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FloodFremont, Colorado

August 6, 1997 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Fremont

Event narrative (NOAA)

Heavy rain caused small stream and urban flooding in the Canon City area. Two young boys playing in an irrigation ditch were swept to their deaths shortly after 1:00 p.m. MST.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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