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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

1005 PM MDT SUN MAY 27 2007



COC073-280600-

LINCOLN CO-

1005 PM MDT SUN MAY 27 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT FOR

EAST CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY...



AT 1005 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT RAIN WAS DECREASING OVER EAST CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY AS THE 

STORM WAS MOVING INTO SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND WESTERN KIT CARSON 

COUNTIES. 



LOCATIONS REMAINING IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

BOYERO.



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN A BAND 

FROM 5 MILES SOUTH OF ARRIBA TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HUGO TO 5 MILES 

NORTHWEST OF BOYERO. AREAS MOST LIKELY TO HAVE FLOODING ARE CREEKS 

ON THE EAST SIDE OF HIGHWAY 40 SOUTHEAST OF HUGO AND ON THE WEST 

SIDE OF HIGHWAY 40 CLOSER TO BOYERO. A SIGNIFICANT RISE IS POSSIBLE 

ON BIG SANDY CREEK FROM 2R ROAD DOWNSTREAM.



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.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY AS THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO

CROSS SAFELY. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A

FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR

VEHICLE. TURN AROUND...DO NOT DROWN.



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

      3885 10316



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