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Saturday, September 14, 2013

New Flash Flood Warning from NWS: Expires 3:45 9/14

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Flash Flood Warning

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
237 PM MDT SAT SEP 14 2013

COC019-059-142145-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JEFFERSON CO-CLEAR CREEK CO-
237 PM MDT SAT SEP 14 2013

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM MDT FOR
WEST CENTRAL JEFFERSON AND SOUTHEASTERN CLEAR CREEK COUNTIES...

AT 237 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT RAIN HAD DECREASED
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL HAD TOTALLED ABOUT 1 TO 1.25 INCHES
IN THE BROOKVALE AREA...LIKELY PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
EVERGREEN AND BROOKVALE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS
AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS.  THE HEAVY RAINS COULD
ALSO TRIGGER ROCK SLIDES OR DEBRIS FLOWS IN STEEP TERRAIN.

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

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LAT...LON 3967 10554 3969 10540 3965 10532 3958 10534
      3953 10540 3957 10540 3957 10555

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