Intermountain - Colorado Flooding

TO: INTERMOUNTAIN RAILWAY COMPANY DEALERS & CUSTOMERS
FROM: FRANK
SUBJECT: SEPTEMBER 2013 FLOOD STATUS

THE RAIN HAS STOPPED!
On Wednesday night, September 11th, the foothills of the central Colorado front range received between six and ten inches of rain in a twelve hour period. As this water accumulated and flowed eastward it created a significant threat to Longmont and other communities on the east side of the mountains.

By midday Thursday the rivers and streams in the area had breached their banks and created a Federal disaster area. The crest in Longmont occurred during the night on Thursday but additional rain caused the water to stay at flood level through Saturday.

In the Longmont area several homes were destroyed, hundreds were damaged, and many businesses were ravaged by the flood. Our thoughts and prayers go out to those who have suffered these devastating losses. Thankfully, there has been no report of loss of life in Longmont.

By Monday the water receded and we were able to access the InterMountain facility and assess the damage. Gratefully, it was minimal. Our 11,500 square foot facility is on three levels. 8,500 square feet on the second and third levels were not compromised. The lower level of 3,000 square feet had a maximum of about a foot of water at the highest level. This area houses our machine shop and several offices. All of our warehousing, sales activity, and administration is on “high ground”.

Inundation of the flood waters will cause us a minor inconvenience as we repair the damage but will not materially affect our operation in any way. We have had a couple of days of sketchy phone service, our fax machine was down for three days, and shipping was held up for two business days. Most of our employees missed two and a half days of work. Other than that it has been business as usual. Today, Tuesday, September 17th, we are back in business and forging ahead.

Our thanks go out to those of you who have contacted us and expressed concern. We appreciate our many friends, customers, and associates across the world. These relationships make it all worthwhile.
Frank