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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

800 PM MDT SUN SEP 8 2002



...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER IS CONTINUING A FLASH 

FLOOD WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL ELBERT COUNTY UNTIL 1000 PM MDT...



AT 800 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 

HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST CENTRAL ELBERT COUNTY 

ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LIMON.  THE STORM WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY 

TO THE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR. 



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 6 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER 

AN AREA FROM 5 TO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LIMON IN EAST CENTRAL ELBERT 

COUNTY SINCE 545 PM MDT.  A SPOTTER IN THE WARNING AREA AT THE 

JUNCTION OF ELBERT COUNTY ROADS 193 AND 86 ESTIMATED OVER 5 INCHES 

OF RAIN HAS FALLEN.    



LAT...LON 3918 10391 3901 10386 3904 10373 3928 10372



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