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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

523 PM MDT THU MAY 15 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EASTERN ELBERT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO



* UNTIL 745 PM MDT



* AT 519 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAIN 9 MILES NORTH

  OF MATHESON...OR ABOUT 15 MILES WEST OF LIMON.  THE STORM PRODUCING

  THE HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...AGATE AND

MATHESON.  CREEKS AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAIN IN THE WARNING AREA 

INCLUDE EAST BIJOU...AGATE...AND BIG SANDY OF EASTERN ELBERT 

COUNTY.



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE 

WARNING AREA JUST NORTH OF MATHESON SINCE 3:45 PM.  FLOODING WAS 

REPORTED ALONG HIGHWAY 86 JUST WEST OF INTERSTATE 70.



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.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND

ARROYOS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



LAT...LON 3896 10401 3899 10376 3954 10381 3952 10410

          3918 10404



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