The Colorado National Guard arrived in Jefferson County on Saturday, 9/14, to help with flooding relief. A highwater vehicle filled with sandbags left Arvada around noon and headed to Upper Bear Creek Road above Evergreen where overflow was threatening several homes. After sandbags were unloaded and placed at the first residence some were loaded onto another truck and taken to an adjoining neighbor’s property.
Saturday, September 14, 2013
Flash flood warning in effect for SE Jefferson County #JeffCoFlood
Link to original post.
Flash Flood Warning
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
515 PM MDT SAT SEP 14 2013
...CORRECTED DESCRIPTION OF PORTIONS OF COUNTIES...
COC035-059-150130-
/O.CON.KBOU.FF.W.0077.000000T0000Z-130915T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JEFFERSON CO-DOUGLAS CO-
515 PM MDT SAT SEP 14 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON AND WESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES...
AT 511 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING ON
HIGHWAY 105 FROM DAWSON NORTH TO JACKSON CREEK ROAD. MULTIPLE
LOCATIONS HAD WATER FLOWING OVER THE ROAD. WEST PLUM CREEK WAS ALSO
REPORTED TO BE APPROACHING BANK FULL LEVELS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
DECKERS...PERRY PARK...CHEESMAN RESERVOIR...DEVILS HEAD AND
SPRUCEWOOD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS
AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD
ALSO TRIGGER ROCK SLIDES OR DEBRIS FLOWS IN STEEP TERRAIN.
STAY AWAY OR BE SWEPT AWAY. RIVER BANKS AND CULVERTS CAN BECOME
UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE.
&&
LAT...LON 3936 10497 3924 10497 3915 10525 3928 10530
3936 10510
$$
BARJENBRUCH
New Flash Flood Warning from NWS: Expires 3:45 9/14
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Flash Flood Warning
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
237 PM MDT SAT SEP 14 2013
COC019-059-142145-
/O.CON.KBOU.FF.W.0070.000000T0000Z-130914T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JEFFERSON CO-CLEAR CREEK CO-
237 PM MDT SAT SEP 14 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM MDT FOR
WEST CENTRAL JEFFERSON AND SOUTHEASTERN CLEAR CREEK COUNTIES...
AT 237 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT RAIN HAD DECREASED
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL HAD TOTALLED ABOUT 1 TO 1.25 INCHES
IN THE BROOKVALE AREA...LIKELY PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
EVERGREEN AND BROOKVALE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS
AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD
ALSO TRIGGER ROCK SLIDES OR DEBRIS FLOWS IN STEEP TERRAIN.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3967 10554 3969 10540 3965 10532 3958 10534
3953 10540 3957 10540 3957 10555
$$
Evergreen is Open for Business, 74 is open.
We have just confirmed that downtown Evergreen is open. Highway 74 is now open through Evergreen.
The Forest Hill Road bridge into downtown Evergreen is open.
Independence Trail bridge remains closed.
Please exercise caution when driving through the area.
The Forest Hill Road bridge into downtown Evergreen is open.
Independence Trail bridge remains closed.
Please exercise caution when driving through the area.
Upper Coal Creek Canyon Update
Emergency crews have successfully evacuated six residents who where stranded in homes along an isolated area on highway 72.
Two additional residents are currently in the process of being evacuated from another address along highway 72.
Damage assessments continue to take place within the area. Additional updates will be posted as they come available.
New #JeffcoFlood warning issued by the National Weather Service Expires: 7:45PM 9/14
Please be prepared for additional rain, thunderstorms and potential for flooding within Jefferson County (and along the front range).
Flood Warning
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
750 AM MDT SAT SEP 14 2013
COC013-014-019-047-059-069-093-123-150145-
/O.NEW.KBOU.FA.W.0008.130914T1350Z-130915T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WELD CO-PARK CO-JEFFERSON CO-LARIMER CO-CLEAR CREEK CO-BROOMFIELD CO-
GILPIN CO-BOULDER CO-
750 AM MDT SAT SEP 14 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WESTERN WELD COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...
NORTHEASTERN PARK COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO...
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...
LARIMER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO...
EASTERN CLEAR CREEK COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO...
BROOMFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...
GILPIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO...
BOULDER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...
