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<br />2.82"(1918),2.70"(1933),4.88"(1938), 3.72"(1949), 2.95"(1951), 6.06"(1951), 2.45"(1961), <br />2.41"(1965),4.3"(1977),1.4"(1983),1.52"(1988), 2.49"(1992). Docwnentation with regard to <br />storm characteristics and flood damages is limited for these historic storms and obtained through <br />newspaper reports. Recent storms that have resulted in property damage and localized urban <br />flooding are better documented, however. <br /> <br />The storm of 1902 is documented as.flooding the CST} campus. The rainfall resulted in ten feet <br />of water in the heating plant, flooding the gymnasium arid field house, and five feet of water in <br />the physics building basement. <br /> <br />The storm of 1933 is documented in a newspaper account which states that the measurement <br />reported at the Colorado Agricultural College Experiment Station indicate that the rainfall just <br />east of Fort Collins was considerably heavier thaIl the 2.7 inches measurement at the weather <br />bureau of the college. At the beet station, the precipitation measured 4.24 inches and at the <br />experiment station, 3.7 inches. <br /> <br />The storm of 1938 is documented in newspaper accounts which stated "that residents along the <br />No.2 ditch at the west city limits of Fort Collins spent an anxious night as water lapped over the <br />ditch edge. Many of those in the neighborhood turned out to help divert overflowing water into <br />Mountain A venue and Oak Street where the water ran into sewer openings at each corner as far <br />east as Shields Street." A basement apartment flooded at 416 Locust Street. It was reported that <br />all basements in houses on the 800 block of Whedbee Street were flooded, as were basements in <br />the 500 block on Pitkin Street. <br /> <br />The storm of 1951 put an estimated 400 telephones, mostly on the north edge of Fort Collins, out <br />of service. Power lines were also out around town for the day. The east, west, and south walls of <br />an old brick building of the Strang Grain Company in the 100 block on North Mason street <br />collapsed, apparently after the rain washed away the crumbling sections at the bottom of the <br />walls. Water running in at the south ramp of the county hospital covered the first floor hallway <br />and several wards to a depth of about one inch. About 28,000 envelopes were destroyed at the <br />Fort Collins Post Office postal stock. Flooding at Plum and Locust streets caused numerous <br />basements to be flooded. Flooding of basements in homes on LaPorte Avenue was also reported. <br />Approximately $270,000 damage occurred to Colorado A&M Campus (CSU) from overflowing <br />irrigation ditches west of campus. The water reportedly ran down the same channel which carried <br />a damaging flood 13 years ago (1938 storm). The gymnasiwn, student union, physics and <br />electrical engineering building, power plant, heating tunnels, and library were all flooded. <br /> <br />The July 25 1977 storm caused localized urban flooding of streets and buildings. In a report to <br />City Council the storm was described as moderate int(:nsity over several days. The peak rainfall <br />for a 24-hour period during the storm was 4.3 inches. 'TIle storm appeared to be concentrated <br />over the southeast portion of the city. <br /> <br />15 <br />