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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

140 PM MDT SUN MAY 25 2003



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

AFTERNOON FOR TELLER COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO...



AT 145 PM...PUEBLO RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE HAYMAN 

BURN SCAR AREA...MOVING VERY SLOWLY SOUTHEAST. 



RADAR PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES OF 0.75 TO 1 INCH PER HOUR HAVE BEEN 

INDICATED OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE BURN AREA. 



OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTHWEST AND WEST OF THE 

BURN AREA WILL LIKELY MOVE ACROSS DURING THE NEXT 2 TO 3 HOURS.



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.



WATCH FOR ROCKSLIDES AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN. WHEN DRIVING...

SLOW DOWN TO AVOID HITTING ROCKS AND MUD ON THE ROADWAY.



LAT...LON 3911 10504 3892 10505 3892 10530 3911 10531



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