Flood Advisory Jefferson County

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
310 PM MDT WED SEP 11 2013

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JEFFERSON CO-
310 PM MDT WED SEP 11 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...

* UNTIL 600 PM MDT

* AT 307 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
HEAVY RAIN DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE URBAN AND SMALL
STREAM FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. HEAVY RAIN THAT HAS FALLEN
OVER THE PAST COUPLE DAYS AND EARLIER TODAY HAS SATURATED THE
GROUND. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CAUSE RAPID RISES IN STREAMS AND
CREEKS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND AT INTERSECTIONS MAY ALSO
BE ENCOUNTERED.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING INCLUDE
WESTERN LAKEWOOD...ARVADA...GOLDEN...EVERGREEN...MORRISON...ASPEN
PARK...IDLEDALE...RED ROCKS PARK...TINY TOWN...INDIAN HILLS...WHITE
RANCH OPEN SPACE AND KITTREDGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER IN
URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL
ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW
INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.