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<br />APPENDIX <br /> <br />July 15,. 1996 <br />MEMORANDUM FOR: The Record <br />FROM: WSFO Denver <br />SUBJECT: Flood Deaths <br />EVENT: Flash Flood <br />DATE OCCURRED: Friday July 12th between 900 p.m. and midnight. <br />OFFICE: NWSFO Denvl~r, CO <br /> <br />DEATHS: <br /> <br />Two (43 year old male was swept away in his car; 73 year old male was swept <br /> <br />away in a trailer he lived in). <br /> <br />INJURlES: None <br />DAMAGE: Rural area, but damage was extensive induding: County Road 128 washed away, <br /> <br />bridge washed away, firehouse destroyed, ambulance totaled, Recreation Center lifted <br /> <br />from its foundation, several cars/trucks overturned, hundreds of mature trees uprooted, <br /> <br />loss of electricity, telephone and water services. <br /> <br />W A TC HES : Tornado watch in effect, but no flash flood watch. <br /> <br />WARNINGS: Numerous tornado warnings in effect east of the area., but no warnings (severe, <br /> <br />tornado, or flash flood) for Jefferson County at the start of the flooding. A flash flood <br /> <br />warning was issued by the WSFO at 1013 p.m. that was effective until 215 a,m, on July <br /> <br />13th. <br />SUMMARY OF OUR SERVICE <br /> <br />RADAR: <br /> <br />The WSR-88D operated without problems during the event. Numerous <br /> <br />28 <br />