BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1209 AM MDT FRI SEP 13 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN PARK COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO... JEFFERSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO... CLEAR CREEK COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO... GILPIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO... * UNTIL 600 AM MDT * AT 1205 AM MDT...THE JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED EVACUATIONS WERE TAKING PLACE ALONG UPPER BEAR CREEK. BEAR CREEK WAS RUNNING EXTREMELY HIGH ALL THE WAY DOWN THROUGH MORRISON. CONSIDERABLE FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE ENTIRE STRETCH OF BEAR CREEK TONIGHT...AS WELL AS ALONG MANY OTHER STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE RAIN FALLING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...ADDING TO FLASH FLOOD PROBLEMS. ANOTHER ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... GOLDEN...EVERGREEN...IDAHO SPRINGS... GEORGETOWN...CENTRAL CITY...MORRISON...EMPIRE...SILVER PLUME...BLACK HAWK...DUMONT...FLOYD HILL...MT EVANS...ROLLINSVILLE...TINY TOWN...ST MARYS GLACIER...TOLLAND...KITTREDGE...CONIFER...ASPEN SPRINGS...PINE JUNCTION...BLUE VALLEY...PINE...BROOKVALE... IDLEDALE...ECHO LAKE...HARRIS PARK...BERGEN PARK...HIGHLAND PARK AND ASPEN PARK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK SLIDES OR DEBRIS FLOWS IN STEEP TERRAIN. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IT IS BEST TO NOT DRIVE AT ALL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. && LAT...LON 3984 10571 3984 10570 3986 10570 3994 10564 3993 10541 3987 10540 3973 10527 3977 10519 3960 10513 3941 10527 3941 10561 3974 10578
Posted on: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 06:49:01 +0000
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