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<br />THE DENVER PCt~iT
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<br />"CO-LORAI>O. FLOOD-ING
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<br />. By Kieran Nicholso,! 1'.1'\ fl.1sh"flood watch was po ed for por-
<br />f Otn~lN P~I Stll! W/IlIN , I ~ 1 t~oris of.'cxtrcmeeast-ccntral )Iorado ex,
<br />Hl'lief for raln-we~ 'f r('sidt'nt~ fL(:9~" I. "nding :lnto Nf.~ra.s.k<1 ~nd Ka 'as through
<br />I, rado is in sight. put q -t they'll hili' to~~t' , Iql~h1ay (o~aY!;I('lJ:Prdm!t to e National
<br />through aI ]l'as~~ne? ore we,! d~ !'. ~I~ ~thjlSf'm.T i .
<br />'. . The, sla le',5 r,al~~ll . d we9tht~_ )~}h'r ~~: .,~ QYJ~ ,daYr I.l?w.e)~er!.th~ Jet (ream will
<br />"IS gomgitQ,br~ak: Hie bit 0 [ntla~ - lItt<'\' the \.>;fJst-..takw&.lh monsoonal
<br />~~ said Mlkt<Nrlsq,nr.1( ,\'-Chaillwl' met ~:'~ oiS('Url"with it,":NelSIlo said, :II,
<br />,,, roJogist. "11 ....:~n'l. q pJetl'ly _c~t OH\ e ~ As the syst('fIl shirts, hea . rai'bs and
<br />II moisture. but IL WIll t ofC qUIte; bit... pOssible Hash floods are for st in Idaho,
<br />I ~ ,That's good news f r residenb ,of nor~h. Ulah and Nevada. Showers ar eXpl.'tted In
<br />eastern Colorado, wh re the ground is sat. Washington state and western~Montana.
<br />urated and rivers artltcre~ks ar~swoll<11. t In Colorado, the weather sRould warm
<br />s.erore. c!('arlOg ou~ PI~lns' reSIdents, es- up and dry out the saturated lround. '
<br />p<'Clal.ly In Morgan, ~.ashlOgton and l..o,gan "It's going to get hotter ana evaporate
<br />counhe!!, should be aware of pOSSible the moisture out of the soil,"~elson said,
<br />storm clouds todaY.i' II" .
<br />"Tht' are just tot II[ soaked:', Nelson That coul,d be a double-edge'd sword.
<br />said. y ~ t I" W "It'll a bit of vicious cycle~ it's prettY'
<br />,. A wNth!.'r spotie~ n northeastern WJld easy to .make thunderstoqt,1s"~as evaporat-
<br />'County has measur 20 i.nchef of rain Ipg mOlsture.combl~es With mmg after~
<br />siJI('(' June..!, sailli meteorOI~lsl Jim noon heat, Nelson said. .j
<br />WirS~hO~.lJ~:tir'~?1ir' n in, Stalc!l Wealher Today's torrential finale eo~ld strike
<br />~'$t:'rv~Cf':;;'I,t't~" ,,'.... t .~ anywhere,
<br />J~~'Norm'5J.ly,I'",n~~ l~lt{y!ari ~ey only 'J "Really, 1 wouldn't pick oue;1ny spot (as
<br />"get 12 toPl4 mrhe~ t'there. T get thai bt'ing) more susceptible than any other. Ar-
<br />much in two mon,th :~ 11::;-e, Rasieally, eas where there is a great population are I
<br />we'H,~ontinue to ha\.t this mu".,,"..~ ~I pal- the fIlost vulnerable becauS(' 'that's wh(~re ." , ;.
<br />lern.\,\V(' wun',t see uch rr,lif' ;until at there is someone to hear the tree fall in the 'iBarb Brandenburg 01 Weldona surveys her flood d backyard.
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