For three consecutive days, Coloradans have been besieged by flash flooding, mudslides, floating debris and evacuations. At least four people have died, and as of Thursday morning, 80 have been reported "unaccounted for" and countless structural damages have been reported.
From residents on the ground and in the hills, here are 50 images that showed us what the floods looked like through their eyes:
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Sprouts Boulder is a disaster. #boulderflood @dailycamera @KDVR pic.twitter.com/q5U93QuNiu
— MikeLaszlo (@themikelaszlo) September 13, 2013
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What's left of the street I grew up on #boulderflood pic.twitter.com/HxWMXqIiD0
— Jared Polis (@jaredpolis) September 12, 2013
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Boulder Creek near downtown, completely overflowing its banks. Park bench in foreground. #boulderflood pic.twitter.com/Kvmwsekoaf
— Clayton Sandell (@Clayton_Sandell) September 12, 2013
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7 foot lake replaced the playground!! #COwx #coflood #waldoflood #coloradoflood #fortcarson pic.twitter.com/p1f1QjcOUa
— CHEL&PETE'S (@Chelpete) September 13, 2013
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Welcome back blue skies. Good to see you Flatirons. #coflood #boulderflood #coloradoflood pic.twitter.com/lhuHtkoDm2
— @lex (@alexguffey) September 13, 2013
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And here's a car that tried to outrun fast-moving water but got stuck #boulderflood pic.twitter.com/VpdCF3FP9P
— Sarah Kuta (@SarahKuta) September 13, 2013
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North Broadway & Rosewood in #Boulder becomes a river on Friday morning after severe #boulderflood last night. pic.twitter.com/yLOSVr9wa4
— PeterWaynePhoto (@PeterWaynePhoto) September 13, 2013
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Flooding in Longmont between 9th and Mt. View #longmontflood #boulderflood pic.twitter.com/BJRTlWgN2P
— Payton H. Peterson (@PaytonPeterson) September 13, 2013
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Bear Creek into Martin Acres on Martin Dr #boulderflood #colorado @9NEWS pic.twitter.com/6blgf0WeGY
— Glenn Reese (@GlennReese) September 13, 2013
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The shelves for water at the North Boulder Safeway. Barren. #boulderflood #COflood pic.twitter.com/dzf1MdvWL3
— Adam Steinbaugh (@adamsteinbaugh) September 13, 2013
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It's not suppose to be this way here in north Boulder #fourmiletrail #coflood #boulderflood pic.twitter.com/siz8uyyFRy
— Gustavo (@gusgutierrez) September 13, 2013
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@JamieMcGinn11 your telling me... Here's the site in Boulder... That's a bench #boulderflood #thelifeofaCUstudent pic.twitter.com/EQ8A6pKYPy
— JAMS (@BlueAfternoon29) September 13, 2013
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TRAILS UPDATE: Centennial Falls (formerly Trailhead) Fri Sep 13, 845am #boco_trails #boulderflood #cowx pic.twitter.com/xwY68S24iy
— CO Flood Updates (@COFloodUpdates) September 13, 2013
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Seriously dude! Thinking turning around is your best bet. #COFlood #COWX @247Weather pic.twitter.com/PnJcXOkyd6
— Rory Schmalzried (@roryals) September 13, 2013
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This home looks like it's on an island in #Firestone. Watch live http://t.co/Di1uo95L9p #coflood #cowx pic.twitter.com/z9Lae8zvQP
— FOX31 Denver KDVR (@KDVR) September 13, 2013
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North Boulder at Lee Hill Drive and 6th St #boulderflood #coflood pic.twitter.com/c0OGyamxKS
— Gustavo (@gusgutierrez) September 13, 2013
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Table Mesa in #Boulder last night. #BoulderFlood pic.twitter.com/AWMX30lhzV
— Whitney James (@whitneyljames) September 13, 2013
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RT @NWSRiverton: RT @almiller66: Longmont Before/After #Colorado #Boulderflood #COflood #cowx pic.twitter.com/P2uYnQkEXP
— Storm Report Radio (@thestormreport) September 13, 2013
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Had to walk the bike #boulderflood pic.twitter.com/kdXGHq2aNi
— Nicholas Boerio (@NicBoerio) September 13, 2013
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The view on I-25 south of Fort Collins, via http://t.co/FILIRUjWiL #foco #coloradoflood #boulderflood #coflood pic.twitter.com/wcxVT01JoZ
— Jeff James (@jeffjames3) September 13, 2013
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Bear Creek bike path @ Martin Drive #boulderflood looking south pic.twitter.com/W1OfiVNtjS
— bike (@bike) September 13, 2013
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@EneyJones' elderly neighbor's place up the canyon. He's been rescued after 5 hrs of being trapped #boulderflood pic.twitter.com/GwrvBqH57F
— Roberto Mandje (@RobertoMandje) September 13, 2013
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This cottage washed downhill and is now blocking access to the Flagstaff Viewpoint trail #BoulderFlood pic.twitter.com/a6RPW4DkTG
