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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

456 PM MDT FRI JUN 3 2005



COC005-031-040030-

ARAPAHOE CO-DENVER CO-

456 PM MDT FRI JUN 3 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 630 PM MDT FOR DENVER AND 

WESTERN ARAPAHOE COUNTIES...



AT 454 PM MDT...AMATEUR RADIO WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLASH

FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF GREENWOOD

VILLAGE...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTH OF DENVER. THIS STORM WAS MOVING

NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.



LOCATIONS REMAINING IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

SHERIDAN...GREENWOOD VILLAGE...NORTHEASTERN LITTLETON...ENGLEWOOD... 

DENVER...CENTENNIAL AND AURORA.



AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATE THAT ONE AND A QUARTER INCHES OF RAIN 

HAS FALLEN IN CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE IN THE LAST 20 MINUTES. THESE 

RAINS WERE CAUSING EXTENSIVE FLASH FLOODING IN WESTERN CENTENNIAL... 

GREENWOOD VILLAGE...AND ENGLEWOOD. THE STORM IS MOVING INTO 

SOUTHEAST DENVER AND WILL BRING FLASH FLOODING TO THE CONSTRUCTION 

ZONE ON INTERSTATE 25.



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.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.

NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO

ESCAPE RISING WATER CLIMB TO HIGHER GROUND.



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



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