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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

924 PM MDT MON JUL 17 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO

  NORTHEASTERN ELBERT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO



* UNTIL 1230 AM MDT



* AT 924 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED FLASH FLOODING FROM A   

  THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF LIMON. WATER WAS REPORTED TO BE

  4 FEET DEEP OVER THE EXIT AT MILE MARKER 354 ON INTERSTATE 70.

  IN ADDITION...BIG SANDY CREEK WAS ALREADY RUNNING HALF FULL AND

  RIVER BEND CREEK WAS BANK FULL.  THE STORMS WITH THE TORRENTIAL

  RAIN WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH INTO NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN 

  COUNTY.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LIMON AND

  AGATE.



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...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND

ARROYOS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



LAT...LON 3957 10399 3925 10395 3921 10363 3957 10356



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