Colorado : Colorado must race against the coming winter to fix roads , governor says . The mountains north of Denver saw more than nine inches of rain on September 12 -- leading to flash floods that turned picturesque canyons into funnels that deluged towns downstream and left hundreds stranded in the mountains above . Seven now confirmed dead , two presumed dead in Colorado state . Property losses may approach $ 1 billion , insurance firm says . State inspectors report 2 ` ` notable '' oil spill .
Colorado : Colorado must race against the coming winter to fix roads , governor says . Seven now confirmed dead , two presumed dead in Colorado state . Property losses may approach $ 1 billion , insurance firm says . State inspectors report 2 ` ` notable '' oil spill .