Academics and officials are observing 50 years since a massive flash flood tore through Big Thompson Canyon between Estes Park and Loveland. A July 31, 1976, storm dumped over a foot of rain on the ...

Fifty years after the Big Thompson Flood claimed 144 lives and forever altered the canyon it tore through, the scars remain etched not only in the landscape but in the memories of those who were there ...

CU Boulder Natural Hazards Center Director Lori Peek says there are still lessons to be learned from the devastating flash flood, 50 years later Fifty years ago this week, a beautiful summer evening ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sharlynn Wamsley, who goes by Shar, has become one of several local historians documenting the flood of 1976 and its aftermath. "I ...

Around 8:15 p.m. on July 31, 1976, Colorado State Trooper Bob Miller was dispatched from Estes Park to check out reports that boulders and rockslides were blocking U.S. 34 in the Big Thompson Canyon.

As Colorado celebrates its 150th birthday, there is another anniversary that is not as uplifting. July 31, 2026, is the 50th anniversary of the devastating Big Thompson Flood. This week's heavy ...

Fifty years since one of Colorado's deadliest natural disasters, Colorado State University is remembering the lasting impact of the 1976 Big Thompson Flood and the professor whose expertise helped ...