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<br />102nd YEAR
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<br />HIURSDAY.JUNE,I,1981
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<br />NO,133
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<br />By tlA...'tK DOWLING
<br />au:u BECKY ORB
<br />A tO~I;:do-Iadcn storm ;,;ystem that rip-
<br />~~ L1;ou:;h suburban Denver Wcdn~day
<br />aft~~;J0Q!1 unmpo.:d heavy fain and hall on
<br />weskt:, We!d Cou::.ty. causing flash
<br />f!oovi:;:! ~'Ild the \~nds of dollars damage
<br />tOCiOP3 :wd property.
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<br />AltJ1Ctlf,h fwmel-c1o'lc1 sightings wer.e'
<br />re{,<J;"teo throughout the area, a tornado hit
<br />onl\' F:)r~ Lupton. It reportedly damaged
<br />D h'-,o$cs, ;] church, and slightly injured
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<br />onepcr:>on.
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<br />Betl\'e<':n .{\(}5 :wd 2 in~hes of rain were
<br />~"lor,,,d in \','eid Counl.v i:t a litt~e "more-
<br />thC~anhour: . -.. -....
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<br />The Cdorado State P<.:trol said seven
<br />t\m:wl clouds touched dO\\11 in Weld Coun-
<br />tv and s~ver:::l oth~r unconfirmed reports
<br />v:err; rel.'ein,d tilro1lgi}cu! the aftemoon.
<br />HO~'if'ver sif!!'e a funnel cloud 1s con-
<br />Sicf'rcd I" tornado (,nIl' when it touches the
<br />g-roul':.i, they were not reported as
<br />twis:e:"s.
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<br />Three tornadoes hit Fort Lupton around
<br />3:30 p.m., ~rld olle funnel dipped into an
<br />open field between Milliken and
<br />Johnstown. Another tOrlludo reportedly
<br />touched dO....'T1 se\'cn miles west of Greeley
<br />at about 3:50 p.m., CSP Dispatcher Wilbur-
<br />Walters said.
<br />Heavy rain flooded several Weld County
<br />roads, resulting in thei.r closure. The U.S.
<br />34 Bypass west of Greeley was closed two
<br />hours.
<br />Richard Estrdch, Weld County civil
<br />defense director, said today that damage
<br />estimates have not been made.
<br />The __tl;lrdest-hi~__aJ~a_ In..J'!orthgxn ~J-
<br />orado was Milliken. where 2 inches of rain
<br />fell in 20 minutes,' Police- ChieC- Guy
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<br />The heavy rain caused the Hillsboro
<br />Ditch south of town to overflow, flooding
<br />five businesses and 10 homes in downtown.
<br />No injuries werl~ reported, .
<br />Milliken Fire Chief: .~erry . Kilgore
<br />estimated th<lt flooding caused at. l~a~_L
<br />$5,CGOdamagc:'-' - - .... ".-'- ~
<br />The _Johnsto\\~n, Milliken, and Ke~~y
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<br />flre _dep:m,71cnts_ _ ~vacuat~!d residen~_
<br />from t'ldr hom:s and worked most of t.he
<br />night p'llping 'sater from basem~nts !!P~
<br />crawl",paC'e~.
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<br />AU r'csident~; i ctu1Tled to th~ir homes by
<br />nightf,,11 ('C(('cpt one whose ~clrric"recei~~cT
<br />extensi..'c f!:lOd 'lam<lge,
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<br />Although the irrigation dit;~h containc.d
<br />no water befor'! the stonn, Kilgore said, .
<br />the heavy rain and hail soon clogged the
<br />ditch, resultjnu:n the overflow.
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<br />Millihen fanner QU.(L~!!d.ich said the
<br />hail was "self,;! ~nd soft," so it did not
<br />damag,:: his ?,21)~ acres of com as much as
<br />exp\)cted.
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<br />But ol.tiel' farJners were not.as fortunate.
<br />Kodak C{)!Ql""d'l in Windsor, which leases
<br />about 1,6CO of j.s adjacent lands for fann-
<br />ing, reported c.. tt'nsive crop damage.
<br />Kodak sp<:,kl.';man Chris Veronda said
<br />that 800 lleres of Kodak's leas-ed land was
<br />pounded by llail.
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<br />A~d !:lilt Sales, who farms the Kod,lk
<br />land, said that he lost about 100 acres of
<br />corn an:1 Su:;f.<lined extreme drlrnage to 200
<br />acrl'..$ of b('cls. 13~cause of the damage late
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<br />in the season, he is unsure U he will be ablr:
<br />to replant.
<br />'The rain and hall cut a swath throu.~h the
<br />area's farmlands, causing sporadic
<br />damage to famrs in the .tohrultlwn.
<br />Milliken, and Windsor areas.
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<br />Although some farmers fear darmgc
<br />Will be costly, others said the storm did nc~
<br />cause extreme damage,
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<br />And most say that valuable topsoil W<'lf,
<br />washed aW<lY by rain that was still ~;ta!:
<br />ding in some fields today.
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<br />A few streets _in _Winrls9_t:..._reIK!11e.dly
<br />floodlirl because tJ~e draln3Ke_system coulrJ
<br />-not handle the heavy rains, Police- Chid
<br />ChrLq Matslln said.
