Alert: Flash Flood Warning issued May 30 at 5:12PM MDT expiring May 30 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Denver CO

Event: Flash Flood Warning
Sender Name: NWS Denver CO
Issued: 2014-05-30T17:12:33-06:00
Expires: 2014-05-30T20:00:00-06:00
WEA Text: Flash Flood Warning this area til 8:00 PM MDT. Avoid flood areas. Check local media. -NWS
Description: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
EASTERN ARAPAHOE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO…
WELD COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO…
CENTRAL ADAMS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO…

* UNTIL 800 PM MDT

* AT 505 PM MDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR PURCELL TO NEAR MILTON
RESERVOIR TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF BYERS. THE STORMS ARE MOVING NORTH
AT 15 MPH. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF
RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN A FEW SPOTS…INCLUDING LOCATIONS EAST
OF CORNISH AND GILL…BETWEEN ROGGEN AND HARDIN…AND JUST EAST
AND SOUTHEAST OF BYERS. MOST AREAS IN THE WARNING INCLUDING THE
GREELEY AREA COULD SEE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN 45 MINUTES…WITH
A FEW SPOTS SEEING AS MUCH AS 3 INCHES AS THE STORMS MOVE SLOWLY
NORTHWARD.

* AT 508 PM…A WEATHER SPOTTER 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BYERS HAS
ALREADY REPORTED WATER FLOWING SEVERL INCHES DEEP THROUGH A BARN.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
GREELEY…EVANS…FORT LUPTON…LOCHBUIE…EATON…SEVERANCE…
HUDSON…BENNETT…LA SALLE…AULT…KERSEY…KEENESBURG…
GILCREST…PIERCE…DEER TRAIL…NUNN…GROVER…BYERS…STRASBURG
AND LUCERNE.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES…LITTLE OWL
CREEK…LITTLE SAND CREEK…MIDDLE BIJOU CREEK…SHERMAN RANCH
SLOUGH…LONE TREE CREEK…ROCK CREEK…WILLOW CREEK…NORTH FORK
GEARY CREEK…SPRING CREEK…WEST FORK WILLOW CREEK…CROW CREEK…
LOST CREEK…WEST BIJOU CREEK…WILDHORSE CREEK…SAND CREEK…
WEST SAND CREEK…LITTLE ANTELOPE CREEK…LITTLE SIMPSON CREEK…
HORSE CREEK…GEARY CREEK…HOWARD CREEK…ANTELOPE CREEK…BIJOU CREEK…
HAY GULCH…ROBINSON CREEK…KIOWA CREEK…LITTLE COMANCHE CREEK AND
WOLF CREEK.
Instruction: MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Categories: Met,
Area Description: Arapahoe; Weld; Adams

Message Identifier: NWS-140501-651292-614282
CAP MessageType: Alert
Added note: – Flash Flood Warnings warnings