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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

256 PM MDT FRI MAY 30 2003



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

AFTERNOON FOR THE THE HAYMAN BURN SCAR IN TELLER COUNTY...



THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT WERE OVER THE HAYMAN BURN AREA HAVE 

WEAKENED...WITH LIGHT RAIN CONTINUING TO FALL.  THE TELLER COUNTY 

SHERIFF REPORTED THAT TELLER COUNTY ROAD 33 HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY  

FLOODING.



ALTHOUGH THE RAINFALL RATES HAVE DECREASED...FLOODING OF CREEKS AND 

ROADS IN THE HAYMAN BURN SCAR AREA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 445 

PM...DUE TO RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINS WHICH OCCURRED EARLIER.  

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE IN THE 

REGION...WHICH CAN BRING ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS TO THE REGION. 



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 3914 10510 3907 10509 3896 10534 3914 10533



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