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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

102 AM MDT MON JUN 30 2003...CORRECTED TYPO



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM MDT MONDAY 

MORNING FOR OTERO COUNTY...



STRONG AND SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCED RAINFALL AMOUNTS    

ESTIMATED TO BE 2.5 INCHES OR GREATER OVER SOME LOCATIONS IN   

SOUTHERN OTERO COUNTY.  THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...BUT SMALL CREEKS 

AND ARROYOS CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH...AND FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE 

THROUGH 345 AM.



DEPUTIES REPORTS THAT ANDERSON ARROYO IS FLOODING SOUTH OF LA 

JUNTA.  THE HIGH WATER HAS REACHED THE DOORSTEPS OF SOME HOMES SOUTH 

OF LA JUNTA...AND ANDERSON ARROYO IS FLOWING OVER COUNTY ROAD 28 

SOUTH OF LA JUNTA.



AS THE HIGH WATER IN ANDERSON ARROYO FLOWS NORTHWARD...FLASH 

FLOODING IS LIKELY ALONG ANDERSON ARROYO IN LA JUNTA.  PERSONS 

CLOSE TO ANDERSON ARROYO SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FLASH FLOODING WITH 

A RAPID RISE IN WATER LEVEL.  THE HIGH WATER IN ANDERSON ARROYO MAY 

CAUSE FLOODING OF ROADS IN LA JUNTA...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 50. 



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 AND STORM DRAINS...WHICH COULD BECOME DEADLY DURING HIGH WATER.

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

UNDERPASSES...OVER STREETS AND RURAL ROADS...IN NORMALLY DRY WASHES

AND ARROYOS...AND OVER LOW LYING LAND ALONG CREEK BANKS.



LAT...LON 3798 10344 3771 10342 3773 10373 3792 10369



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