Greeley officials ask for flood damage reports for assessment report to state

Jul. 8—City of Greeley officials are again asking for residents to report on their experiences with flooding last week, this time focusing on damages to structures.

Greeley's Office of Emergency Management worked with the Weld Office of Emergency Management to set up a self-reporting tool for damages relating to the July 1 flood. Area residents and business owners can report flood damage at report-co-weld.orioncentral.com.

"We are trying to get an accurate picture of what damage happened and where, so we are better prepared and we can look at additional mitigation projects in the future," said Dan Frazen, Greeley's emergency manager, in a news release. "The self-reporting tool and its system will map out the damaged properties and give us an idea of the cost associated with the damages. Then we will provide that data to the State of Colorado as a part of the preliminary report."

The tool asks users the address of the affected structure, contact information, which is optional and an assessment of the damage level, including inches of water. The tool also provides users the opportunity to attach photos of the damage.

Flooding is not covered under standard homeowners policies. State Farm encourages homeowners to conduct an annual insurance review with their agents, to ensure homeowners have the appropriate coverage in place when needed, a spokeswoman said. Flood insurance policies normally take 30 days from the date of purchase to go into effect.

The day after the storm dumped about 1.5 inches to 4.4 inches of rain in the Greeley area, the city also welcomed reports of drainage issues at forms.mygreeley.com/reporting.

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