Flood Advisory for Lincoln, CO
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- Lincoln
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- Minor
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What is happening
What: Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Where: Central Lincoln County in east central Colorado... When: Until 1130 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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* WHAT...Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Central Lincoln County in east central Colorado... * WHEN...Until 1130 PM MDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 835 PM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This may cause small stream flooding. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. This includes the following streams and drainages... Middle Rush Creek, Sevenmile Creek, Big Sandy Creek, North Rush Creek, Long Creek and Apache 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... Hugo.
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Flood Advisory issued August 13 at 8:35PM MDT until August 13 at 11:30PM 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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