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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

935 PM MDT SUN SEP 8 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EAST CENTRAL ELBERT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO 

  NORTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LIMON



* UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT



* AT 930 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  RAIN HAD FINALLY ENDED ACROSS EAST CENTRAL ELBERT AND NORTH        

  CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTIES.  HOWEVER THE LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF      

  REPORTED NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS WERE FLOODED JUST TO THE SOUTH AND  

  SOUTHWEST OF LIMON ALONG WITH PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 71. THE PUBLIC   

  REPORTED 7 INCHES OF RAIN FELL BETWEEN 6 PM AND 9 PM 10 MILES      

  SOUTHWEST OF LIMON WITH 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVING OCCURRED IN LIMON.



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.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



LAT...LON 3921 10386 3906 10382 3915 10358 3932 10363



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