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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

1030 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING...



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CONTINUED A

FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WELD COUNTY IN NORTHEAST 

COLORADO UNTIL 1115 PM MDT THIS EVENING.  LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING 

INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...KEOTA...NEW RAYMER...PAWNEE 

BUTTES AND STONEHAM.  



AT 1020 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

THE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING THE HEAVY RAIN OVER EAST CENTRAL WELD 

COUNTY WAS GRADUALLY WEAKENING AND MOVING SLOWLY TO THE SOUTHEAST 

INTO NORTHERN MORGAN COUNTY.  AT 1013 PM MDT A STORM SPOTTER LOCATED 

25 MILES NORTH OF NEW RAYMER REPORTED TOTAL RAINFALL FROM THE STORM 

OF 1.80 INCHES.  



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK

HIGHER GROUND.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND

ARROYOS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



LAT...LON 4082 10409 4054 10410 4054 10362 4081 10363



GARD...WFO BOULDER

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