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Press <br />Long-time residents have never <br />seen water in flood plain this high <br />Continued from page 1. <br />said. er on de odor side of the creek wu wcrt prtparing m move her belong- <br />"Please. plate. Icll everyorc wortied. logs u the rain began m fall ihn <br />how grateful we are:' she said. 'Thee wu land al Itaa 20 feet morning. <br />Clartnce While. a resident on In turns hertz' she said pointing Io FaMer down de cork Ihts <br />north Yampa Avenue, tell a home he the calla Ih•I sits row on de brink morning, the Craig Police code <br />is rtnovating rronh of 12th Stmt of an uMenvs bank. Thc aural of enlonemedl ofcer helped pen cas- <br />along nc~ crock. water took ml a ace that is row tie frrcetl along the dva. Ose cow <br />"1 chaked about I I p.m., and lying in the swollen crtek Inat enrertd the crock resumed saR~ <br />the mad wu dry," White said. "I 'Tell purple I am looking far a ly, azcording so officer Amy <br />came bxk ar 1 a.m. and the (water plxe to rtnt. Chap;' she said. Andrews <br />in the) Yard wu up Io my knees, "1 am supenhttas and when <br />flowing right io the door of the den. the key broke oR in de Ignition of ~~ Eric Young right, and Chuc4 <br />The Pomxe in the crawl space is my husbud's truck yesesday;' she Sadvar 4aD an eye on the <br />~ <br />out But I loo my bodge." said, "I krcw somnhing world hap- aDPrwching water near Younss <br />- <br />Thc bridge was built Tn the poi' This is my day oR, and I will <br />' home ar I SOS Bamlay 51. <br />Wednesday a(rcrmon <br />1950s by Gmryc Ratcli R. ~ <br />spcsd it moving . <br />lady Ellifnv who rtnuaTmil- Nelghbon, family aM friends r+w dowNU. a°" <br />r~ rA <br />Craig Fire/Aescue membe.s Rarely Decker, Ifi, and Mike Washington amh Ihnwgh Baad water of <br />water Imm the home d Pam Sell al Nimh and Washingron areeu. Rtxue4 waked until 700 a.m. <br />Rising waters endanger homes; roadie <br />Continued from page' M1. <br />evimaud muted 25010 J11V people. <br />wee uked m wlunrarily'evanu¢ <br />Ralf oldem look had and IefL The <br />odor hal(rtmaiad to try aid foni- <br />fy dolt homes agairos de water end <br />w help wide the wdbagging eRarts. <br />The maioriry of dsose families <br />who evecaaN fwM shofar wish <br />Blends and family. Blakeman said. <br />The Arrcncan Red Cora. whkh <br />had set up temporary hedquarms <br />al de Craig Flrt and Reeve Sdtion, <br />frond hotel moms fa toter fami- <br />lies who had npwhert else to go. <br />Coniveu estimated Thal al <br />lent orc-ihisd of the esssem pan of <br />the county was eRatcd. No injuries <br />were mpvned. Ws some area mods <br />aM highways haw sususrcd xd- <br />ousdamage.Thewontdamagerru <br />mpvncd sm Cmnry Roatl'I about 12 <br />mI W IlMhwess of Craig. BlJcman <br />said the mad wu under n lust four <br />fat o(watrn and ii may sake cwnty <br />crtws u long u two a rhm works <br />w rrnpen de damaged mW. <br />Today, else join <mergercy <br />opcnliom Team will star toning <br />rhmugh the damage and tleunnirc <br />what reds m be dark Tie team <br />well ieeonwrc in she Cnig Ciry <br />Council CNmben a1 4 p.m. mday. <br />Comiveak .aid today u a Qay m <br />wash add sa wMt hippest. .~ <br />The bipgm mndngertry may <br />be de wvrha. Cloudy skies moved <br />in owr Gaq today, with rain sun- <br />ing ohms 9:70 a.m. ~ ' <br />Narvan larwn, a mnmob~gia <br />with Ne Nallelld Wader Soria <br />oTim in Crand lurclion, said k <br />doesn't foresa muds lain. <br />'9 warldn't upas it m be par- <br />licululy heavy; he mid. 'The <br />aartn sznlcr is faassing south of the <br />ante The Cni6 aura and the mrih- <br />was plaresu art mnoved from die <br />anion. To pus a number on is world <br />be Tricky... I world eapat let Nan <br />a quanerixh:' ' <br />The Naional Weather Swim <br />' hu isaicd a Boatl warning eRcedw <br />until midnight today. <br />The clouds aM cooler empa- <br />ature may xmally be mesa of a <br />help than • hiMnnce. If die sky <br />son cIOWY and the rrcacwy doe- <br />r's rise. the meldng may slow. <br />Lanon said. <br />And the early melting and <br />Banding may be a blessing in May. <br />Of course that depends on who <br />wvUer hiu the oral bnwah now <br />aid Inca COmveu said rot Orly <br />melting nuY mean dl die stow a <br />lower ekva6oro u melted when de <br />rypicd Bond season arrive in May. <br />Bur if it smwa aNn- and the <br />grauid'u aaswarel die cwnry ird <br />dry mold be in fa mom weer <br />musing down the streets <br />N roidenu aan m dry our <br />from Ue Bead, city and cvunry ofB- <br />tids eked ewryorc so be safe and <br />smart Raidrnu art routed if dray <br />smell namnl gum Jere (heir <br />home immediately svidsvut taming <br />any elaoical appliance on a oR <br />and call 911 from a rcighbor's <br />houu. Blakeman and Corriveau <br />also caotioted rtsidrnu about elce- <br />Dical hararda such u water in the <br />nudes. <br />For any odor problems or mn- <br />cems, reidrnu are ukW to cell Ne <br />Cni6 Police Department a the <br />MoRal Coomy SheriRl <br />peputment depetding on where <br />they tiro. <br />'We may na Ee able m rower <br />dl ihcir quGiou. Wr we should M <br />able to dims prbple m who day <br />need to dl;' Cadvuu said. <br />March 36. 1998 <br /> <br />