To say Lyons was hit hard by the flood of 2013 is an understatement. The rising waters of the North and South St. Vrain creeks carved the small mountain town into six islands.
Boulder County 2013 floodfacts Deaths: 4 lives lost (Gerald Boland, Joey Howlett, Wiyanna Nelson and Wesley Quinlan) People unaccounted for: 0 (originally in the hundreds, people accounted for within a week) Homes destroyed: 314 (95 manufactured homes included) Homes damaged: 1,535 (246 manufactured homes included) Commercial properties damaged: 33 Commercial properties destroyed: 3 Total properties […]