— Joel Gilbert (@2Lazy2Fail) September 13, 2013
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Driving from Boulder to Longmont yesterday took 3 hours. Here is why. #boulderflood pic.twitter.com/pqsuleXCpS
— Iva Paleckova (@IvaPaleckova) September 13, 2013
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Oh man RT @PaytonPeterson: Looking west on the overpass in Longmont. #boulderflood #longmontflood pic.twitter.com/LLFUcvdRWv
— Anna Borgman (@anna_borgman) September 13, 2013
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Beautiful resilience of our native wildlife. 2 native salamanders sought refuge in our window well #boulderflood pic.twitter.com/Qrkvew5OSk
— Mike Walsh (@23mwalsh) September 13, 2013
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Still raining there!! "@Siccar_Point: White memorial reads approx 100 yr flood for last night's surge. #boulderflood pic.twitter.com/qlT9MQ6pRw"
— Cyclereve (@cyclereve) September 13, 2013
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#boulderflood Lolitas Market at 8th and Pearl in downtown Boulder pic.twitter.com/kBCoiz5Vlh
— Leslee Broersma (@LesleeBroersma) September 13, 2013
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#coflood pic.twitter.com/gJRZYSNFh5
— katie glaze (@Katie_Glaze) September 13, 2013
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Oh man that's bad :( RT @JorgePantalones: RT @DrBradHolland Here's downtown #estespark #boulderflood pic.twitter.com/mHk2V4cPEc
— Kat May (@KathleenAMay) September 13, 2013
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Day 4 of rain. RT @chrisvanderveen: From a viewer in Lyons. Wow. #9news. #boulderflood pic.twitter.com/y0Le0TwhFb
— astandy (@astandy) September 13, 2013
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National guard and rescue crew heading to Lyons. #longmontflood #boulderflood pic.twitter.com/GC3yODpRt7
— jay ewing (@jaymewing) September 13, 2013
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Until 1 month ago when we moved to the Lair, this chocolate fountain was our living room stairs. #boulderflood pic.twitter.com/HdUjGr67cL
— Dagmara (@dagmaramach) September 13, 2013
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We are sheltering dogs as well as people today. #boulderflood pic.twitter.com/kaNtjGFOW2
— YMCA Boulder Valley (@YMCABV) September 12, 2013
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Deer seeking higher ground in #Boulder #coloradoflood #boulderflood pic.twitter.com/orpP8CZRY9”
— Max Tucci (@maxtucci) September 13, 2013
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From Bernice via Facebook: Ramp from I-70 to get ontoI- 225. #cowx #boulderflood Colorado Flood pic.twitter.com/OPmUgbGvcZ
— FOX31 Denver KDVR (@KDVR) September 12, 2013
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Crazy pic: Dustin Cornell was near Left Hand Creek in Longmont, heard a humming sound, and saw this: @KDVR #coflood pic.twitter.com/baI9Ut43YK
— Jeremy Hubbard (@JeremyHubbard) September 13, 2013
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Siguen las fuertes avalanchas de agua en #boulderflood pic.twitter.com/2mtHJ8z7pi
— ••Laura Delgado•• (@LauOrtizD) September 13, 2013
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Extensive gallery of flooding in Colorado. via @weatherchannel http://t.co/3M2XBT2gOu pic.twitter.com/Iy7UcwR1hc #boulderflood #Boulder
— Maj Snowflake Ret. ❄️ (@fenario) September 13, 2013
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RT @cmullervy: catching dinner. #boulderflood #coflood pic.twitter.com/IeMaYgaA4O
— Tim Ballisty (@IrishEagle) September 13, 2013
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Aw RT @geriellen: Friend's place near Coal Creek, Erie. Saving her ducklings... #boulderflood pic.twitter.com/QbnYr3kxFX
— LoveSayomi.Com (@ShaunaSayomi) September 13, 2013
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Think Colorado floods aren't serous? Check this pic out (by Denver Post's Helen Richardson): pic.twitter.com/dgIlhVDWT0
— Adrian Dater (@adater) September 13, 2013
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This poor construction site will have to get a dive team to get their machinery out if there! #boulderflood pic.twitter.com/9YhD6oK2yK
— Marley Olson (@marleyolson) September 13, 2013
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36 and Table Mesa #boulderflood pic.twitter.com/K3jRJheBKU
— Travis Bybee (@bybeet) September 13, 2013
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#boulderasshats RT @areyoupop: Creek Surfer kicked out by police. http://t.co/AlWw5QzxOe #cowx #coflood #boulderflood pic.twitter.com/T1hWFg5m0S
— Laura of the Spheres (@lauras) September 13, 2013
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RT @kdvr: RT @daveharpe "Confluence Park in downtown #Denver #cowx #coflood pic.twitter.com/OAXnpr6lOx"
— timhoover (@timhoover) September 13, 2013
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A crayfish strolling the neighborhood. #notnormal #boulderflood pic.twitter.com/CkYfANswa1
— Charles C. Lee (@bouldercellist) September 13, 2013
More photos from Colorado's flash flood below:
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