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In Greeley, following heavy rain residents cautioned toward flooding safety
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Local, Out There Colorado

In Greeley, following heavy rain residents cautioned toward flooding safety

By Spencer McKee | Out There Colorado In case you missed it, parts of northern Colorado got hit with heavy rain and hail on Tuesday into Wednesday morning, with some parts of the region experiencing flooding that's still having an impact. The City of Greeley was one spot where the weather hit particularly hard, with the city starting to notify the public about safety issues related to flooding around midnight. According to CBS News, hail reached two inches in diameter – about the size of an egg – in some parts of the local area, with some places getting hit with up to 2 inches of rapidly falling rain. READ THE FULL STORY AT OUT THERE COLORADO
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There’s an app for that. Some Colorado counties broadcast emergency alerts through app
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State, The Colorado Sun

There’s an app for that. Some Colorado counties broadcast emergency alerts through app

By Tatiana Flowers | The Colorado Sun After Eagle County officials responded to seven small wildfires in less than a year, they felt it was critical to begin providing emergency alerts to residents in a swifter, more effective way — and in multiple languages. About a year ago, when Eagle County officials began working with leaders at ReachWell — an organization that runs a cell phone app that translates emergency alerts into more than 130 languages — they didn’t know much about platforms that can interpret or translate emergency alerts. Now, people in Eagle County, who have the app downloaded onto their phones can receive traffic alerts and reports about wildfires and flooding, said Fernando Almanza, deputy emergency manager for Eagle County.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORAD...
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