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COC059-292230-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

310 PM MDT TUE JUL 29 2003



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR



  NORTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY



UNTIL 515 PM MDT.



AT 300 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

WEAKENING THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST OUT 

OF NORTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY.  WHILE THE HEAVY RAIN HAS 

ENDED IN NORTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY...FLOOD PROBLEMS ARE 

STILL BEING REPORTED ALONG SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY 93. 



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES AND RAIN GAGES INDICATE THAT BETWEEN 1 

AND 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN FELL ALONG HIGHWAY 93 NORTH OF GOLDEN IN 

LESS THAN 30 MINUTES.  THE RAINFALL HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES

IN VAN BIBBER CREEK AND LENA GULCH.  HOWEVER...THE CREEKS ARE

STILL BELOW BANKFULL.



WHILE THE RAINFALL IS ENDING...FLOODING OF CREEKS AND GULLIES... 

ROADS AND CULVERTS IS LIKELY CONTINUING.  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.



LAT...LON 3985 10535 3966 10531 3968 10513 3985 10514



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