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Flood Advisory for Elbert, CO

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What is happening

What: Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Rises in small streams and normally dry creeks. Where: West Central Elbert County in east central Colorado... When: Until 945 PM MDT.

What the bulletin says to do

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause minor flooding of small creeks and streams, country roads, farmland along creeks, and other low lying areas.

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Bulletin details

* WHAT...Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...West Central Elbert County in east central Colorado... * WHEN...Until 945 PM MDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Rises in small streams and normally dry creeks. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 804 PM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This may cause small stream flooding. Between 0.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. This includes the following streams and drainages... Comanche Creek, Spring Branch, East Bijou Creek, Antelope Creek and West Bijou Creek. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Mainly rural areas of West Central Elbert County.

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Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Flood Advisory issued August 14 at 8:04PM MDT until August 14 at 9:45PM MDT by NWS Denver CO

    Official revision
  2. Alert

    Flood Advisory issued August 14 at 6:44PM MDT until August 14 at 9:45PM MDT by NWS Denver CO

    Official revision

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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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