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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

635 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.



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

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

RIDGE AND THE PINERY.



AT 630 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT THE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PRODUCED THE FLOODING HAD MOVED OUT OF 

THE AREA. RUNOFF IS SUBSIDING ON SMALL DRAINAGES...BUT WILL CONTINUE 

ON LARGER STREAMS FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER HOUR.



THE WATER LEVEL ON CHERRY CREEK AT FRANKTOWN ROSE QUICKLY FROM 2.3 

FEET TO 6.2 FEET AT 545 PM. THE FLOOD STAGE AT THAT LOCATION IS 9.5 

FEET. FLOODING OF LOWLAND AREAS ALONG CHERRY CREEK IN NORTHEASTERN 

DOUGLAS COUNTY MAY BE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. 



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

CASTLE PINES TO FRANKTOWN BETWEEN 4 AND 5 PM. 



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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