Flood Advisory for 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: West Central Elbert County in east central Colorado... Southeastern Douglas County in northeastern Colorado... When: Until 415 PM MDT.
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Full official description
Bulletin details
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...West Central Elbert County in east central Colorado... Southeastern Douglas County in northeastern Colorado... * WHEN...Until 415 PM MDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 122 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. This includes the following streams and drainages... Antelope Creek, Running Creek, Kiowa Creek, West Bijou Creek, West Kiowa Creek, East Cherry Creek, Comanche Creek, Crowfoot Creek, Elk Creek, Cherry Creek and West Cherry 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... Elbert.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
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Flood Advisory issued July 28 at 1:22PM MDT until July 28 at 4:15PM MDT by NWS Denver CO
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Source and limitations
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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