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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

157 PM MDT WED JUL 3 2002



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY REMAINS IN 

EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM...



THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT 

THROUGH 4 PM.  THIS INCLUDES THE DRAINAGE AREA OF EAST PLUM CREEK 

AND INTERSTATE 25 OVER THE PALMER DIVIDE.



AT 157 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A  

HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CASTLE ROCK

THE STORM PRODUCING THE HEAVY RAIN WAS MOVING NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 7 

MPH.



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 ESTIMATED THAT UP TO 3.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 

ABOUT 3 MILES NORTH OF LARKSPUR SINCE 11:30 AM MDT.  ANOTHER AREA OF 

RAINFALL WAS ESTIMATED UP TO 2.5 INCHES ABOUT 9 MILES 

SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CASTLE ROCK.  



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 3920 10493 3915 10489 3918 10476 3933 10478

          3936 10490 3931 10497



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