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WGUS85 KBOU 170048
FLSBOU
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
648 PM MDT WED SEP 16 2026
COC039-170245-
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ELBERT CO-
648 PM MDT WED SEP 16 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM MDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...CENTRAL ELBERT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...
* WHEN...UNTIL 845 PM MDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 648 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN
HAVE FALLEN.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
MIDDLE BIJOU CREEK, REED SPRINGS CREEK, WEST BIJOU CREEK, WILSON
CREEK, WATER GULCH AND EAST BIJOU CREEK. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS UP TO 0.5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA. THIS
ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL ELBERT COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
LAT...LON 3934 10426 3936 10422 3937 10422 3938 10417
3940 10415 3940 10412 3941 10412 3941 10403
3940 10402 3933 10403 3930 10406 3930 10408
3929 10408 3928 10415 3927 10416 3927 10421
3926 10422 3926 10428 3927 10429 3930 10429
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