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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

515 PM MDT SUN JUL 27 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM MDT SUNDAY 

EVENING FOR TELLER COUNTY AND THE HAYMAN BURN AREA...



AT 510 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN PUEBLO SHOWED SHOWERS 

AND THUNDERSTORMS WEAKENING ACROSS THE TELLER COUNTY HAYMAN BURN 

AREA.  INTENSITIES AND RAINFALL RATES HAVE DIMINISHED CONSIDERABLY.  

THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTH AT 10 MPH.  



THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF MUDSLIDES ON HIGHWAY 67 AROUND MILE 

MARKER 92...NEAR THE TELLER AND PARK COUNTY BORDER...MAKING THE ROAD 

IMPASSABLE. TROUT CREEK MAY ALSO BE RUNNING HIGH.   



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 3912 10503 3893 10504 3894 10531 3911 10532



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