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January 4, 2012
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flood, colorado flood, thunderstorm, big thompson canyon, big thompson river, aurora flood
Aurora Flood
Colorado's greatest natural disaster. Thunderstorm over Big Thompson Canyon dumped 7.5" of rain in 1 hour and 12-14" in several hours. This created a 20' wall of water that killed 144 people. July 31, 1976.