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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

546 PM MDT TUE JUL 10 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHEASTERN CLEAR CREEK COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO



* UNTIL 745 PM MDT



* AT 546 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN CLEAR CREEK COUNTY...OR

  ABOUT 28 MILES WEST OF DENVER. THE STORM PRODUCING THE HEAVY       

  RAIN WAS MOVING VERY LITTLE DURING THE PAST HOUR. 



THE MOUNT EVANS STATE WILDLIFE AREA...EAST OF MOUNT EVANS AND CREEKS 

RUNNING INTO BEAR CREEK WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE WARNING. RADAR HAS 

ESTIMATED IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES OF RAIN DURING THE PAST HOUR. 

FURTHER STORMS ARE BUILDING TO THE WEST NEAR MOUNT EVANS AS WELL. 



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 CREEKS

AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO

TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.



LAT...LON 3962 10558 3954 10555 3956 10540 3965 10545



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