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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

738 PM MDT SAT JUL 14 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EASTERN LOGAN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF STERLING

  EAST CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO

  NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO



* UNTIL 850 PM MDT



* AT 738 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM ILIFF TO BRUSH...OR FROM 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF

  STERLING TO 8 MILES EAST OF FORT MORGAN. THE STORMS PRODUCING 

  THE VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.



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

STERLING...ATWOOD...BRUSH...BURDETT...CROOK...FLEMING...HILLROSE...

ILIFF...MERINO...MIDWAY...PREWITT RESERVOIR...PROCTOR...SNYDER...ST

PETERSBURG AND TWIN BUTTES.



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.



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT AROUND 3.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN FROM 

STORMS ALONG THIS LINE IN THE LAST HOUR.



FLASH FLOODING HAS ALREADY OCCURRED IN PORTIONS OF LOGAN COUNTY.  



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



LAT...LON 4090 10311 4060 10323 4021 10375 4020 10297

          4045 10279 4047 10271 4092 10266

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