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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

138 PM MDT FRI AUG 31 2001



A SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM MDT

FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR



  WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY.



AT 135 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED VERY 

HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING OVER COLORADO SPRINGS.  



SLOW MOVING STORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE 

COLORADO SPRINGS AREA THROUGH 215 PM...CAUSING QUICK RISES IN CREEKS 

AND STREAMS ALONG WITH STREET FLOODING.  STREET FLOODING HAS BEEN 

REPORTED IN NUMEROUS AREAS OF COLORADO SPRINGS.  IF YOU ARE DRIVING 

AROUND COLORADO SPRINGS AVOID LOW SPOTS ALONG ROADWAYS...AND 

UNDERPASSES.



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 3894 10468 3867 10468 3865 10491 3877 10491 3894 10495

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