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WGUS75 KBOU 232347

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COC035-059-093-240100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

545 PM MDT FRI JUL 23 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BUFFALO CREEK AND 

HAYMAN BURN AREAS IN SOUTHWESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY AND SOUTHERN 

JEFFERSON COUNTY UNTIL 700 PM MDT...

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE HAYMAN BURN AREA 

IN EXTREME EAST CENTRAL PARK COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM MDT...



AT 545 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE PARK COUNTY PORTION 

OF THE HAYMAN BURN AREA.  LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS FALLING IN THE 

JEFFERSON AND DOUGLAS PORTIONS OF THE HAYMAN BURN AREA...AS WELL AS 

IN THE BUFFALO CREEK BURN AREA.



ABOUT 0.8 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE VERMILLION CREEK DRAINAGE 

BASIN IN EASTERN PARK COUNTY.  UP TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 

IN THE BUFFALO CREEK BURN SCAR.  ANOTHER ONE HALF TO THREE QUARTERS 

OF AN INCH OF RAIN MAY FALL WITH THE STRONGER STORMS MOVING THROUGH 

THE BURN AREAS UNTIL 7 PM MDT. 



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.



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

AND DITCHES IN THE BUFFALO CREEK AND HAYMAN FIRE BURN SCARS. SOME 

DRAINAGE BASINS AFFECTED BY EXCESSIVE RUNOFF INCLUDE BUFFALO CREEK 

AND ITS TRIBUTARIES...VERMILLION CREEK...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 ROADS.



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



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