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URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

930 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2001



AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM 

MDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR



  BACA COUNTY

  BENT COUNTY

  PROWERS COUNTY



SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS EARLIER THIS EVENING PRODUCED HEAVY 

RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN PLAINS. DOPPLER RADAR 

ESTIMATES THAT BETWEEN 3 AND 4 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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