#NWS #flood #nwsflashflood #FlashFloodWarning Flash Flood Warning for Douglas, CO; Elbert, CO #COwx 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 […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 14 at 3:24PM MDT until August 14 at 5:00PM MDT by NWS Denver COAt 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.