Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 23 at 4:32PM MDT until July 23 at 7:30PM MDT by NWS Denver CO
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 23, 2026 - 3:32pm
Expires:
July 23, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description:
FFWBOU
The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Elbert County in east central Colorado...
Central Lincoln County in east central Colorado...
* Until 730 PM MDT.
* At 432 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible
in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
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...
Mainly rural areas of Southeastern Elbert and Central Lincoln
Counties.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Apache Creek, Mustang Creek, Antelope Creek, South Rush Creek,
Middle Rush Creek, Long Creek, Rush Creek and North Rush Creek.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Excessive runoff from this storm will cause flash flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland along creeks, and other
low lying areas.
Area Description:
Elbert, CO; Lincoln, CO
Forcast Office:
NWS Denver CO
Sender: