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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

745 PM MDT THU MAY 15 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED ANOTHER



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EASTERN ELBERT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO



* UNTIL 1045 PM MDT



* AT 745 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING OVER MUCH OF EASTERN ELBERT 

COUNTY.  THE STORMS PRODUCING THE RAIN WERE NEARLY STATIONARY.



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

MATHESON.  WATERWAYS AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RUNOFF IN THE WARNING 

AREA INCLUDE EAST BIJOU...AGATE...AND BIG SANDY CREEKS OF EASTERN 

ELBERT COUNTY.



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED A LARGE AREA OF 4 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN HAS  

FALLEN IN THE WARNING AREA FROM JUST NORTH OF MATHESON NORTHWARD TO 

JUST SOUTH OF AGATE HEN EASTWARD TO INTERSTATE 70.  THE RAIN STARTED 

IN THIS AREA EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON AROUND 3:45 PM.  HIGHWAY 86 JUST 

WEST OF INTERSTATE 70 HAS BEEN CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. 



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 3917 10404 3906 10404 3913 10374 3955 10373

          3954 10411 3917 10413



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