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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

153 PM MDT SAT AUG 2 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  RIO GRANDE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO



* UNTIL 445 PM MDT



* DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO SHOW MODERATE RAINFALL OVER THE MILLION 

  BURN SCAR.  REPORTS OF WATER OVER ROADWAYS IN THE BURN SCAR AND    

  WATER FLOWING DOWN BEAVER CREEK DRAINAGE.  THE AREA OF RAIN IS 

  SHOWING LITTLE MOVEMENT.



* RAINFALL INTENSITY WILL CONTINUE TO RANGE GENERALLY BETWEEN 1/2 

  INCH AND 3/4 INCH PER HOUR IS SOME AREAS.  PEOPLE IN THE BURN 

  SCAR...AND ESPECIALLY IN THE LOWER REACHES OF THE BEAVER CREEK 

  DRAINAGE...SHOULD MOVE THE HIGHER GROUND.



IF YOU ARE IN OR CLOSE TO THE WARNED AREA GO TO HIGHER GROUND

IMMEDIATELY. PEOPLE ALONG CREEKS AND DRAINAGE AREAS SHOULD TAKE

IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO

CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER OR STILL WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH ON FOOT

OR BY VEHICLE. 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. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS IN WATER

ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND GO TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3768 10656 3762 10654 3759 10668 3767 10666



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