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URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

820 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM

FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR



  BACA COUNTY

  BENT COUNTY

  PROWERS COUNTY



AT 811 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED VERY 

HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE OPEN COUNTRY OF WESTERN BACA COUNTY...AND NEAR 

THE TOWN OF LAS ANIMAS IN CENTRAL BENT COUNTY.



SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS 

THE SOUTHEASTERN PLAINS THIS EVENING. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 

AROUND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE 5 PM MDT ACROSS PORTIONS OF 

BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES. FLOODING OF LOW LYING SPOTS IS 

LIKELY IN THE TOWN OF PRITCHETT...AND ACROSS HIGHWAY 160 WEST OF 

SPRINGFIELD...IN BACA COUNTY. ADDITIONAL PROBLEM AREAS INCLUDE 

ACROSS AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50...BETWEEN THE TOWN OF LAS ANIMAS AND 

JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR...IN BENT COUNTY...AND THE OPEN COUNTRY OF 

NORTHERN PROWERS COUNTY.



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 10206 3700 10205 3702 10273 3825 10337

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