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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

413 PM MDT SUN AUG 21 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE HAYMAN BURN AREA OF SOUTHWESTERN

   DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO



* UNTIL 615 PM MDT



* AT 412 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF

  WESTCREEK...OR ABOUT 31 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS. THIS

  STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.



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



RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 0.75 INCH HAVE FALLEN OVER SOUTHWESTERN 

DOUGLAS COUNTY IN THE LAST HOUR.  RADAR CONTINUES TO SHOW MORE 

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED OVER THE HAYMAN BURN AREA OF 

DOUGLAS COUNTY.



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.



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

AND DITCHES IN THE HAYMAN FIRE BURN AREA. SOME DRAINAGE BASINS

AFFECTED BY EXCESSIVE RUNOFF INCLUDE FOURMILE CREEK...GOOSE CREEK...

SIXMILE CREEK...TRAIL CREEK...TURKEY CREEK...WEST CREEK...AND OTHER

TRIBUTARIES OF THE SOUTH PLATTE RIVER. ROCK SLIDES OR MUD FLOWS CAN

BE EXPECTED ACROSS RURAL ROADS.



LAT...LON 3925 10514 3926 10520 3924 10524 3921 10525

      3919 10526 3917 10530 3913 10532 3913 10510



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