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COC013-160345-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

825 PM MDT THU MAY 15 2003



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL BOULDER COUNTY

UNTIL 945 PM MDT.



AT 825 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN OVER THE FOOTHILLS OF CENTRAL BOULDER COUNTY.

THE STORMS PRODUCING THE RAIN WERE MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.



LOCATIONS REMAINING IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED 

TO...WESTERN BOULDER...GOLD HILL...AND JAMESTOWN.



RAIN GAUGES...SPOTTERS...AND THE DOPPLER RADAR HAVE ALL INDICATED 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE 1.5 TO 2.75 INCH RANGE ACROSS MOST OF THE 

BOULDER COUNTY FOOTHILLS SINCE ABOUT 7 PM.  SOME SPECIFIC RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS INCLUDE 1.5 INCHES IN ELDORADO CANYON...2.0 IN LEFT HAND 

CANYON...2.4 INCHES IN BOULDER AND FOUR MILE CREEK CANYONS...AND 

2.79 INCHES AT SUGARLOAF.  FLOODING WAS REPORTED BY THE BOULDER 

COUNTY OFFICIALS IN LOGAN HILL AND FOURMILE CANYON. 



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...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS

AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO

TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.



LAT...LON 3995 10546 3995 10541 3993 10539 3993 10530

          4002 10528 4013 10529 4026 10530 4026 10543



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