Boulder County Flood Warning, as paged

[jimmnn]

FLASH FLD WRNG - S C BLDR CNTY UNTL 515P AT 339P NWS 88D INDCTD VERY HVY RAIN FROM A STRM 3 MI NE OF NEDERLAND OR 33 MI NW OF DNVR. THIS STRM WAS SLOWLY MVNG E.

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[jimmnn]

Extended until 1900hrs

: Flash fld wrng - c bldr cnty in ne co untl 700p : At 453p nws 88d indctd very hvy rain from a strm 2 mi sw of gold hill or 34 mi nw of dnvr. This strm was mvng north at 5.

 

[jimmnn]

U/D: Left Hand Canyon now closed due to mud/rock slides.

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[jimmnn]

Continues today

Flash Flood Watch : BOU@ 7/8/2012 11:23:21 AM BODY: PORTIONS OF C CO NORTH C CO AND NE CO INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN C CO S FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS. IN NORTH C CO N FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS. IN NE CO BLDR/W DNVR SUBURBS CASTLE ROCK/PALMER DIVIDE FORT COLLINS VCNTY/NW WELD CNTY AND DNVR/S/N/E DNVR SUBURBS. THROUGH THIS EVENING : THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS INCLUDING THE FIRE BURNS OF FOUR MI AND HIGH PARK WILL BE VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING TODAY. A VERY MOIST AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS CO WHILE VERY HVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 4 INCHES HAVE FALLEN IN THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. THIS HAS LEFT SOILS SATURATED AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.

 

[zerg901]

Any evacuation orders going out? Are they necessary? I have seen video from southern California where flash flooding will take out homes.

 

[jimmnn]

Any evacuation orders going out? Are they necessary? I have seen video from southern California where flash flooding will take out homes.

Nothing yet.

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