtluftops." said Na- <br />{;uard M;tj. (;('n. William <br />Idahl. . <br />; But Illhe c11'vastatinn luok its <br />11llU", II hit with a Ven/o:l'anre when <br />,I "IIIV~'{1. <br />,\lwood was l'f1lply hy !. a.m.: <br />V.hl'lI thl' nuodwaters n1mJl'ctcly <br />m\Trt,d Ihl' tHWII of 70 peoplc. <br />S. 'fl1l' hOllSI'S WNI' IInder K fl'cI <br />"tv.-.lier: . <br />"It t';lIlli' in wilh ;t real Inl of <br />lorn'." said HOllla Mason AI- <br />w'~ld's jlUsllnlstlt'SS, as ~Ill.. ~tuod <br />,II lIw ('dl(l' III town watchioK wa- <br />rt'lll<lUrlhmu~hlll'rl)l.1'iloffiCl'. <br />J(.I~iI1K 1l11<1I1w;lll'rs dust'd half a <br />11"'.'llstatt' 111t.:llways in a j)().milc <br />,>walh fmlll Sh'rhn.r< Wt'!!! 10 (;ullIl- <br />"d" ~hut hlUll(l'S, d;lIna.r<l'd rn;ltls <br />.,lIIl.HVI'II,dlll'hk <br />lht' Culol;ulo Army Natim;al <br />{;U.1I1! lkw ih hdirllptl'rs 10 tilt' <br />pl.IIIIS ;tIle', (jov, UIIY UlllllN <br />ouJ,'u'll1I1l'1tIIII ;ISSI!!1 ill It'M'Ue <br />dlOII!! for tIll' WlIlsl n.lllllilll( in <br />lIw ,tlt'a ",;IOYI';trs. <br />1I.,lIfopll'" Pllllllllt'l)/lrh'tl milT(' <br />liMn lOolUIllst's ;uul ;\n V('lndt.s <br />1I1l.1,'IWillt'11II Alw'IIIIIIlIOI\I' Ill" <br />1'1I.' tlll'fll)/ltllllll.',IIIInSII'lhr;K, <br />'II... hospilal t'V;trll;ttion h"K;1II <br />,1t.oul 7:;10 P,III, ;t!l wIIlI'r 1"1'1'1'11 al <br />lilt' fill". r1ulltl~ .I.ukc'lll'll ;lIld <br />wltl,l~ J(ll1.kd up Iu:tu IIlllh, <br />'1Im;e' lU'hr"plI'fIl Inltlsl)/lIt('d <br />lilt' lIIo~I ""llull!\1V III III ""11111'1" <br />l"ul"rarln Me'lll/nl rl'l1l1'l ill <<;u'c" <br />lkv <br />IIlt'ydtl~f'c1II1f'lul!\llillllltllfl'l.r <br />IIMnK WIIII'I f"lIld 11Ikr uut 1Ill' <br />enlY, )ltllU'll Howry,lhlt'dlll <br />[lull SC'IVll'C'lt lur lilt' Slt'r. <br />WlUnilIM"lhl'ltll'elllN,ltllill. <br />t' 1C'lIl1y lInn', knuw !lnw hl){h <br />111l' wllh'r will )wl. So wl.'re' 11111 <br />1IlItIIl/lldlllnff'II." hi' "lIid. <br />"I lirllr ii'" rdiu;nJlllkc' It hllll' <br /> <br />'Snn STtItUNO nn llA <br /> <br />".,."",..,. __.,. __.._, ._____ .___._____ ,____... ,..,u___.._~_...__..:')l.b;:I!1.~M.)1l:~k.._T]~~AJ-~ft~~~!~ <br /> <br />Coloradb&11ie West <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />j I ~ <br /> <br />Tonia lwh:hell, State Editor - 892-5223 . Hn811- state@denver-rmn.com <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br /> <br />.. . Pnowfob'J"'l/lello..o~MountalII..... <br />Lydia MeIsner looks skYNard as she waits to board a bus for evacuation from the hospItal In Sterling. Some patients 'N8f9 airlifted. ",'~, <br /> <br />EASTERN PLAINS FLOODING <br /> <br />l$lnchM of rain falls T\.Iosday nliht. <br />".~ <br />',. '~~""Cl <br />" , ,.~ <br />WELD COUNTY, .... .~~ ' ;:" .. '" <br />..'",l:i\\- <br />1'[ <br /> <br />''-'' <br />~' ~,~ <br />" <br /> <br />,',I <br /> <br />,'(, <br /> <br />,':{~rf,/, <br />~ . <br /> <br />, '~1~ <br />.-. :1' ."'" ,"'k" <br /> <br />.... , .~..:r.~;:~'f:~.;-;~~' <br />~ "..' ...."k. ,._ ~ <br />. ,~, ......... ~. <br />_", '.....,. ",*J ?:, <br />. '~)1~A" ~~v;t7;' . ...< <br />,', r~;,:'~:"~,l:<<1';,o;.; <br />FlrtlfighlfJrs, trom len, Hod McCl8rnn,' <br />Stanluy; ,tny together In Sterling. <br /> <br />'0'11 <br />"~" <br />I <br /> <br />1',1," <br />