Some things you don’t forget. It was July 1978, two years after the Big Thompson Flood of 1976. Standing in line in front of me at Safeway was a twenty-something man who looked familiar. I took a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Following Monday night's ceremony to remember the 144 lost in the 1976 Big Thompson flood, Barb Anderson, president of the Big Thompson Canyon Flood Memorial committee, announced that the group... May ...