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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

236 PM MDT SUN MAY 25 2003



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

AFTERNOON FOR TELLER COUNTY...



AT 240 PM...PUEBLO RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY 

HAD MOVED SOUTHEAST AWAY FROM THE HAYMAN BURN SCAR.



RADAR INDICATED RAIN FALL AMOUNTS HAVE GENERALLY BEEN LESS THAN A 

HALF INCH  THIS AFTERNOON...EXCEPT FOR AREAS ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN 

EDGE OF THE BURN AREA WHERE AMOUNTS OF UP TO 1.5 INCHES HAVE BEEN 

ESTIMATED.

 

HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WHICH HAVE FORMED TO 

THE NORTHWEST OF THE BURN SCAR MAY MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 445 

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. 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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