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Monday
Windy. A few showers this morning with mostly sunny skies during the afternoon hours. High 69F. Winds WNW at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 50%.
Monday night
Mainly clear skies. Low near 45F. Winds SW at 10 to 20 mph.
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| 69° F | 45° F | ||
| 21 C | 7 C | ||
- State highway crews and National Guard troops worked furiously Sunday to repair highways to Colorado mountain towns cut off by unprecedented flooding.
- Three major Northern Colorado rivers have become toxic stews following days of devastating flooding around the state, in some cases pushing thousands of gallons of oil over eastern Colorado.
- More than 200 pets separated from their families in the floods are now living at the Longmont Humane Society.
- Record flooding continues in western and central Nebraska as the water that inundated Colorado flows east, but it appeared to cause few major problems because communities were able to prepare.
- Wesley Quinlan liked to make short films and recently was accepted into the Colorado Film School after having ambitions since childhood to become a director. His girlfriend, Wiyanna Nelson, often wrote poetry, including one about her resolve to remain positive through life’s challenges.
- Authorities say a 59-year-old man is recovering after he fell about 50 feet while descending North Maroon Peak near Aspen.
- Two firefighters were injured early Sunday morning when they fell from the lofted area of a Fort Collins business while responding to a call. One was evaluated at the scene and released back to work.
- A man in a motorized wheelchair was struck and killed in Aurora Sunday night.
- Gov John Hickenlooper got an up close and personal look at some of the flood damage that caused thousands of gallons of oil to escape.
- From FEMA: Colorado residents who suffered losses and damages as a result of the severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides can get information about disaster assistance at two new Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC) in Commerce City and Milliken.
- The I-25 frontage road just south of Loveland has reopened, the state Department of Transportation has announced.
- A fast-moving thunderstorm that passed Denver's northern and eastern areas Sunday evening dropped a half-inch of rain and lighted up the dusk, and several inches of snow fell in the high country.
- One of the city's most prominent anti-gang activists was in a Denver jail cell Saturday, accused of shooting another man multiple times during a community rally he had helped organize in Park Hill.
