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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

450 PM MDT THU AUG 2 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FRONT RANGE 

FOOTHILLS AND PLAINS OF NORTHEAST COLORADO UNTIL 10 PM MDT...



THE WATCH INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING CITIES...

DENVER...BOULDER...LOVELAND...FORT COLLINS...GREELEY...FORT MORGAN...

STERLING...JULESBURG...AKRON...LIMON...CASTLE ROCK...EVERGREEN...

BLACKHAWK...AND ESTES PARK.



A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED TO MOVE SLOWLY 

NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING.  SOME FLOODING HAS 

ALREADY OCCURRED IN THE IDAHO SPRINGS AND CENTRAL CITY AREAS...AS 

WELL AS IN CENTRAL ADAMS COUNTY.  



AS SCATTERED STORMS CONTINUE OVER THE AREA...EXTREMELY HEAVY 

RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR CAN STILL BE EXPECTED FROM 

THE STRONGER STORMS.  IN ADDITION...THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED 

FROM YESTERDAYS RAINFALL...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN 

PLAINS.



THE INTENSE RAIN MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS...CREEKS 

AND STREAMS...AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS.  A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS 

THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE 

WATCH AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP 

INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING THREATENS.



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