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SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

1230 AM MDT THU JUN 21 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY

IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 AM MDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR



  PUEBLO COUNTY



AT 1210 AM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED VERY 

HEAVY RAIN OVER THE CITY OF PUEBLO...AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.



AN AREA OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS...HAS PRODUCED A RADAR ESTIMATED 1 

TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF PUEBLO AND THE SURROUNDING 

AREA...SINCE 1100 PM MDT.  THESE STORMS WERE TRACKING TO THE 

SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH...BUT ARE STILL EXPECTED TO PRODUCE UP TO AN 

INCH OF ADDITIONAL RAIN...BEFORE MOVING AWAY.  RAINFALL OF THIS 

INTENSITY WILL LIKELY CAUSE DRAINAGE DITCHES...UNDERPASSES...AND 

OTHER LOW LYING AREAS TO FLOOD.  AFTER 2 AM...THE STORMS SHOULD BE 

GONE AND WATER LEVELS SHOULD SUBSIDE.  



UNTIL THEN...SLOW DOWN AND EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION.  YOU MAY COME 

UPON FAST FLOWING WATER OVER THE ROADWAY...OR YOUR VEHICLE MAY BEGIN 

TO HYDROPLANE UNEXPECTEDLY...SO BE PREPARED.  ADDITIONALLY...AREAS 

OF VERY INTENSE RAINFALL MAY SUDDENLY REDUCE YOUR VISIBILITY TO NEAR 

ZERO...MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING.  STAY ALERT AND BE 

PREPARED TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD TO A PLACE A SAFETY IF NECESSARY.



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. FLOODING WILL OCCUR

ALONG SMALLER CREEKS...OVER RURAL ROADS...IN NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND

ARROYOS...AND OVER LOW LYING LAND ALONG CREEK BANKS.



LAT...LON 3851 10492 3824 10492 3825 10504 3790 10503

          3790 10407 3851 10406

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