June 21, 2005. Colorado Springs, Colorado. When the hail started to fall in Colorado there was no place for the melting ice to runoff. The ice blocked drain sewers and house gutters after they were knocked loose from the house. So what accompanied not only a foot of ice was a flood buiding as the ice melted after being exposed to summertime heat. The 'mess' of this event will be significant yet I don't recall anyone calling a state of emergency.