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WGUS55 KBOU 150057

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COC075-150200-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

650 PM MDT SAT JUL 14 2001



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PEOPLE IN NORTHERN LOGAN 

COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO UNTIL 800 PM MDT. 



AT 6:48 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS 

INDICATING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER NORTHWEST LOGAN COUNTY ALONG 

CEDAR CREEK...OR APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF STERLING 

RESERVOIR.  THIS STREAM FLOWS INTO THIS RESERVOIR.  RADAR HAS  

ESTIMATED UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN THIS AREA DURING THE PAST 

45 MINUTES.             



A SECOND THUNDERSTORM OVER CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTY WAS ALSO PRODUCING 

UPWARDS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN PER HOUR IN IN AND AROUND PADRONI 

AND ILIFF.  IN THE PAST 90 MINUTES FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED BY 

THE LOGAN COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT ON HIGHWAY 138 NEAR ILIFF...AND 

NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 48 AND HIGHWAY 113 3 MILES EAST 

OF PADRONI.  



THE STORMS PRODUCING THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE MOVING VERY SLOWLY 

TO THE EAST AT 5 MPH.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...CROOK...

ILIFF...NORTH STERLING RESERVOIR...PADRONI...PEETZ...PROCTOR...TWIN

BUTTES AND WESTPLAINS.



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.



LAT...LON 4077 10356 4070 10329 4069 10296 4075 10281 4083 10270     

      4098 10273 4098 10311 4090 10356 

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