The emergency alerts you get today, warning of potential flash floods, were created in the aftermath of one of Colorado\u2019s deadliest disasters ever. 47 years ago this week, the state was just beginning to come to grips with the losses and devastating damage of the Big Thompson Canyon flood, that hit on the last night of July, 1976\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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More than 140 people died in that flooding, and hundreds more had to be rescued by helicopter. Today\u2019s Larimer County Emergency Management Director Lori Hodges tells us the devastation back then really changed how Colorado prepares for natural disasters\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The National Weather Service says you can see the difference the creation of those warnings made, in September of 2013. That was another time of major Colorado flooding\u2026 but only 9 people were killed by those waters, from Boulder to Colorado Springs. The Weather Service says stronger emergency alerts and more accurate warnings than were possible in 1976 definitely saved lives. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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