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WGUS75 KPUB 092052

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COC105-092245-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

245 PM MDT SAT AUG 9 2003



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

AFTERNOON FOR THE MILLION BURN SCAR IN RIO GRANDE COUNTY...



A STRONG STORM...WHICH PRODUCED LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...HAS MOVED 

ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE MILLION BURN SCAR BETWEEN 140 PM AND 

210 PM. RADAR ESTIMATED THAT UP TO 0.30 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 

ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE BURN SCAR DURING THIS TIME 

FRAME...HOWEVER LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.



THIS STORM HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA...AND IS LOCATED 4 MILES 

NORTHEAST OF DEL NORTE.  HOWEVER...NEW THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WAS 

OCCURRING WEST OF THE BURN SCAR.  THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY MOVE INTO 

THE AREA SHORTLY AFTER 300 PM...AS THEY MOVE SLOWLY TO THE EAST AT 5 

TO 10 MPH.



ALTHOUGH RAINFALL HAS TEMPORARILY ENDED ACROSS THE MILLION BURN 

SCAR...MORE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BRING ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE 

AREA AFTER 300 PM.  CREEKS AND DRY WASHES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE 

EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE BURN SCAR MAY EXPERIENCING FLASH FLOODING 

AND MUD AND ASH FLOWS THROUGH 445 PM...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE WILLOW 

CREEK DRAINAGE.  



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 3768 10654 3762 10655 3759 10668 3767 10668



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