Please be prepared for additional rain, thunderstorms and potential for flooding within Jefferson County (and along the front range).
Flood Warning
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
750 AM MDT SAT SEP 14 2013
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WELD CO-PARK CO-JEFFERSON CO-LARIMER CO-CLEAR CREEK CO-BROOMFIELD CO-
GILPIN CO-BOULDER CO-
750 AM MDT SAT SEP 14 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WESTERN WELD COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...
NORTHEASTERN PARK COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO...
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...
LARIMER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO...
EASTERN CLEAR CREEK COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO...
BROOMFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...
GILPIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO...
BOULDER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...
* UNTIL 745 PM MDT SATURDAY
* AT 741 AM MDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLOODING CONTINUING
IN NUMEROUS LOCATIONS FROM THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE DENVER
METRO AREA NORTH TO THE FORT COLLINS AREA. SOME OF THE PLACES
WHERE FLOODING WAS OCCURRING INCLUDED THE ST VRAIN
RIVER...LEFTHAND CREEK...BOULDER CREEK...AND COAL CREEK FROM
EASTERN BOULDER COUNTY INTO WELD COUNTY...THE BIG THOMPSON AND
LITTLE THOMPSON RIVERS...AND CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER IN LARIMER AND
WELD COUNTIES. THERE ARE WIDESPREAD ROAD CLOSURES AND SOME ROADS
AND BRIDGES HAVE BEEN WASHED OUT.
THE AREAL FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR LOCATIONS IN DENVER
COUNTY...ADAMS COUNTY...WHICH ALSO INCLUDES THE CITY OF AURORA. NO
FURTHER REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED IN THESE LOCATIONS.
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT OVER FLOODED AREAS. THE ADDITIONAL RAIN MAY
CAUSE RENEWED FLOODING IN AREAS WHERE THE WATER HAS RECEDED. BE
PREPARED TO EVACUATE IF YOU LIVE IN A LOW LYING AREA. HAVE YOUR
IMPORTANT PERSONAL BELONGINGS TOGETHER IN THE EVENT OF AN
EVACUATION.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
FORT COLLINS...GREELEY...LAKEWOOD...ARVADA...WESTMINSTER...
BOULDER...LONGMONT...LOVELAND...BROOMFIELD...SOUTHWESTERN
LITTLETON...BRIGHTON...WHEAT RIDGE...LAFAYETTE...GOLDEN...
WINDSOR...EVANS...LOUISVILLE...ERIE...EVERGREEN...SUPERIOR...
FIRESTONE...JOHNSTOWN...FREDERICK...FORT LUPTON...WELLINGTON...
ESTES PARK...MILLIKEN...BERTHOUD...DACONO AND MEAD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES IN URBAN AREAS.
ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF
CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
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LAT...LON 4000 10474 4001 10502 3988 10506 3964 10508
3963 10511 3963 10508 3948 10510 3948 10513
3945 10513 3939 10540 3961 10566 3992 10562
4030 10563 4098 10609 4099 10476
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