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WGUS55 KPUB 252115

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COC105-260015-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

311 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  RIO GRANDE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO



* UNTIL 615 PM MDT



* AT 305 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS WITH 

HEAVY RAIN IN THE SOUTH FORK AREA. THESES STORMS WERE SLOW MOVING 

STORMS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH LIGHTNING 

AND SMALL HAIL. AT 300 PM AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES ON THE MILLION BURN 

SCAR REPORTED NEARLY ONE HALF INCH OF RAIN IN 20 MINUTES.



* HEAVY RAIN IN THE BURN SCAR AREA CAN QUICKLY LEAD TO FLASH 

FLOODING IN AND NEAR THE BURN SCAR. HOUSING AREAS SUCH AS MILL 

CREEK...ALAMO AND WILLOW CREEK ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO FLASH 

FLOODING FROM THE RAIN ON THE BURN SCAR. FLASH FLOODING COULD LEAD 

TO ROAD CLOSURES THAT COULD BLOCK ESCAPE FOR AREA RESIDENTS. 



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. 



LAT...LON 3774 10618 3742 10618 3741 10667 3780 10666

          3772 10659



$$

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000 

WGUS55 KPUB 252115

FFWPUB

COC105-260015-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

311 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  RIO GRANDE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO



* UNTIL 615 PM MDT



* AT 305 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS WITH 

HEAVY RAIN IN THE SOUTH FORK AREA. THESES STORMS WERE SLOW MOVING 

STORMS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH LIGHTNING 

AND SMALL HAIL. AT 300 PM AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES ON THE MILLION BURN 

SCAR REPORTED NEARLY ONE HALF INCH OF RAIN IN 20 MINUTES.



* HEAVY RAIN IN THE BURN SCAR AREA CAN QUICKLY LEAD TO FLASH 

FLOODING IN AND NEAR THE BURN SCAR. HOUSING AREAS SUCH AS MILL 

CREEK...ALAMO AND WILLOW CREEK ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO FLASH 

FLOODING FROM THE RAIN ON THE BURN SCAR. FLASH FLOODING COULD LEAD 

TO ROAD CLOSURES THAT COULD BLOCK ESCAPE FOR AREA RESIDENTS. 



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. 



LAT...LON 3774 10618 3742 10618 3741 10667 3780 10666

          3772 10659



$$

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