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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

740 PM MDT FRI JUL 5 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM MDT FRIDAY 

EVENING FOR PROWERS COUNTY...



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT UP TO 6 1/2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 

IN THE WOLF CREEK...GRANADA CREEK..AND PLUM CREEK DRAINAGE BASINS OF 

SOUTH CENTRAL PROWERS COUNTY.



SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN...CONTINUE TO MOVE 

NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH OVER AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED VERY HEAVY 

RAINFALL.  RUNOFF FROM THIS RAIN WILL CAUSE FAST FLOWING ABOVE 

BANKFUL HIGH WATER...AND COUNTY ROAD EROSION AND WASHOUTS IN SOUTH 

CENTRAL AND CENTRAL PROWERS COUNTY.  FLOODING WATERS WILL FLOW 

DOWNSTREAM IN WOLF...GRANADA...AND PLUM CREEKS CAUSING FLOODING OF 

LOW LYING AREAS UP TO THE GRANADA AREA.



THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN WEAKENING SINCE 7 PM.



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 3804 10218 3794 10215 3778 10233 3764 10262

          3790 10256

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