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WGUS75 KBOU 170050

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

650 PM MDT MON JUN 16 2003



THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...



  EASTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO



CONTINUES UNTIL 845 PM MDT.



AT 645 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM FORT MORGAN TO 10 MILES EAST OF BYERS 

TO DEER TRAIL.  THE LINE OF STORMS WAS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 

5 MPH...BUT THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS SHIFTED INTO ARAPAHOE COUNTY.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...LEADER

AND SHAMROCK.



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.



THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS BEEN SOUTH OF LEADER BETWEEN EAST BIJOU AND 

MUDDY CREEKS.  DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT UP TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN 

HAS FALLEN IN THIS AREA SINCE AROUND 430 PM.  WHILE THE RAIN HAS 

DECREASED IN INTENSITY...RAINFALL OF UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR IS 

CONTINUING AND WILL CONTINUE TO WORSEN THE FLOODING.



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 4000 10418 3974 10418 3975 10371 4000 10371



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