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Flood Advisory for Lincoln, CO

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Lincoln
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Minor
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What is happening

What: 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: Northeastern Lincoln County in east central Colorado... When: Until 1100 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...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Northeastern Lincoln County in east central Colorado... * WHEN...Until 1100 PM MDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Rises in small streams and normally dry creeks. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 820 PM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms, with additional thunderstorms moving into the area. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. This includes the following streams and drainages... Hell Creek and Dugout Creek. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Mainly rural areas of Northeastern Lincoln County.

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Official revisions

3 captured
  1. Update

    Flood Advisory issued July 22 at 8:20PM MDT until July 22 at 11:00PM MDT by NWS Denver CO

    Official revision
  2. Update

    Flood Advisory issued July 22 at 7:00PM MDT until July 22 at 8:45PM MDT by NWS Denver CO

    Official revision
  3. Alert

    Flood Advisory issued July 22 at 5:39PM MDT until July 22 at 8:45PM 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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