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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

945 PM MDT FRI JUL 7 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CONTINUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHWESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO



* UNTIL 1200 AM MDT



* AT 945 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THAT THE HEAVY THUNDERSTORM RAINFALL HAS ENDED...BUT FLOODING WAS

  STILL OCCURRING ALONG HORSE CREEK...WEST CREEK AND TROUT CREEK

  TOWARD THE TOWN OF DECKERS ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 67 WHICH IS CLOSED.  

 

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

  AND DECKERS.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS 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

ALSO BE EXPECTED ACROSS RURAL ROADS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS

AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO

TRIGGER ROCK SLIDES OR MUD FLOWS IN STEEP TERRAIN.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



LAT...LON 3924 10524 3913 10518 3913 10512 3921 10514

      3926 10521 3925 10523



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GARD...WFO BOULDER

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