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<br /> <br />8/25/93 <br /> <br />Canon City Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan <br /> <br /> <br />Figure 2 . Map of Flooded Area <br /> <br />The thunderstorm responsible for the flash <br />flooding passed along the low foothills north <br />of Canon City. Consequently, the brunt ofthe <br />storm was concentrated in the north and east <br />portions of the city" <br /> <br />Although no deaths or injuries resulted from <br />the flooding, property damage was extensive" <br />The dominantly residential area of northeast <br />Canon City received the most damage from <br />flooding. Nearly all the streets between 15th <br />and Raynolds were flooded':' damaging an es- <br /> <br />timated 135 homes" Many homes lining high- <br />crowned roads such as Orchard, Diamond, <br />and Barrett avenues reported flooding, Sev- <br />eral homes along Central Avenue were hit <br />hard from water overflowing irrigation <br />ditches in the area, Many homeowners found <br />sever\ll feet of water on their lawns, some of <br />which leaked into b~sements by windows or <br />doorways, but there were some incidents of <br />entry through walls (22 basements were <br />pumped after the storm)"The flooding de- <br /> <br />2 <br />