Colorado flooding News

Nearly $110M Damages From Colorado Hail, Wind, Flooding in May

Hail, wind and flooding in May caused an estimated $109.3 million in insured losses resulting from 28,442 auto and homeowners insurance claims filed, an insurance group reported on Monday. The damage estimates include 18,538 car insurance claims adding up to …

Nearly $200M More For Colorado Flood Recovery

Colorado is getting an additional $199 million from the federal government to help communities devastated by September’s historic floods, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced Friday. The funds from HUD will help with housing and infrastructure repairs …

National Forests Put Colorado Flood Damage At $17M

September flooding in caused nearly $17 million in damage to roads, trails, campgrounds and other facilities in the Arapaho and Roosevelt national forests in northern Colorado. The Forest Service released a preliminary assessment Friday. It said flooding damaged more than …

Colorado Lawmakers Reviewing Flood Response

Colorado lawmakers are studying responses to September’s catastrophic floods. A special state legislative panel held its first meeting Tuesday. Members are looking at whether there’s a need for legislation to better react to such a disaster in the future. They …

Federal Aid to Colorado Flood Victims Reaches $100M

Federal aid to victims of the historic September floods in Colorado has reached $100 million. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says more than $49.4 million has been approved for housing assistance, damaged or lost personal possessions, and other disaster-related needs. …

Colorado Launches Website For Flood Information

Gov. John Hickenlooper has announced a new website that will provide information about recovery efforts related to flooding in Colorado last month. The website, ColoradoUnited.com, includes recovery news, current information about impacted areas and how to get help. There is …

Webinar: Lessons to be Learned from Colorado Flood, D.C. Shootings

Drawing off the massive flooding in Colorado and Naval shipyard shootings in Washington, D.C., the second in a series of webinars being put on for National Preparedness Month focused on unforeseen crises as examples of the need for organizations to …