Every year at this time, I’m reminded of the Big Thompson Flood of July 31, 1976. It was Saturday night. Two of our daughters were “out” with friends that evening. The day had been hot and muggy, so I ...

One of America's deadliest flash floods swept quickly down a Colorado canyon on a summer evening, wiping out everything in its path. On July 31, 1976, 49 years ago this evening, up to 14 inches of ...

A year's worth of precipitation fell in a little over an hour. The rain raced down steep, rocky slopes, collecting in streams and gullies, until it crashed into an angry, rapidly rising river. It was ...

In the aftermath of the 1976 Big Thompson Canyon Flood, an unlikely survivor emerged from the wreckage: an unfinished crazy quilt, its vibrant colors marred by water damage, but otherwise remarkably ...

Heavy rainfall in late July in Colorado's past caused two of the state's worst floods, the Spring Creek Flood and the Big Thompson Flood. The 1997 Spring Creek Flood resulted in five deaths and over ...

Big Thompson Canyon Flood was 49 years ago The Big Thompson Flood of 1976 was 49 years ago today, and it led to 144 deaths. Chris Bianchi takes a look back on the devastating day.