Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Pawnee Buttes, CO ∙ Keota, CO ∙ Pawnee National Grassland, CO

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Denver CO 658 PM MDT Mon Aug 12 2024 The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Weld County in northeastern Colorado... * Until 1000 PM MDT. * At 658 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, gulches, roads, and poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Pawnee Buttes and Keota. This includes the following streams and drainages... Sidney Draw, Igo Creek, South Pawnee Creek, Horsetail Creek, Wild Horse Creek, Cottonwood Creek and North Pawnee Creek. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life. && LAT...LON 4090 10412 4093 10390 4079 10372 4072 10382 4065 10394 4062 10420 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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