* UNTIL 745 PM MDT SATURDAY
* AT 741 AM MDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLOODING CONTINUING
IN NUMEROUS LOCATIONS FROM THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE DENVER
METRO AREA NORTH TO THE FORT COLLINS AREA. SOME OF THE PLACES
WHERE FLOODING WAS OCCURRING INCLUDED THE ST VRAIN
RIVER...LEFTHAND CREEK...BOULDER CREEK...AND COAL CREEK FROM
EASTERN BOULDER COUNTY INTO WELD COUNTY...THE BIG THOMPSON AND
LITTLE THOMPSON RIVERS...AND CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER IN LARIMER AND
WELD COUNTIES. THERE ARE WIDESPREAD ROAD CLOSURES AND SOME ROADS
AND BRIDGES HAVE BEEN WASHED OUT.
THE AREAL FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR LOCATIONS IN DENVER
COUNTY...ADAMS COUNTY...WHICH ALSO INCLUDES THE CITY OF AURORA. NO
FURTHER REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED IN THESE LOCATIONS.
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT OVER FLOODED AREAS. THE ADDITIONAL RAIN MAY
CAUSE RENEWED FLOODING IN AREAS WHERE THE WATER HAS RECEDED. BE
PREPARED TO EVACUATE IF YOU LIVE IN A LOW LYING AREA. HAVE YOUR
IMPORTANT PERSONAL BELONGINGS TOGETHER IN THE EVENT OF AN
EVACUATION.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
FORT COLLINS...GREELEY...LAKEWOOD...ARVADA...WESTMINSTER...
BOULDER...LONGMONT...LOVELAND...BROOMFIELD...SOUTHWESTERN
LITTLETON...BRIGHTON...WHEAT RIDGE...LAFAYETTE...GOLDEN...
WINDSOR...EVANS...LOUISVILLE...ERIE...EVERGREEN...SUPERIOR...
FIRESTONE...JOHNSTOWN...FREDERICK...FORT LUPTON...WELLINGTON...
ESTES PARK...MILLIKEN...BERTHOUD...DACONO AND MEAD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES IN URBAN AREAS.
ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF
CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
&&
LAT...LON 4000 10474 4001 10502 3988 10506 3964 10508
3963 10511 3963 10508 3948 10510 3948 10513
3945 10513 3939 10540 3961 10566 3992 10562
4030 10563 4098 10609 4099 10476
$$
ENTREKIN
From USPS: Mail for Upper Coal Creek Canyon held in Golden
"Mail for Coal Creek Crescent, 81121, will be held at the Golden Post Office, located at 1100 Johnson Road in Golden"
#JeffcoFlood Colorado National Guard Here to Assist
We have Colorado National Guard Soldiers out in #JeffcoFlood areas to help with rescue and recovery efforts throughout the County. This includes everything from sand bagging to getting residents and vehicles out of flooded areas. The vehicle you see in these pictures is a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle. Its main mission is to transport soldiers and cargo. While here in Jefferson County, it can be taken off road, it's versatile and a high profile vehicle making it ideal for going into areas with deep flooding. The vehicle is strong enough to tow a semi-truck. So whatever is needed during flood recovery efforts, the Colorado National Guard is here to help. We thank them for everything they do.
#JeffcoFlood 7 Day Weather Forecast (9/14)
- TodayA 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
- TonightA chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 53. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- SundayShowers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 64. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
- Sunday NightA chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
- MondayA slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Monday NightA 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
- TuesdaySunny, with a high near 79.
- Tuesday NightPartly cloudy, with a low around 51.
- WednesdayA slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
- Wednesday NightPartly cloudy, with a low around 48.
- ThursdayMostly sunny, with a high near 73.
- Thursday NightPartly cloudy, with a low around 50.
- FridayMostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Flood Response Efforts in the Cameo Subdivision, Arvada
Members of the Incident Management Team were out in the Cameo Subdivisions in Arvada yesterday
assessing structure damage and planning for ways to assist homeowners that have
been impacted by flood waters coming from the Croke Canal. The flood waters carved
a new path through the neighborhood streets spilling into yards, and rushing
against homes.
Where homes have a slight bit of elevation the damage was minimal.
For others it was potentially significant. In some cases running or standing water
has damaged homes and rendered them uninhabitable. Some homeowners have already
placed piles of wet carpeting at the edges of their driveways. The friends and
neighbors of one elderly homeowner were busy pumping water from the property and
were actively mitigating further damage by building berms covered with plastic
to herd flood waters away from the house.
Team members talked to property owners and determined where
sandbags might be placed to route the flood waters away from homes that were not
already damaged. Water ran several inches deep across the area as they
considered plans for another possible round of rain which might increase water
flows. Crews and supplies were ordered for delivery to the neighborhoods for
later in the day.
Working in an interagency effort with employees from the
City of Arvada, IMT crews went to work yesterday afternoon when piles of sand
and bundles of sand bags arrived. The supplies arrived about the same time as a
thunderstorm dropped moderate rain on the already water-soaked area. Crews
worked in the rain trying to divert the floodwaters that continue to threaten
dozens of homes in the neighborhood. These actions represent efforts to
minimize further damage to neighborhoods already hard hit by this historic
flooding event.
#JeffcoFlood 9/14 Morning Update
Additional
rain is expected throughout the weekend.
The ground is completely saturated, so any additional rain could cause a
flooding event. Please be aware of the
risk for flash floods, rock slides, road wash outs and additional flooding.
The Jefferson County Type III Incident Management Team is now being assisted by members of the Northwest Colorado Type III Incident Management Team. The combined IMT is working tirelessly to assist in managing flood response and recovery efforts throughout unincorporated Jefferson County.
The Jefferson County Type III Incident Management Team is now being assisted by members of the Northwest Colorado Type III Incident Management Team. The combined IMT is working tirelessly to assist in managing flood response and recovery efforts throughout unincorporated Jefferson County.
Photo taken in the Bear Creek Canyon area.
Here are the
latest road conditions:
Hwy 72 west
of Blue Mountain Estates to Pinecliffe remains closed due to landslides and
parts of the road are washed out.
Twin Spruce
Gap Road from Coal Creek Canyon to Hwy 119 remains open.
Closed: Portions
of Indiana from 72th north to 120th, Candelas Park just past Hwy 96.
Closed: Portions
of Alkire between 72nd and 96th due to water over the
road.
Leyden Dam
is letting out a lot of water right now to release pressure on the Dam. Additional road closures in that area.
Access to
downtown Evergreen is shut off. The 73/74
intersection bridge was assessed and determined to be safe and is open. Downtown Evergreen is closed from the bridge
to Meadow Drive due to water over the road.
The road and area buildings are being assessed for damage.
Two access
bridges to Hwy 74 are closed and currently being assessed for safety:
- Forrest Hill Bridge
- Independence Trail Bridge
Golden Gate
Canyon remains closed from Hwy 93 to Robinson Hill Road. Blasting will be taking place throughout the
day, so do not be alarmed if you hear loud noises. Please do not call 911 unless you have an
emergency.
Visit the comprehensive #JeffcoFlood Map here:
Visit the comprehensive #JeffcoFlood Map here:
View #JeffCoFlood Jefferson County Flood Information in a larger map
Blasting in Golden Gate Canyon
Crews will be blasting in the Golden Gate Canyon area today (Saturday, 9/14) from Hwy 93 all the way up to Crawford Gulch. It is anticipated to last most of the day.
Residents should be aware they will hear loud noises, but do not need to be alarmed. Please do not call 911 if you hear the loud blasting sounds, only if you have an emergency.
Residents should be aware they will hear loud noises, but do not need to be alarmed. Please do not call 911 if you hear the loud blasting sounds, only if you have an emergency.
Upper Coal Creek Canyon Road Updates
Twin Spruce Road is now open to the public. There continue to be damage in the area. Please exercise extreme caution when travelling in this area.
Residents of the Upper Coal Creek Canyon community can use Twin Spruce Road to access highway 119.
Highway 72 west from Twin Spruce Road is closed to Pinecliff. In that area the road is reduced to a single lane dirt road, easily prone to wash out. Colorado DOT has closed the this portion of the highway and is telling residents to only enter the area 'at their own risk'. A hard road closure is being enforced on highway 72 from Ranch Elsie Road East to Blue Mountain Estates.
Additional information is being posted to http://www.coalcreekcanyonfd.org/blog/
View #JeffCoFlood Jefferson County Flood Information in a larger map
Residents of the Upper Coal Creek Canyon community can use Twin Spruce Road to access highway 119.
Highway 72 west from Twin Spruce Road is closed to Pinecliff. In that area the road is reduced to a single lane dirt road, easily prone to wash out. Colorado DOT has closed the this portion of the highway and is telling residents to only enter the area 'at their own risk'. A hard road closure is being enforced on highway 72 from Ranch Elsie Road East to Blue Mountain Estates.
Additional information is being posted to http://www.coalcreekcanyonfd.org/blog/
View #JeffCoFlood Jefferson County Flood Information in a larger map
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