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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

409 PM MDT TUE JUL 25 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHWESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO



* UNTIL 615 PM MDT



* AT 409 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF

  WESTCREEK...OR ABOUT 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS. THIS

  STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.



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



AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATE THAT UP TO 0.60 INCH OF RAIN HAS 

FALLEN FROM THIS STORM IN THE LAST 20 MINUTES IN THE HAYMAN BURNED 

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 ALSO BE EXPECTED ACROSS RURAL ROADS.



LAT...LON 3922 10524 3913 10532 3914 10508 3921 10511

      3926 10518



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