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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

330 PM MDT TUE AUG 7 2001



THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL 1000 PM MDT TUESDAY EVENING 

FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES



IN NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO

     JACKSON...WESTERN LARIMER AND GRAND



IN NORTHEAST COLORADO

     WESTERN BOULDER...WESTERN DOUGLAS AND WESTERN JEFFERSON



IN CENTRAL COLORADO

     GILPIN...SUMMIT...CLEAR CREEK AND PARK



...REPEAT THIS IS A WATCH AND NOT A WARNING...



A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED OVER THE FRONT RANGE 

FOOTHILLS...WITH THE INITIAL FOCUS ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS OF 

SOUTHERN LARIMER...BOULDER...CLEAR CREEK...AND GILPIN COUNTIES. THE 

SLOW MOVING STORMS HAVE ALREADY PRODUCED BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF 

RAIN IN THE ABOVE AREAS. AT THIS TIME...THE FOCUS FOR FURTHER 

DEVELOPMENT WILL SHIFT NORTHWARD THROUGH THE REST OF THE FOOTHILLS 

OF LARIMER COUNTY. SCATTERED STORMS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP 

WEST OF THE DIVIDE AND ACROSS THE HIGH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS THOROUGH 

THIS EVENING. 

 

MANY STORMS WILL BE NEARLY STATIONARY OR WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY NORTH 

DUE TO THE WEAK STEERING WINDS ALOFT AND SOME OF THE STRONGEST 

STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN.  A FEW AREAS 

MAY EXPERIENCE UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN A BRIEF PERIOD OF 

TIME.  THE COMBINATION OF THESE FACTORS WILL CREATE A SCENARIO 

FAVORABLE FOR FLASH FLOODING.



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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FFSDEN

COC013-019-035-047-049-057-059-069-093-117-080400-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

330 PM MDT TUE AUG 7 2001



THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL 1000 PM MDT TUESDAY EVENING 

FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES



IN NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO

     JACKSON...WESTERN LARIMER AND GRAND



IN NORTHEAST COLORADO

     WESTERN BOULDER...WESTERN DOUGLAS AND WESTERN JEFFERSON



IN CENTRAL COLORADO

     GILPIN...SUMMIT...CLEAR CREEK AND PARK



...REPEAT THIS IS A WATCH AND NOT A WARNING...



A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED OVER THE FRONT RANGE 

FOOTHILLS...WITH THE INITIAL FOCUS ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS OF 

SOUTHERN LARIMER...BOULDER...CLEAR CREEK...AND GILPIN COUNTIES. THE 

SLOW MOVING STORMS HAVE ALREADY PRODUCED BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF 

RAIN IN THE ABOVE AREAS. AT THIS TIME...THE FOCUS FOR FURTHER 

DEVELOPMENT WILL SHIFT NORTHWARD THROUGH THE REST OF THE FOOTHILLS 

OF LARIMER COUNTY. SCATTERED STORMS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP 

WEST OF THE DIVIDE AND ACROSS THE HIGH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS THOROUGH 

THIS EVENING. 

 

MANY STORMS WILL BE NEARLY STATIONARY OR WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY NORTH 

DUE TO THE WEAK STEERING WINDS ALOFT AND SOME OF THE STRONGEST 

STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN.  A FEW AREAS 

MAY EXPERIENCE UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN A BRIEF PERIOD OF 

TIME.  THE COMBINATION OF THESE FACTORS WILL CREATE A SCENARIO 

FAVORABLE FOR FLASH FLOODING.



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.



$$



SWE

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