Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 22 at 8:48PM MDT until July 22 at 11:45PM MDT by NWS Denver CO
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 22, 2026 - 7:48pm
Expires:
July 22, 2026 - 10:45pm
Description:
FFWBOU
The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Lincoln County in east central Colorado...
* Until 1145 PM MDT.
* At 848 PM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
1.5 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is
1.5 to 2.5 inches in 1 hour. 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...
Hugo, Arriba and Genoa.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Hell Creek, Dugout Creek, South Fork Republican River, Long Creek,
Big Sandy Creek and Sevenmile Creek.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
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:
Lincoln, CO
Forcast Office:
NWS Denver CO
Sender: