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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

708 PM MDT THU JUL 20 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO



* UNTIL 1015 PM MDT



* AT 708 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  TORRENTIAL RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES WEST OF COPE...OR ABOUT

  37 MILES SOUTH OF AKRON. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

  ANOTHER STORM PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAIN NEAR AKRON...MOVING SLOWLY

  NORTH AT 5 MPH. 



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

  ELBA...COPE...ARICKAREE SCHOOL AND AKRON.



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAIN FROM THE STORMS IS FALLING AT THE

RATE OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR.  RAIN TOTALS OF 2 TO AT LEAST 4 INCHES

CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA.  



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...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT

THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN COLORADO.



LAT...LON 3981 10310 3958 10308 3957 10280 3993 10280

      4011 10291 4022 10327 4009 10337



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