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WGUS55 KBOU 090151

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COC073-090330-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

750 PM MDT SUN SEP 8 2002



...THE NATIONAL WEATHER IS CONTINUING A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR 

NORTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM MDT...



AT 750 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING OVER THE WARNING AREA 

IN NORTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY INCLUDING THE LIMON AREA.  THE 

THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY AT ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR TO THE 

NORTHEAST. 



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



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 5 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER 

SOUTHERN LIMON AND JUST SOUTHWEST OF LIMON SINCE 540 PM MDT.  



LAT...LON 3929 10371 3912 10371 3929 10351 3936 10341

          3945 10334 3953 10343 3941 10357



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