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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

708 PM MDT WED JUN 9 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WESTERN LOGAN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF STERLING



* UNTIL 1015 PM MDT



* AT 708 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER MUCH OF WESTERN LOGAN COUNTY. THE STORMS

  PRODUCING THE HEAVY RAIN WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.



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

STERLING...ATWOOD...ILIFF...LOGAN CORNERS...MERINO...NORTH STERLING

RESERVOIR...PADRONI...PAWNEE PASS...PEETZ...WESTPLAINS AND WILLARD.



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 RAINFALL RATES AROUND 2 INCHES PER HOUR.  

OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN THE WILLARD AREA.



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.



DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO 

ALLOW YOUR VEHICLE TO CROSS SAFELY.



LAT...LON 4054 10356 4055 10347 4046 10344 4045 10317

          4100 10291 4103 10359



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