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Flash Flood Warning

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Douglas, CO; Elbert, CO

Status In Progress Started 4 minutes ago
Ends
Issued
Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Likely

Details

At 324 PM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms had ended across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
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... Elizabeth, Franktown, Ponderosa Park and Castlewood Canyon.
This includes the following streams and drainages... Cherry Creek south of Franktown, Coal Creek, Willow Creek, East Cherry Creek, Running Creek, Lake Gulch, Bayou Gulch, East Plum Creek and Gold Creek.
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