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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

351 PM MDT SAT AUG 23 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  RIO GRANDE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO



* UNTIL 645 PM MDT



* AN AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGE IN THE MILLION BURN SCAR HAS REPORTED MORE THAN

  HALF AN INCH OF RAIN SINCE ABOUT 330 PM. THE SHERIFFS OFFICE HAS REPORTED

  DEBRIS AND WATER FLOWS IN SOME AREAS OF THE BURN SCAR...AND AS A RESULT

  COUNTY ROAD 20 HAS BEEN CLOSED.



* ADDITIONAL RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST 500 PM WHICH   

  WILL ONLY ADD TO THE FLOODING PROBLEM. 



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 3767 10655 3763 10654 3759 10662 3760 10669

          3769 10665



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