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<br />. Oak Street was closed for abOll': two
<br />hours and portions of the sidewalk borul'f.
<br />ing the street were snntlbagged to pr~vent
<br />flooding to two low-lying homes. One home
<br />sllqtained partial flooding, Matsun s::dd.
<br />I?ower....9utages wer~...IlLso.. rep(,rto:-,l.
<br />Customers in 1.'1e Milliken and .Jf)hn~,tl)wn
<br />areas eXllericnced n ~i(}..minute roll'\":
<br />Ollk1ec_aU~aO...sald AI Gd)hardt ()f Public
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<br />FOllr fu:11ll!1 do"d,s were also reported
<br />!ll:srLongmont.
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<br />MILLIKEN-Residents of Milliken are
<br />cleaning up today after a flash flood
<br />Wednesday aftcrnoon that. caused at least
<br />~J9Q{j_Jl'!!n_,!ge to h0mes and businesses,
<br />accordincitoinitialreports.
<br />Hcavr __rains _ _and __hail ..forced the
<br />Hillsl.lOro Ditch _ to _ fop itS banks--and
<br />overflow north down two side streets to
<br />.Main Strc('t. F:ive businesses and 10 homes
<br />reportedly flooded.
<br />:'filliken-' Volunteer firemen evacJated
<br />several families around 4 p.m. 1\'0 injuries
<br />were reported, however.
<br />At least two funn('] clouds Were sighted
<br />in the vicinity when a thunderstorm
<br />$)'o;tem stalked the Front Range and
<br />western W..;jd Countv.
<br />"I S<t\~ two of thein," said Steve Mort, a
<br />,,'oluntecr fireman in Johnstown, located
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<br />four miles west of Milliken. "I didn't t:link
<br />anything of. it. They just curled back up
<br />and went over head. I said 'OK, good. l.et
<br />Windsor worry about it. ,,,
<br />But no funnel clouds were sig:hte:! in
<br />Windsor, and fort Lupton was the only
<br />Weld County town to report totrado
<br />damage,
<br />One of the two funnel cloud~ I.Iort
<br />sighted was near Milliken. Initial n :-.orts
<br />had a tornado moving north from j 'lat~
<br />teville toward Milliken, where rain 3;;d
<br />hail were pummeling the area.
<br />"The way it was stornling," MiJ,ik':n
<br />resident Warne 01.<;ter. said, "YOU cou:dn 't
<br />haveseenit."
<br />Alan ~f1l.~V.!ill',l)9g, an area farmer, s(iid
<br />the funnel cloud east of Milliken "Icr'lked
<br />like smoke."
<br />Olster's wife Florence said t~at
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<br />haH--!ndll pca.si7.e to walnut-size-"just
<br />closed in from everywhere."
<br />The sl,)rl1l, .according to the Olsters,
<br />l<Jsted al,ollt 20 minutes. Almost 2 inches of
<br />rain felldllring thntperioo.
<br />Stonn.nbtl'u power cut.'lg:es cau:;.:d
<br />sOlne r~~;del~3 to lust' power fflf about 50
<br />miuutes.lt3:.10p.m.
<br />Oneofl:hc fir:;l hCllSl'S to be noorlcd ;vhen
<br />the Hillsb(ln) i:;'igation ditch overflowed
<br />was Jod ;;'\:dSQl1'li onlrene Avenue.
<br />A!ihoui;h .jlld.~oi1-tlidn't oelii'.ve-the in.,
<br />I:erior of his house incurred <lny flood
<br />dama!lc, his lawll and garden w(!re washed
<br />i:way. ~ti1l he', like r~l1any" ...Mi1li~.e~
<br />residents, found hlUnor in the situation,
<br />"Wdl, ,Il:an salvage my radishes," Jud-
<br />son said. "I call still see some floating over
<br />there."
<br />The fla,;h nood ci-lught residen ts like J!Q:1
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<br />Gardunl} by surprise. Garduno h:ld jll;it
<br />r('tumcd from work and was watehl;-:g
<br />television when he received a teleph11le
<br />call from his sister.
<br />Soon after Garduno noticed th~t w;lkr
<br />hild ellt;lllfed his fror:l ];"j\\n "r:~ 11;,.1 :;I'epJ~d
<br />illt') his c<lr <lnd a pic;';-UI' tr,H:\.: !Jar~;': ~ if:
<br />tnedrivcW:lY.
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<br />"I decided r had l:etier U"\"f' lh:.~c
<br />cars," he said. "I just wi~h~d r h;d -,(It"l:
<br />bUGts."
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<br />Wat<:'r e\'eJ"ltu.'illy ..~pi!!d. oW'r _ :\'~;;in
<br />.street intn ilbrUll's snd Put's t~3i,('r
<br />pari,,;. i\bn)' re:-iidcnts Hwe. \l"(:~i, t"II";-
<br />pora!'i1y [I)l'<:~rl ~rnm ttJdr n'i:m's'" .
<br />Altho1lgh the I-Ill:,,!;,orc Dil.:'h h,~~ (",'('r.
<br />ru.n its ba:1ks before, rnrc:y ha,.; it C:i.J~'~d
<br />so much flovdinz, sail: OJ.<j!.cr, ;J},lilJji:'_~n
<br />rcsidp.nt~jnce 19.;1.
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