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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

800 PM MDT MON JUL 22 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT MONDAY 

EVENING FOR CHAFFEE COUNTY SOUTHWEST OF BUENA VISTA...



AT 750 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS MOVED OUT 

OF THE FLASH FLOOD AREA. THIS FLASH FLOOD AREA IS AROUND MOUNT 

PRINCETON...WHICH IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF 

BUENA VISTA. ROADWAYS AFFECTED BY THE FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES ARE 

COUNTY ROADS 306...ALSO KNOWN AS THE COTTONWOOD PASS ROADWAY...AND 

COUNTY ROAD 162. 



THE CHALK CLIFFS AREA ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF MOUNT PRINCETON IS 

WHERE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES HAVE OCCURRED. 

ROADWAY 162 IS LOCATED IN THIS REGION.



AT 755 PM...RADAR INDICATED THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS LOCATED 10 MILES 

WEST OF SALIDA...WHICH IS 20 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF BUENA VISTA. 

THE RAIN IS MOVING TO THE SOUTH AT 10 MPH.



AN EVACUATION CENTER HAS BEEN OPENED UP IN THE BUENA VISTA  

COMMUNITY CENTER FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS FLASH 

FLOOD EVENT.



LAT...LON 3890 10607 3864 10601 3859 10636 3886 10638

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