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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

835 PM MDT FRI JUL 5 2002



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

EVENING FOR PROWERS COUNTY...



DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS THAT HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF PROWERS 

COUNTY...BUT LIGHT RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL IN THE CENTRAL PART OF 

PROWERS COUNTY...WHERE RADAR ESTIMATED OVER 6 1/2 INCHES OF RAIN 

FELL SINCE AROUND 6 PM.



FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY OCCURRING IN THE WOLF CREEK...GRANADA 

CREEK...AND PLUM CREEK DRAINAGES...AND COUNTY ROADS MAY HAVE BEEN 

WASHED OUT.  WATER SHOULD BE RECEDING THROUGH 930 PM IN CENTRAL 

PROWERS COUNTY...BUT THE ABOVE DRAINAGE BASINS SHOULD EXPERIENCE 

RAPID RISES IN WATER DOWNSTREAM TOWARD GRANADA AND HOLLY. 



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 3805 10222 3777 10236 3766 10270 3793 10255

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