Colorado Flooding Resources

Before & During a Flood:

• Living with Dams - Know Your Risks http://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/28161 
• Flood Readiness http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/readiness.asp
• Flood Preparedness Supplies http://www.fema.gov/pdf/library/fdsk.pdf
• Sandbagging Techniques http://cdm16021.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16021coll11/id/0
  
• Evacuation http://www.ready.gov/evacuating-yourself-and-your-family
• Weather Radar http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/northrockies.php
• Red Cross Mobile Apps http://www.redcross.org/prepare/mobile-apps
• Weather Radio http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/
• Weather Warnings http://www.weather.gov/
• Hourly Forecast (enter zip code) http://www.weather.gov/
• Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service http://water.weather.gov/ahps/forecasts.php
• Urban Drainage Flood Alert System http://alert5.udfcd.org/
• Current River Conditions https://www.dwr.state.co.us/SurfaceWater/default.aspx
• Current Tri-Lakes Projects Condition http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/Missions/DamandLakeProjects/TriLakesProjects.aspx

Safety During a Flood:

• Turn Around Don’t Drown http://tadd.weather.gov/
• Electrical Safety http://publications.usa.gov/epublications/safety/precautions.htm
• American Red Cross Shelters http://app.redcross.org/nss-app/
• How do I find a place to stay? http://www.fema.gov/how-do-i-find-place-stay
• Road Closures http://www.cotrip.org/map.htm

After a Flood:

• FEMA Fact Sheet https://www.floodsmart.gov/toolkits/flood/downloads/AfterFloodFactSheet-08-2010.pdf
• Safety and Cleanup http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/
• Prevent Illness and Injuries http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/sanitation.asp
• Flood Hazards https://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/data_Hurricane_Facts/Bulletin2.pdf
• Flood Insurance https://www.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/pages/preparation_recovery/file_your_claim.jsp