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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

410 PM MDT WED AUG 28 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM MDT WEDNESDAY

AFTERNOON FOR FOR AREAS FROM THE SPANISH PEAKS TO AGUILAR



NEW RAIN HAS BEGUN ACROSS AREAS FROM THE SPANISH PEAKS TO AGUILAR. 

HOWEVER...THIS AREA OF RAIN IS MOVING QUICKLY TO THE EAST. A TOTAL 

OF LESS THAN 1/2 OF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS NEW AREA OF 

RAIN. 



ALTHOUGH NO REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE BEEN REPORTED...AREAS ALONG THE 

APISHPA RIVER AND ASSOCIATED TRIBUTARIES FROM THE SPANISH PEAKS TO 

AGUILAR SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR HIGH WATER. 



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. AS

LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR

VEHICLE...AND 2 FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES...

INCLUDING SUVS AND PICKUPS. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD FATALITIES ARE

VEHICLE RELATED. KEEP CHILDREN AND OTHERS AWAY FROM FAST FLOWING

WATER. FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG CREEKS...IN DRAINAGE AREAS...OVER

RURAL ROADS...IN NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND ARROYOS...AND OVER LOW LYING

LAND ALONG CREEK BANKS.



LAT...LON 3757 10443 3719 10443 3719 10491 3736 10477

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