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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

449 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM MDT MONDAY 

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



LATEST RADAR AND SATELLITE DATA SHOW THAT THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED 

EAST OF THE WARNING AREA...WITH MAINLY LIGHT RAIN ACROSS THE BURN 

SCAR. THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONTINUING TO FORM OVER THE EASTERN SAN 

JUAN MOUNTAINS AT 445 PM...AND A FEW OF THESE MAY MOVE BACK OVER THE 

AREA AFTER 530 PM. 



AT 445 PM AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES REPORTED NEARLY AN INCH OF RAIN IN 

THE BURN SCAR AREA...WITH THE RIO GRANDE COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTING 

THAT PORTIONS OF BEAVER CREEK ROAD...ESCADIDA ROAD AND SKY LINE ROAD 

CONTINUED TO BE CLOSED DUE TO WASH OUTS FROM THE RUNOFF. 



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. 



WATCH FOR ROCKSLIDES...MUDSLIDES AND ASH FLOWS IN AND NEAR THE BURN 

SCAR. WHEN DRIVING...SLOW DOWN TO AVOID HITTING ROCKS AND MUD ON THE 

ROADWAY.



LAT...LON 3760 10665 3757 10646 3766 10636 3768 10662



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