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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

558 PM MDT SUN JUL 27 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER IS CONTINUING A FLASH FLOOD 

WARNING FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO UNTIL 715 

PM MDT



AT 558 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING TO FALL OVER WEST CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY.

THE STORMS PRODUCING THE HEAVY RAIN WERE MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.



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

PARK AND SPRUCEWOOD.



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.



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT FROM 3.0 TO 6.0 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE 

FALLEN OVER WEST CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY...FROM ROXBOROUGH STATE PARK 

TO SHAMBALLA...TO DEVILS HEAD SINCE AROUND 3 PM.



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 3933 10519 3927 10509 3917 10507 3915 10499

          3931 10490 3941 10497 3944 10512



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