Flash Flood Warning for Washington, CO
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- Washington
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What is happening
FFWBOU The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Washington County in northeastern Colorado... * Until 1030 PM MDT. * At 737 PM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 3...
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. 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... Southeastern Washington County in northeastern Colorado... * Until 1030 PM MDT. * At 737 PM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. 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... Arickaree School, Anton and Elba. This includes the following streams and drainages... North Fork Arikaree River, Jack Creek, Arikaree River and Gordon Creek.
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 14 at 7:37PM MDT until August 14 at 10:30PM 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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