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Colorado Flood Hazard Profile

Hazard Data · Model Version 2.5

Overview

Colorado faces flash flood hazard in Front Range urban corridors and mountain canyons, plus post-fire debris flow hazard following wildfire seasons. The 2013 Front Range floods demonstrated the catastrophic potential of persistent rainfall over steep terrain. NOAA AHPS gauge data shows rapid stage rises characteristic of Rocky Mountain drainages.

In the Historical Record

15
federal disaster declarations (1955–2023)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations
5,726
NFIP flood insurance claims paid
FEMA OpenFEMA NfipClaims, 1978–2024

Counted from the records this platform holds. A figure is shown only where the underlying dataset could be read.

County by County in Colorado

What federal records show has happened in each county: storms, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims. The counties below have the longest NOAA storm records in Colorado.

All Colorado counties

Notable Historical Events

12013 Front Range Floods — 18,000+ homes damaged, 10 fatalities (FEMA DR-4145)
21976 Big Thompson Canyon — 144 fatalities, benchmark CO flash flood event
32023 post-Cameron Peak debris flows — fire-flood compound hazard

Hazard Scoring Approach

Calchis computes a Calchis Hazard Score (0–10) for flood hazard at any US address. The score is composed of weighted sub-components derived from federal data sources and published research. All score components are transparent and returned in API responses.

These are hazard scores — physical intensity likelihood only. They do not include property exposure or vulnerability data. We never call a hazard score a risk score. See the full methodology for scoring details.

Analyze Your Address

Enter any Colorado address to see location-specific flood hazard scoring with full methodology transparency.

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Data Sources

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layerwww.fema.gov
NOAA NWPS River Gaugeswater.noaa.gov
Colorado Water Conservation Boardcwcb.colorado.gov

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Calchis Hazard Score — derived from federal and academic sources listed above. Property exposure data not included. Not a substitute for professional actuarial assessment. Decision-support intelligence — not a primary alerting or dispatch system. Verify against official sources.