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<br />8 <br /> <br /> <br />August 9, 1988 <br /> <br />Pine Creek at Northeast Colorado Springs, <br />EI Paso County <br /> <br />Up to I 1/2 inches of rain mixed with hail fell in 90 <br />minutes, Drainage ditches ran with 3 to 4 feet of water, <br />Streets flooded stranding motorists and causing accidents, <br />$15 million in property damages were reported due mainly <br />to flooding and hail damages to residential areas. <br /> <br />Sources: <br /> <br />Rocky Mountain News, 8/10/88 and 8/12/88 <br />Denver Post, 8/16/88 <br />Dan Bunting, El Paso County Regional <br />Floodplain Administrator <br /> <br />August 9, 1988 <br /> <br />Unnamed Tributary to Surveyor Creek in Yuma <br />County <br /> <br />Up to 5 inches of rain fell in 15 minutes. Flooding occurred <br />along Colorado Highway 59, <br /> <br />Sources: <br /> <br />Colorado Department of Highways, 8/9/88 <br /> <br />August 9, 1988 <br /> <br />Spring Creek in Weld County <br /> <br />Close to 3 1/4 inches of rain fell, Flooding from Spring <br />Creek caused damage to area roads. <br /> <br />Source: <br /> <br />Colorado Department of Highways, 8/9/88 <br /> <br />August 10, 1988 <br /> <br />Unnamed Tributary to Muddy Creek in Adams <br />County <br /> <br />Up to 3.6 inches of rain fell. Flooding occurred causing <br />damage to Colorado Highway 36 east of Strasburg, <br /> <br />Source: <br /> <br />Colorado Department of Highways, 8/10/88 <br />