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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

420 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2001



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM MDT THURSDAY

EVENING FOR



  NORTHERN BENT COUNTY...



AT 415 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A 

THUNDERSTORM...WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...2 MILES NORTHEAST OF LAS 

ANIMAS. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES OF 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN IN THE 

PAST HOUR...MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50 BETWEEN LAS ANIMAS AND HASTY.



BE ALERT FOR FAST RISING WATER AND BE READY TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF

NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. KEEP

CHILDREN AND OTHERS AWAY FROM FAST FLOWING WATER AND STORM DRAINS...

WHICH COULD BECOME DEADLY DURING HIGH WATER. FLOODING WILL OCCUR

ALONG CREEKS...IN UNDERPASSES...OVER STREETS AND RURAL ROADS...IN

NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND ARROYOS...AND OVER LOW LYING LAND ALONG CREEK

BANKS.





LAT...LON 3824 10275 3792 10274 3793 10336 3823 10336

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