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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

558 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2001



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

EVENING FOR



  NORTHERN BENT COUNTY.



AT 555 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED VERY 

HEAVY RAIN ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAS ANIMAS...MOVING SOUTH

AT 10 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN HAVE MOVED 

SOUTH...AWAY FROM NORTHERN BENT COUNTY.  LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS

WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN BENT COUNTY THROUGH 700 PM MDT. THIS 

WILL LESSEN THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING ACROSS NORTHERN BENT 

COUNTY...HOWEVER CREEKS AND STREAM MAY STILL BE RUNNING AT OR ABOVE

BANKFULL. 



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 3825 10275 3785 10274 3786 10337 3825 10339

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