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: Debris flows and flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Debris flows causing minor flooding. Where: Southeastern Larimer County in north central Colorado... When: Until 615 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...Debris flows and flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Southeastern Larimer County in north central Colorado... * WHEN...Until 615 PM MDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Debris flows causing minor flooding. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 316 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Up to 0.5 inches of rain have fallen. This includes the following streams and drainages... Pendergrass Creek, Black Creek, Sheep Creek, Eld Creek, Redstone Creek, Pennock Creek, South Fork Cache La Poudre River, Miller Fork, Buckhorn Creek, Cedar Creek and North Fork Fish Creek. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch 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.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Flood Advisory issued August 14 at 3:17PM MDT until August 14 at 6:15PM 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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