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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

545 PM MDT WED AUG 4 2004



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN DOUGLAS 

COUNTY INCLUDING THE CITY OF CASTLE ROCK UNTIL 745 PM MDT.



AT 540 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF 

FRANKTOWN...OR ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CASTLE ROCK. THE STORM 

WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. 



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

HILLS...CASTLE PINES...CASTLE ROCK...FRANKTOWN...PARKER...SURREY

RIDGE AND THE PINERY.



WHILE HEAVY RAIN WAS ENDING IN THE WARNING AREA...SERIOUS RUNOFF 

WILL CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO. WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO 

INCREASE ON THE LARGER CREEK BEDS AND STREAMS.



THIS THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED OVER AN INCH OF RAIN IN THE AREA FROM 

CASTLE PINES TO FRANKTOWN BETWEEN 4 AND 5 PM. EXTENSIVE STREET 

FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN THE CASTLE ROCK AREA.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE 

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. 



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS 

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3957 10481 3942 10499 3927 10466 3957 10467



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