Man’s body recovered from Colorado mudslide
Lt. Jeff Kramer of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said 53-year-old John Collins of Teller County was found Friday "buried beneath significant amounts of debris" on U.S. Highway 24 in Manitou...
View ArticleManitou Springs on watch for next flash flood
A foundation, foreground, is all that remains of a house that was swept away by flood waters in Manitou Springs on Friday evening. The two vehicles were washed down a culvert by rocks and the...
View ArticleResidents eager for flood-risk information, plans
This spring, Manitou Springs could see the first serious test of a 14-year old culvert designed to protect the city’s business district from flash flooding. Former Manitou Springs Councilman Curt...
View ArticleManitou Springs Mudslide Sweeps Home Away, Flash Flooding Strands Cars
MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. -- A mudslide closed a highway and flash flooding stranded vehicles in high, fast-moving water Friday night as rain fell west of Colorado Springs in an area burned by the Waldo...
View ArticleRain, flood threat, closes U.S. 24 west of Colorado Springs
A mudslide closed U.S. 24 between Cascade and Manitou Springs in August. The area is at risk because of burn scars in the area. (Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette) Aug 16:Mudslides in Waldo Canyon burn area...
View ArticleOne dead, two missing in Colorado flash flood and mudslide
2 sec. 3 sec. 4 sec. 5 sec. 6 sec. Buy Sun Media photos Manitou Springs resident Charlene Perkins tries to get cover from the rain during clean-up efforts after a flash flood, in Manitou Springs,...
View ArticleHazard homes smashed as feds offer buyouts and counties re-zone
Homeowner Vicki Rivers enjoys the view from her backyard one last time before crews, with Ecos Environmental and Disaster Restoration, work on demolishing her home in Lyons damaged by last year's...
View ArticleMudslide, flash flooding leaves cars stranded in Colorado
Published August 10, 2013Associated Press Aug. 9, 2013: The Fountain Water Rescue team assists a woman down Canon Avenues after she broke her leg climbing to safety to avoid the flash flood that ripped...
View ArticleFirst fire, then floods in some besieged Western forests and towns
MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. — Drenching rain in the wildfire-blackened hills below Colorado’s Pikes Peak sent a torrent of rock and mud into the tourist town of Manitou Springs this month, killing a...
View ArticleFlash flood warning for parts of El Paso, Teller counties until 9 p.m.
Update 5:42 A flood advisory was issued for parts of the Waldo Canyon burn scar. Moderate to heavy rain has been falling in the area. Update 5:18 p.m. Rain is coming down in sheets over downtown...
View ArticleWoman seen clinging to tree last person missing from Colorado flood
2 sec. 3 sec. 4 sec. 5 sec. 6 sec. Buy Sun Media photos Manitou Springs resident Charlene Perkins tries to get cover from the rain during clean-up efforts after a flash flood, in Manitou Springs,...
View ArticleColorado flood: Water closes all roads into Manitou Springs
A geyser of flood water shoots out of a sewer on Canon Avenue next to the Cliff House in Manitou Springs, Colo. Thursday, September 12, 2013 as storms continue to...
View ArticleOUR VIEW: Council, approve flood mitigation funds (poll)
Last summer’s Waldo Canyon wildfire has set up parts of our community for another disaster. If we are fortunate enough to get good precipitation, which we need to avoid additional fires this spring and...
View ArticleCascade residents live in fear of being washed away below Waldo Canyon burn scar
Tom Harris never sleeps when it rains in Cascade. He listens to the rain and knows that if he can hear the water coming down the mountain, it's too late. "Two weeks ago, when it rained all night up...
View ArticleFlood advisory issued for El Paso County
Thunderstorms are continuing to plague the Pikes Peak region. A flood advisory was issued for west central El Paso County until 7:30 p.m. At about 4:30, "doppler radar and automated rain gauges...
View ArticleRampart Range Road to remain closed; sandbags available
An air of urgency surrounded Monday’s Waldo Canyon Fire Regional Recovery group meeting. The main focus: The roughly $7 million in aid from the Emergency Watershed Protection Program. Officials also...
View ArticleWater basins could have costly legal ramifications for El Paso County
More than two dozen El Paso County water basins that hold back flood debris and ensure local water quality are caught up...
