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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

455 PM MDT MON JUL 9 2001



A SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM MDT 

MONDAY EVENING FOR



  NORTH CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTY



AT 451 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED HEAVY 

RAIN CONTINUING OVER OPEN COUNTRY IN THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN ALONG 

AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 69 BETWEEN WALSENBURG AND FARISITA.



PERSISTENT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BROUGHT RAINFALL AMOUNTS 

ESTIMATED BY DOPPLER RADAR IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES TO THIS AREA SINCE 

230 PM.  THIS RAINFALL WILL CAUSE QUICK RISES IN DRAINAGE BASINS 

NORTH OF THE HUERFANO RIVER WHICH COULD WASH OUT GRAVEL AND DIRT 

ROADS IN THAT AREA.



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...WHICH COULD 

BECOME DEADLY DURING HIGH WATER. FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG 

CREEKS...IN UNDERPASSES...IN NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND ARROYOS...AND 

OVER LOW LYING LAND ALONG CREEK BANKS.



LAT...LON 3779 10453 3772 10469 3775 10506 3787 10520

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