Flood Advisory

Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Denver CO
1209 PM MDT Sat Aug 15 2026

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Adams CO-Arapahoe CO-Elbert CO-Morgan CO-
1209 PM MDT Sat Aug 15 2026

...FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding along Bijou Creek caused by excessive rainfall.

* WHERE...Rural and low lying areas along Bijou Creek in northern
  Elbert, Central Adams, Central Arapahoe, and southwestern Morgan
  Counties.

* WHEN...Until 900 PM MDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding along Bijou Creek.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

    - At 1204 PM MDT, Local law enforcement reported flooding had
    occurred along Bijou Creek through Adams County. Water had caused
    closer of a couple county roads, but they have since reopened.
    Water had also crested and spilled onto Colfax Avenue in rural
    Adams County. The crest has passed this area, but will continue
    moving downstream and affect areas farther north through the Hoyt
    area and toward the confluence with the South Platte River in
    Morgan County.

    - This includes the following streams and drainages...
    West Bijou Creek and Bijou Creek.

    - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    rural and low lying areas along Bijou Creek.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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LAT...LON 3956 10431 3981 10424 4010 10401 4019 10405
      4027 10406 4030 10402 4028 10395 4031 10387
      4028 10383 4022 10390 3984 10409 3982 10416
      3974 10420 3974 10421 3973 10420 3966 10419
      3950 10425 3950 10433


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