6.5" of rain in 24 hours.
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Boulder Creek has a long history of catastrophic flash floods. The last large flood was in 1969 but the only other time people were killed by flooding on Boulder Creek was 1909. There have now been 4 deaths in Colorado from floods this year - the 2 near Boulder, 1 in Manitou Springs and 1 girl in Colorado Springs that sought shelter under a bridge. These flood fatalities are the first in Colorado since 5 died in the Spring Creek flood in Fort Collins in 1997.
Video of man being saved from car caught in fast-moving floodwaters. A reminder to never attempt to drive through flooded streets.
A National Weather Service meteorologist says a 20-foot wall of water was reported in Left Hand Canyon north of Boulder. A firefighter was trapped in a tree, and rescuers were trying to get through.
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More firefighters stranded in the mountains after their truck was washed away, rescuers can't get to them because of flooding and roads being washed out, mudslides and rockslides blocking other highways to the mountains.
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