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<br />Storms wreak havoc, in Weld
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<br />bur. rv~k""i':d1-'coupt of reports of- and a bridge l)H:r Pawnee Cr<<k is
<br />1.6 indies 0{ niR here ia IOWA. - she cert.aiRly suspect." CMI!.OB 53id.
<br />said. 'Some ~mc:nts were flooded, Carbon was en route to Steding,
<br />Heavy rains' mo'iMacroSs the bul there was no hail with the stem\. where he was 10 ~teW thcflooded
<br />- ~as{e;n plains late "Tuesday nighl, """ :ThC'slOm1'"d:ii'YclojiCd soothweSlor!"ke3 by ;i.irwilh Slate aild county 0(.-- .,-
<br />flooding New R.t}'mer andSloneham New"Raymer and ~ to \he nortIi." .flCials.
<br />innorthcastWeklCoomyaBdfoo:;ing. east immdatmg the areol \\..fthas--....CoIo.51soulhfromNewRaymer
<br />the closure of -state highways and much as6<<1 inches0fraiJa.Ahouse was reopened. he: said. but flood W.2-
<br />county ro4ds throughout northeast northeast of New RAymer was sur- ten were threatening to close Colo.
<br />Color.kio. rounded by waten,nd Weld County 14 east of Slonc:ham and u.s. ~ near
<br />The Weldon Valley Ditch brok Sherifrs Oflicedeputies 'were at- Atwood. .,.
<br />during !he night. tlQOding the town of tempting to e\'acu3te an elderly coo- Drew Scheltinga. Weld COUlUY
<br />Weldona in nonhwest Morgan Coun--' pie, but couldlt'tget into the area engineer. said crews have 8.ot ~n
<br />t)'. This morcinli!, melo.."n of At- because of the water. able to assess dam:1ge inthe northeast
<br />wood in log.an COllRty was being Lightning hil a Morgan COtlRty parlofthecountyastheyweretiedup
<br />e\'acuatcd because-of a wan of water Rural Electric Association substation trying to repair roads in the Fort top-
<br />coming down Pawnee Creek from near New Raymer. causing a power ton-Hudson area. where heavy rains
<br />northeast Weld County. outilgeth313.ffeded 400 CUSlomet'S in h3.d struck Monday nighL
<br />.Nearlytwodounpeople'v'OIun- the Stoneham area soulh intoMorgan ~Wc've got nine graders in the
<br />larily left the:irhomes in Weldonaaf- Coonty. Fort Lupton area and hope to have
<br />ter the stonndurt!ped 6 ioche$ of rain "We have a crewup there tryiltg to most of Ihose roads repaired by late
<br />iit the Morgan County community. get PO""<< restored as soon as possi- Friday. That is, of course,ifi! doesn'"t
<br />No injuries were reported and of- ble. But iflightning damaged a U"anS4. rain :my_more," Scheltinga said
<br />ticials were sl:in It)'ing to assess dam. fonner. i-t could take a while," said But Jim Wirshborn, meteorologist
<br />a_ge;' s aid -Morgan Cou nty Frank-Wohlford, operations mltl1ag- at Mountain Stales Weather Services
<br />Commis.siooer John Crosthwait:. Sev- cr. in Fort Cotlins, said moisture conlin-
<br />eral-county roads \\-ere dosed. __ Ste\"CCarlson,maintenanccsuper- uesto be pumped into the region
<br />In New Raymer, Karen KeSlef, inlendenl.y.ilh the Colorodo Depart- from both the Gulfof Mexico and the
<br />o'\liner ofthePav.-nee Stntion Resuu~ -'ment of -'Transportation, said ,a Gulf of California
<br />ra:nt, said water was Slit! rufimllg;dcpartmcnt supervisor from Slerling ~I 'don't see - that flow pattern
<br />-:l"acrossstteets in the town from the ,was stranded north of Stoneham. changing too much in the next three
<br />":Storm.whiC"hhilaboUtlOp.m.Tues~M-Colo, 71 IKlrth from Stoneham to to five days,""Wirshbom said.
<br />day." _-~Neb..wasclosed.'"
<br />.'You heaf all kinds of stories, and "We','e got several concrete cuI. The Associated Press CQntributed
<br />don't know which. ones to belie\'e, -\,ertsthatOlfegonc frQTnthat highway tod/is story.
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<br />By BIll. JACKSON
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<br />Greeley officials say they're prepared for flood
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<br />hasaboUll.000 fined sandbags and
<br />.25,000 unfilled sandbags ready. A
<br />stockpile of sand is maintained in the
<br />event it is needed to help CORtrol
<br />flooding.
<br />Thecityfun~r maintaillS detailed
<br />check lists ror before. {h:;i~g and af.
<br />ter flooding, The Ii:;.~ :;,.1.:-~thif'tg~
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<br />like checking bridge SlruClures and .
<br />notifying residents who live or work
<br />along Ihe river.
<br />Sterling said the flood response
<br />plan is reviewed and updaled each
<br />year. 1be city's emergency opera-
<br />lions plan, 'meanwhile, is revised
<br />_.~very f?uryears.
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<br />By ERIC BROWN
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<br />The dlY of Greeley ii.:ould be in
<br />.'similardiresln1ilS~if.flooding like
<br />Ihat in Fort Collins Monday night
<br />happened here. -cityofrrcials said
<br />Tuesday.
<br />But Greeley offici'lls say they are
<br />prepared to handle such a disa~ter,
<br />Bill Sterling, directorofGrceley's
<br />pllblicworks department, said the
<br />city adopted an emergency plan in
<br />March-detailing what should happen
<br />in lhe casc of severe flooding.
<br />"I think Yo'e could r~pond. and we "
<br />could be prepa:red loclean up:' 5ter.:/
<br />ling said_ ~8ut as far:lS pre\'enting
<br />(the flooding), lhere is nothing we
<br />can do:" ~,
<br />The city's biggest threal for flood-
<br />ing comes from the PoudrcRiver,
<br />which snakes its way through mostly
<br />uOOe\'eloped land north or .GreeJey
<br />before dipping soadt'dcXtto"do\\'n-,.~
<br />town. 1De No.3 Ditch. which weaves
<br />through eenlrill Greeley, and Sheep
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