Two straight days of non-stop rain last week damaged roads, trails and state parks in the Denver metro area
More than four inches of rain fell in Denver over three days, setting a new daily rainfall record for the city on Thursday. Denver International Airport reported 2.92" which broke the previous record of 1.55" set back in 2011.
The deluge began on Wednesday and didn’t let up until Friday. Flooded streets stranded drivers and damaged several roads in several places along the Front Range. The heavy rainfall caused creeks to burst their banks. More than 20 streets in Adams County were hit by floods and are closed due to damage. Adams County trails are also closed. Authorities believe the damage and impact to the county is severe.All Adams County trails and dozens of roads closed due to flooding, damage Danielle Kreutter 9:56 PM, May 12, 2023 Other parts of the Denver metro area were also impacted by record-breaking rainfall.
The system that dumped all that rain moved out to the east of Colorado Saturday, but there is still a chance for more rain this weekend—but nothing like what fell on Thursday. A few scattered showers will be possible on Saturday and likely on Mother's Day.AIRTRACKER7 takes to the sky after rains leave flood streets The Follow UpWhat do you want Denver7 to follow up on? Is there a story, topic or issue you want us to revisit? Let us know with the contact form below.
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