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Cache la Poudre River near 35th Ave. in Greeley on June 2, 2014.

Tyler Lopez, 7NEWS

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GREELEY, Colo. - A second voluntary evacuation notice was issued for part of Greeley Monday afternoon, due to water rising in a neighborhood beside the Cache la Poudre River.

The new voluntary evacuation area was announced at 5 p.m. by City of Greeley Street Superintendent Jerry Pickett. The area is bounded by 5th Street on the north, 7th Street on the south, 6th Avenue on the west and the Poudre River on the east.

"We're sitting here watching our home and ourlives go under water," said Tomey Alvarado, who lives near the intersection of 5th St. and 5th Ave., just west of the River.

Her home was surrounded by about half a foot of water as of Monday evening and about 3 inches of water had leaked into her basement. Across the street, neighbors stacked sandbags to try to prevent their own property from flooding.

Alvarado said her family of four was advised to leave but did not know where to go.

In the same neighborhood, people canoed on the lake of water that was up to five feet deep in some places on the road. Construction supply store DBE Manufacturing had about 10 inches of water in their facility, and the owners estimated about half a million dollars in damages.

"We had