BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
606 PM MDT THU AUG 22 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...
* UNTIL 800 PM MDT
* AT 602 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE AREA. RAIN
GAUGES INDICATE THAT AT LEAST ONE INCH OF RAIN FELL IN JUST 15
MINUTES...AND THAT NEARLY 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ON
THE AREA. FLASH FLOODING IF IT HASN`T DEVELOPED YET SHOULD BEGIN
SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
SOUTHWESTERN LITTLETON AND CHATFIELD RESERVOIR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...
COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND
OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
