The Colorado floods that you saw on the news have been described as “apocalyptic” by local residents. Boulder County and surrounding areas got about 20 inches of rain in four days - that’s roughly equivalent to getting the total annual amount of annual rainfall in less than a week!
The historic floodwaters ripped through and impacted 17 counties leaving behind eight fatalities. Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder Clear Creek, El Paso, Jefferson, Larimer, Logan and Weld Counties have been declared disaster areas, and one person is still missing or presumed dead.