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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

405 PM MDT FRI JUL 23 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHWESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO

  SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO



* UNTIL 700 PM MDT



* AT 405 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER BUFFALO CREEK...OR ABOUT 25 MILES WEST OF

  CASTLE ROCK. THE STORM PRODUCING THE HEAVY RAIN WAS MOVING SOUTH AT

  15 MPH.



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

FERNDALE...BUFFALO CREEK...CHEESMAN RESERVOIR...DECKERS...WELLINGTON 

LAKE AND WESTCREEK.



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 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN 45 MINUTES 

IS POSSIBLE FROM THIS STORM.  THIS WILL CAUSE SEVERE FLOODING IN THE 

HAYMAN AND BUFFALO CREEK BURN AREAS.



HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS...

AND DITCHES IN THE HAYMAN FIRE BURN AREA. SOME DRAINAGE BASINS 

AFFECTED BY EXCESSIVE RUNOFF INCLUDE BUFFALO CREEK AND ITS 

TRIBUTARIES...FOURMILE CREEK...GOOSE CREEK...SIXMILE CREEK...TRAIL 

CREEK...TURKEY CREEK...WEST CREEK...AND OTHER TRIBUTARIES OF THE 

SOUTH PLATTE RIVER. MUD AND ASH FLOWS...AND ROCK SLIDES...CAN ALSO 

BE EXPECTED ACROSS RURAL ROADS.



LAT...LON 3941 10524 3940 10539 3913 10540 3912 10506



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