Flood Advisory for Arapahoe, CO; Douglas, CO; Elbert, CO
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What is happening
What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Where: Northwestern Elbert County in east central Colorado... Southeastern Arapahoe County in northeastern Colorado... Northeastern Douglas County in northeastern Colorado... When: Until 830 PM MDT.
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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Bulletin details
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Northwestern Elbert County in east central Colorado... Southeastern Arapahoe County in northeastern Colorado... Northeastern Douglas County in northeastern Colorado... * WHEN...Until 830 PM MDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 527 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. This includes the following streams and drainages... Running Creek, Kiowa Creek, Bayou Gulch, Kinney Creek, Murphy Creek, East Toll Gate Creek, Dry Creek, Happy Canyon Creek, Newlin Gulch, Piney Creek, West Toll Gate Creek, Cherry Creek and Coal Creek. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Southern Aurora, southeastern Centennial, Parker, The Pinery and Foxfield.
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Flood Advisory issued August 26 at 5:27PM MDT until August 26 at 8:30PM 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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