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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

320 PM MDT WED JUL 3 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM MDT WEDNESDAY

AFTERNOON FOR THE HAYMAN BURN AREA OF TELLER COUNTY...



AT 320 PM...THE THUNDERSTORM THAT WAS PRODUCING THE HEAVY RAIN OVER 

THE HAYMAN BURN AREA...NORTHEAST OF LAKE GEORGE HAS WEAKENED.  

DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 1/2 

INCH...BETWEEN 215 PM AND 315 PM...IN A REGION FROM ABOUT 6 MILES 

NORTH NORTHEAST OF LAKE GEORGE...TO ABOUT 6 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF 

LAKE GEORGE.



IN THE HAYMAN BURN AREA...AND REGIONS VERY CLOSE TO THE BURN 

AREA...RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1/2 INCH OR GREATER IN AN ONE HOUR PERIOD 

CAN CAUSE VERY RAPID RISES IN CREEKS AND STREAMS.  IN ADDITION...ASH 

FLOWS MAY OCCUR.  



THE THUNDERSTORM HAS DRIFTED NORTH AND HAS WEAKENED SLIGHTLY.  AS A 

RESULT...RAINFALL TOTALS IN THE NEXT HOUR MAY APPROACH 1/2 INCH OVER 

THE HAYMAN BURN AREA...IN EXTREME NORTHWEST TELLER 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. FLOODING WILL OCCUR

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

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



LAT...LON 3913 10509 3909 10511 3899 10532 3912 10532

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