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COC095-110345-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

638 PM MDT SAT JUL 10 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  PHILLIPS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HOLYOKE



* UNTIL 945 PM MDT



* AT 638 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  TORRENTIAL RAIN OVER WAGES...OR ABOUT 7 MILES WEST OF HOLYOKE. 

  THE STORM PRODUCING THE HEAVY RAIN WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.



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

AMHERST...HAXTUN...HIGHLAND CENTER...HOLYOKE...PAOLI...PLEASANT

VALLEY AND WAGES.



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT AROUND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN 

THE LAST 45 MINUTES.  MORE THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN WERE 

MOVING INTO THE HAXTUN AREA AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE 

WARNED AREA THROUGH 730 PM.



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...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND

ARROYOS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



LAT...LON 4068 10206 4074 10264 4058 10266 4045 10266

      4045 10207



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