Flash Flood Warning for Elbert, CO
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What you need to know
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- Elbert
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What is happening
FFWBOU The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Elbert County in east central Colorado... * Until 800 PM MDT. * At 453 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain 7 miles east of Kiowa, or 35 miles west of Limon, moving northeast at 5 mph....
What the bulletin says to do
Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life. Excessive runoff from this storm will cause flash flooding of small creeks and streams, country roads, farmland along creeks, and other low lying areas.
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Bulletin details
FFWBOU The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Elbert County in east central Colorado... * Until 800 PM MDT. * At 453 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain 7 miles east of Kiowa, or 35 miles west of Limon, moving northeast at 5 mph. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, gulches, roads, and poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Mainly rural areas of Central Elbert County. This includes the following streams and drainages... Middle Bijou Creek, Spring Branch, Hay Gulch, Comanche Creek, East Bijou Creek, West Bijou Creek and Wilson Creek.
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- Alert
Flash Flood Warning issued August 14 at 4:53PM MDT until August 14 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Denver CO
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Denver CO. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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