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<br />GREENHOUSE HIT HARD BY RUN- OFF
<br />WATERS DURING HAIL STORM
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<br />Fluoul1fFehru"ry,lS63
<br />In Fe~ruary. 1963, ChinOOK winds caused snowmelt which resulted in flond-
<br />ing when the Main Street crossing of Montrose Arroyo beca~ blocked with
<br />de:.ris. This flood event, however, '/MS not the direct result of precipitatior..
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<br />StOTrnSCWCTSbcc"lW
<br />cloggud creating several
<br />"laKes" thNnghout th~
<br />town.
<br />'OfficialrainfalJ for
<br />Wcdn<J$day J1WllSUred:lt the
<br />Unco",pah~:r" 'hl l~y War.Dr
<br />Users ,\~sociatjon ~'aS 1.15
<br />illCh"~-_1t "car :rc~"rd f~ll.
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<br />.\bout ~ight ; r,chc~ of
<br />I;at"r "'as nmning through
<br />lh" muin offico of the
<br />gfl'~l\ho",<:.. .
<br />.\bOll! thtH' hours after
<br />tr.cslof"hit.6:.'IiJp.",
<br />:I,cre ~'a' sri 11 about four
<br />Inch,'" of rt:l1off ~'''Hr
<br />going cloh'n thCCUTb in
<br />r,.Ont of the ~rQenhou~e.
<br />"T~'() ~<)I\Git inns made it
<br />oac!where...-" "re locateJ.
<br />All the surra"e ~'ater froJil
<br />upl'er $outh Townscn<.!Ave,
<br />~Mur"jjy ,."lIS in this
<br /><I]red,,,n."
<br />"AnotlWl' <,;ondition prevcnts
<br />th., rUTlo,f sHrbco water
<br />hom cq,'cJ in~ its normal
<br />CO\H'''0;' tne hct that much
<br />lanJoo:.ht':;outhofthc
<br />road,,::hcriv"Tbridge,
<br />olltsj,k the city ]j",its, has
<br />h"<i'J1fi]I('dio. AJ1rlrhis
<br />,,,...,,>' llw ~',,:"r I",ck "1'."
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<br />(Refere~ce 2)
<br />Flood of Auqust 13, 1964
<br />fieavy rair.(1.15 inches in ?5 hours) on saturated soils inthellontrose
<br />~r~J on Wednesday, August 13, 1964, caused minor damage ta agriculture and was
<br />b~yond the capacity of the City storm sewers existing at the time as described
<br />in thefollowingarticlf from the Montrose Daily Press.
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<br />AREA HARD HIT BY
<br />TOO MUCH RAIN
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<br />~'hile the rest of the
<br />$outh~'est suffers in thc
<br />gri~ of a drought that
<br />ha~ CQst millions of
<br />dollar~, tht" .'1ontrasc ~,.ea
<br />i~ trying to dry out from
<br />o:\c' of the "ietteH se,,~ons
<br />,-r. y,,"'r~,
<br />Torront~ <.If rain \V~Jnt,.-
<br />day that ~dJcd ~Ore moisture
<br />to ~lrcady rain-soaked areaS
<br />had f"rmer~ ~peculating
<br />losses.
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<br />R-13-64
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<br />.E.l9.<1"dof~.ne21_~_67
<br />A localiled thunderstorm on June 21, 1967, dumoed over an inch of rain
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<br />and hail on the city causing flooding on many streets, notat>lyUnc ompahgre
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<br />Avenue and Main Street. Runoff carried tly the streets overtopped curbs and
<br />d€bris clogged stor~ sewer inlets. The loutsenhiler Canal breached causing
<br />flooding of a field and SOI"f' uop damage. ,he followi'lg orticles clpp('ar~d
<br />in the NClltr'iJS"c.:ilyPre5,;
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