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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

431 PM MDT FRI JUN 3 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WESTERN ARAPAHOE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO

  CENTRAL DENVER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DENVER



* UNTIL 630 PM MDT



* AT 429 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER WESTERN CENTENNIAL...

  OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTH OF DENVER. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST

  AT 10 MPH.



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

  GREENWOOD VILLAGE...NORTHEASTERN LITTLETON...ENGLEWOOD...DENVER

  WESTERN CENTENNIAL AND WESTERN AURORA.



RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS 

STORM. THE GREATEST THREAT APPEARS TO BE FROM WESTERN CENTENNIAL 

INTO SOUTHEAST DENVER. THIS INCLUDES FLOOD PRONE AREAS BETWEEN 

DOWNTOWN AND THE DENVER TECH CENTER.



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. TURN AROUND...DO NOT DROWN.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



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

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

CROSS SAFELY. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A

FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR

VEHICLE. TURN AROUND...DO NOT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3957 10503 3957 10483 3974 10478 3974 10505



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