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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

1202 AM MDT SAT SEP 2 2006



COC039-020930-

ELBERT CO-

1202 AM MDT SAT SEP 2 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM MDT FOR EAST

CENTRAL ELBERT COUNTY...



AT 1202 AM MDT...FLOODING WAS CONTINUING ALONG GODFREY GULCH FROM 

JUST WEST OF CEDAR POINT TO AGATE. BOTH COUNTY ROAD 134 WEST OF 

CEDAR POINT AND COUNTY ROAD 153 SOUTH OF AGATE WERE CLOSED DUE TO 

HIGH WATER. AT BOTH LOCATIONS...WATER WAS FLOWING AT AN ESTIMATED 

DEPTH OF 2 FEET AND ACROSS 200 TO 300 YARDS OF ROAD. 



LOCATIONS REMAINING IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

AGATE.



FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED DOWNSTREAM OF AGATE...BUT INTERESTS ALONG 

EAST BIJOU CREEK IN NORTHERN ELBERT AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES CAN EXPECT 

SIGNIFICANT RISES IN THE CREEK TONIGHT AS THE RUNOFF MOVES 

DOWNSTREAM.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



LAT...LON 3933 10383 3948 10394 3947 10398 3933 10396



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000 

WGUS75 KBOU 020606

FFSBOU



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

1202 AM MDT SAT SEP 2 2006



COC039-020930-

ELBERT CO-

1202 AM MDT SAT SEP 2 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM MDT FOR EAST

CENTRAL ELBERT COUNTY...



AT 1202 AM MDT...FLOODING WAS CONTINUING ALONG GODFREY GULCH FROM 

JUST WEST OF CEDAR POINT TO AGATE. BOTH COUNTY ROAD 134 WEST OF 

CEDAR POINT AND COUNTY ROAD 153 SOUTH OF AGATE WERE CLOSED DUE TO 

HIGH WATER. AT BOTH LOCATIONS...WATER WAS FLOWING AT AN ESTIMATED 

DEPTH OF 2 FEET AND ACROSS 200 TO 300 YARDS OF ROAD. 



LOCATIONS REMAINING IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

AGATE.



FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED DOWNSTREAM OF AGATE...BUT INTERESTS ALONG 

EAST BIJOU CREEK IN NORTHERN ELBERT AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES CAN EXPECT 

SIGNIFICANT RISES IN THE CREEK TONIGHT AS THE RUNOFF MOVES 

DOWNSTREAM.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



LAT...LON 3933 10383 3948 10394 3947 10398 3933 10396



$$



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