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<br />:. '!FLOpOING fr~ falA,' ,~The.~k :simJ}I~~[:a'Jeft 'r:n}'-w&UP'Jtni'~~ MIJ:Getl,'Willi,a, m A ~trilcro,..thil~ driver, Will ,)PlaIOS. north oJ the South Platte RlWlf. ~ of the sman town of Weldon&, 6
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<br />':'"handte..~BoWlish said. "The dam.~.io, '.~h"S~~Jjing;, ~.- ., ", i:!<i,jq ti ttll?g rd:11t"J~;<4 by, 7.1eel.,of.water,over .p. ',"Dee, _ PawneecreekbackedUPbehinda~road. berm and U.S. 6 Iollowlng. _
<br />'t1agehUl)eendone,lbedebriShal1\i:"lt's'like,hav <f!t " -,' ,.--an Creekasitrageda!.3.~.J!1,,^l!tate tha!.~uPto~Inche~_ofwalef.,the~$dr:alnage.~W\llerW8S
<br />.been'9l1'1",'~.way. We.,should, . ru~'i!infO::p-ar/lU _ . "Gregory higbway Ofr.icl8,1~!-'~ttrapptd on I\o'.'Mgtowani' Ster1lntl., .:
<br />~OKil'Jt.tays.round4lJ]ches_". ,P1al~"'saia" . ' ~I' ". atfurial COlorado 71 from,! un.:(l,lJIlIIl!,ls
<br />~. Brlall Hyde,- stale flood pb.in, 9o~y..Romer; w. "fl,e'iV.frf>1b.'~ "_ !<o, . ee~Waler resc~e at.3 P''!l:'~~...al~~~
<br />mahger fOf th~<:OI?rado Water,;}; 9rt...Cq!!;U!.i:!1s..ler.li~t{Ved~. ,.a1:" w. (,1,1, :sa,~ . Icpp ~~ve~ '.~ As a preeallti~n.'77.~. ;ridden.:..
<br />.. Conservation Board, .sW'Veyed the..,!laC(ernoon; 5al~ be,woUlln"5k::fR1"~~al~,y. i~.~ ~~~ 'fl'" '. patientll of the Sterling Living.cen...
<br />damage on)h. plabts and s.aiit..;'sU. '.e r:t~H ,mone.1. for~tfMl Ea.~1). 'f~1t~iIptiuse.'warto. taltr.',\I>,,," k -Ii ~ ler on. the Sl)uth_ edge.of town.we.'"
<br />. ."W~'re po5s~ly Jooklni tilt some-,.;::!,b'~~WliSt!(~:\\1f~~'~'L -. .~Y~1er...two ~~ radJ,~ne\a:i~; 'eyaCualed_bt!ore OoOll, and takep,
<br />tblng;.-bJgg~er ".t~an a 500~y.ear:' ~:\f\the:'S.i!JI}e ,t~:~al~'tjJt the., ;.,TIi~~1ePorl~ .j}1jili. j"1..' ~~ to NOrtbeil. st~~!'. ~wt.lo~;~Il!~~,,~,!
<br />Ilood.,. '<Ji~ ~", /'>f.Si.iutb~P16tte were,nsmg'lrom.the. ,_ Uia.tl>f~.'.!8.gelJ'~I~II!~WOOd . SterUng'i,-Et.n-~~i":Y('~i'1:"';'''#':,
<br />., Dt:ell w~fS~tU~Ded_ acr~s of"';fdeva,~~tili&.f'OOd: "'~~,a~t~t . w?ma!i.wbohuti.her'~r!JVf'~lhe', r Sterling Police Chief Larry'Cra.;"
<br />corl) Into nee paddla The~ was ::l..Qrt ~~..., ,'-'I::..,'~.~. 0it1r.- f1k~n~lli~rij.-, I'l .:. bam ,.warned residents.to.-empty
<br />. no dollar i1t1loIUH on the estunated.,:-~"Thi,f1sn't ODe iiHfto~_Thiib . ';:I.9n~)l;.the"'storins Tul18day night basemeDts,ancHlusinesses.il1 down.'
<br />damaCt'late W~es(by. . that ~mes^ up and takes JteOPI(!~y ..~lInij'e(l '.~.~:.~PawD~e N~Y~!!al tOWftrSterllng, sandbagged }heir
<br />MeaDwhJJ.e, emergency C'rew,. ''''. rue," ~ ~tate Trooper Kn,. qrU!U.~I1I~~~-i!l more~~n ,11 d9'O~ilys" ~"'".:...~......, .~~
<br />cleaned up u Fort COllins"where Meredith,. ,Butll j~qP;R8.$.Qpl. .....i4ches.ilf.:.raJit"Jn lIve ho~-'M"'duck!'llJId~"irebaVing
<br />five people';;\IIere ki~Jed (~I1!.(lOQd;--illUocti.::omltig.anGCQming'~.11Irll.i~r~tr-lOOraecPll~: a wonderful time!' said,t:t.year-
<br />inr ~ilda~ nighT. 'Wa1er-daA;lage Near Fori Morgan, the. ton ~:""'lit.ft;;,"a$~!.;p'ortcll nort.b. of the._ old Peter Gustaf~n, who Oed hiI
<br />eI'pe~ estimated that gO homes, WeJdona was inundated WIth HeR 'J~~.JlUft~~"'t~mJl~.~qtwest Soul.h Sterling bome wUh~his ~~_
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<br />and that poIlsJbly 500 more sua- \Wednesday.BeforeDOOn,twl>t?Qlt>.;.~. Ii . ~'6ffiC1alscon-., . ._~ _',;
<br />. talned serious damage. rado Mmy National Guard helji.<r. '" PJhtiIt!!&4waters,Iio:......The other -Tuesday nlgM"Sto~ '
<br />....... N.lM.helWy,rainmoved &oward"-.copters'~lu('ked"'.atidut'"1O'1i'81ft 1: a-r thetQwiiofio.500..' pummeled a,.-.,Z76.square:mlle.
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