View Article>First fire, then floods in besieged Western forest
MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Drenching rain in the wildfire-blackened hills below Colorado's Pikes Peak sent a torrent of rock and mud into the tourist town of Manitou Springs this month, killing a...
View ArticleFirst fire, then floods in besieged Western forest
MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. Drenching rain in the wildfire-blackened hills below Colorado's Pikes Peak sent a torrent of rock and mud into the tourist town of Manitou Springs this month, killing a...
View ArticleFlood advisories issued for El Paso, Teller counties
An urban and small stream flood advisory has been issued for east-central Teller County and western El Paso County,...
View ArticleFlash flood watch in effect for El Paso, Teller counties, including burn scars
Despite an increased amount of rain moving into the Colorado Springs area, there are no reports of damage or flooding over the Waldo Canyon and Black Forest burn scars Tuesday morning, according to the...
View ArticleFlood risk maps released for Waldo Canyon scar
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Updated maps showing flash flood risks from the Waldo Canyon wildfire scar have been released in Colorado Springs. The interactive maps include addresses, flash flood risk areas...
View ArticleCounty, city add fire recovery managers
The city of Colorado Springs and El Paso County have added fire recovery managers to their employee ranks to grapple with Waldo Canyon fire aftermath. The city’s Director of the Office of Emergency...
View ArticleLooming danger: Burned slopes increase risk of flash floods
The scarred hillsides in the Waldo Canyon fire burn area could increase as much as twentyfold the intensity of flash flooding in the streets and neighborhoods below. In a region with insufficient...
View ArticleKiller fire to killer flood: Colorado's one-two climate punch (Video)
A deadly flash flood and mudslide overwhelmed the town of Manitou Springs, Colorado, at dinnertime Friday night. Cascades of water hurtled down the slopes, roughed up the landscape, destroyed property,...
View ArticleEl Paso County working to help some who live in path of burn scar
Tom Harris never sleeps when it rains in Cascade. He listens to the rain and knows that if he can hear the water coming down the mountain, it's too late. "Two weeks ago, when it rained all night up...
View ArticleCity to Host Preparedness Meeting for At-Risk Neighborhoods ... (City of...
(Source: City of Colorado Springs, CO) City to Host Preparedness Meeting for At-Risk Neighborhoods ... Wednesday, May 29, 2013 Identified in Preliminary Flash Flood Risk Analysis for the Waldo Canyon...
View ArticleAbout 20 homes flooded at site of Colo. wildfire
MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- What was warned about for months since last year's deadly Waldo Canyon Fire in Colorado Springs finally happened: flash flooding near the burn scar that shoved debris...
View ArticleBody found in flood debris on U.S. 24 near Manitou Springs
Carson Dennis stands in the middle of the destruction caused by a flash flood that poured down Canon Avenue, Friday, Aug. 9, 2013 in Manitou Springs, Colo. A mudslide closed U.S. 24 between Cascade and...
View ArticleRose Hammes Found, Colorado Girl Becomes Second Victim Of Manitou Springs...
By Keith Coffman DENVER, Aug 13 (Reuters) - A 17-year-old Colorado girl became the second fatality in five days in the Pikes Peak region when she was swept down a swollen creek after apparently taking...
View ArticleTestimony: Sallie Clark, Senate Hearing on Wildfire Risk Mitigation (NACo -...
(Source: NACo - National Association of Counties) COLORADO BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Sallie Clark Commissioner District 3 Date: November 5, 2013 2:30 p.m. To: Senate Agriculture Committee,...
View ArticleManitou Springs Mudslide Update: Woman In Hospital Isn't Missing Person
DENVER -- A woman hospitalized for injuries from a deadly mudslide and flood in Manitou Springs is not the person who was reported missing after last week's tragedy, authorities said Monday. Officials...
View ArticleCascade homeowners in Ute Pass flood plain will soon receive buyouts from El...
Tom Harris has something on his property that many Colorado residents might envy - a swiftly running stream, swollen...
View ArticleEl Paso County adds four homes to buyout plan
El Paso County has added four homes to a list of Ute Pass properties it hopes to buyout, just weeks before it plans to...
View ArticleEl Paso County adds four Cascade homes to buyout plan
El Paso County has added four homes to a list of Ute Pass properties it hopes to buyout, just weeks before it plans to...
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