

000 

WGUS55 KBOU 280308

FFWBOU

COC073-280600-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

905 PM MDT SUN MAY 27 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EAST CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO



* UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT



* AT 905 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF BOYERO...

  OR ABOUT 27 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LIMON. THIS STORM WAS MOVING

  SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.



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



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR 

FROM THIS STORM. THE RAIN WILL AFFECT SMALL CREEKS BETWEEN HUGO AND 

BOYERO AND WILL CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT RISE ON BIG SANDY CREEK. 

SUBSTANTIAL RUNOFF WILL ALSO CONTINUE IN AREAS EAST OF HUGO FROM 

RAIN THAT FELL DURING THE EARLY EVENING.



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.



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.



LAT...LON 3921 10316 3921 10330 3899 10348 3883 10333

      3885 10316



$$

GIMMESTAD

