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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

526 PM MDT MON AUG 6 2007



COC035-070115-

DOUGLAS CO-

526 PM MDT MON AUG 6 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT FOR

SOUTHWESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY...



AT 526 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY

HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM NEAR WESTCREEK...OR ABOUT 28 MILES 

NORTHWEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS. THE STORMS THAT PRODUCED THE HEAVY 

RAIN WERE MOVING EAST OF THE WARNING AREA.



RUNOFF FROM THE STORMS HOWEVER MAY STILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING IN 

AREAS IN AND NEAR THE TROUT CREEK BASIN.  AN AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGE 

EAST OF WESTCREEK INDICATED THAT 2.52 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN FROM 

THIS STORM SINCE 4 PM MDT.



LOCATIONS REMAINING IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

DEVILS HEAD...WESTCREEK AND PERRY PARK.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS

AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO

TRIGGER ROCK SLIDES OR MUD FLOWS IN STEEP TERRAIN.



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

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



LAT...LON 3917 10526 3913 10532 3914 10499 3928 10495

      3925 10520



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