Flood Advisory for Larimer, CO
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What you need to know
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- Larimer
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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: Southeastern Larimer County in north central Colorado... including the Cameron Peak Burn Scar. When: Until 700 PM MDT.
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Heavy Rainfall will cause minor flooding of creeks and streams, roads and roadside culverts in the affected part of the Cameron Peak burn area. The heavy rains could also trigger rock slides or debris flows.
Full official description
Bulletin details
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Southeastern Larimer County in north central Colorado... including the Cameron Peak Burn Scar. * WHEN...Until 700 PM MDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 403 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. This includes the following streams and drainages... Buckhorn Creek, North Fork Fish Creek, Cedar Creek, Sheep Creek, Eld Creek and Miller Fork. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.50 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 Southeastern Larimer County including the Cameron Peak Burn Scar.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Flood Advisory issued August 26 at 4:03PM MDT until August 26 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Denver CO
Official revision
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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