Flash Flood Warning for Southeastern Lincoln County, Colorado
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NOAA issued it on August 16, 2026, 8 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Denver has issued a Flash Flood Warning for southeastern Lincoln County in east central Colorado until 10:15 PM MDT on August 15.
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- Record type
- Flash Flood Warning
- Affected area
- Southeastern Lincoln County, Colorado
- Issued
- August 16, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Denver CO
Flood notices turn on location and timing. Treat the named area as this record's scope; do not assume nearby counties, parishes, or waterways were included.
Record status: historical. It was issued 8 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southeastern Lincoln County, Colorado.
Alert Details
A Flash Flood Warning (event code FFW) has been issued by the National Weather Service in Denver CO. The alert is effective from August 15 at 7:09 PM MDT until August 15 at 10:15 PM MDT. The warning carries a severity of Severe, with immediate urgency and likely certainty.
Affected Areas
The warning covers southeastern Lincoln County in east central Colorado, primarily rural areas east of Karval.
What You Should Do
Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life. Avoid excessive runoff from this storm that will cause flash flooding of small creeks and streams, country roads, farmland along creeks, and other low lying areas.
Expected Conditions
At 7:09 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen, with additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches possible. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Hazard is flash flooding caused by thunderstorms, with impacts including flooding of small creeks and streams, gulches, roads, and poor drainage and low-lying areas.
Timeline
The alert was sent and became effective at 2026-08-15T19:09:00-06:00 and expires at 2026-08-15T22:15:00-06:00.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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