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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

1013 PM MDT SUN AUG 5 2001



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT SUNDAY

EVENING FOR



  EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY



AT 1006 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED AN AREA 

OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN OVER THE EXTREME NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF 

FREMONT COUNTY...ABOUT 10 MILES NORTH OF PENROSE. RAINFALL RATES IN 

THIS AREA WERE BETWEEN ONE HALF INCH AND 1 INCH PER HOUR. A LARGE 

AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WITH RAINFALL RATES OF LESS THAN A 

HALF INCH AN HOUR COVERED THE REMAINDER OF FREMONT COUNTY. 



RADAR ESTIMATES NEARLY 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ALONG THE BEAVER 

AND EIGHT MILE CREEK DRAINAGE BASIN NORTH OF PENROSE.



EVEN THOUGH RAIN IS BEGINNING TO DIMINISH...WATER LEVELS ALONG AREA 

CREEKS AND ARROYOS MAY CONTINUE TO RISE DUE TO RUNOFF FROM RAINFALL 

IN NORTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE 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.



WATCH FOR ROCKSLIDES AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN. WHEN DRIVING...

SLOW DOWN TO AVOID HITTING ROCKS AND MUD ON THE ROADWAY.



LAT...LON 3856 10515 3845 10496 3864 10494 3863 10522

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