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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

652 PM MDT WED JUN 9 2004



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN PROWERS 

COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM MDT WEDNESDAY EVENING...



AT 648 PM...PUEBLO DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 

CENTERED 8 MILES NORTH OF BRISTOL...OR 18 MILES NORTHEAST OF 

LAMAR...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. SLOW MOVING STORMS ACROSS NORTHERN 

PROWERS COUNTY HAS PRODUCED PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN...WITH RADAR 

ESTIMATES OF 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN THE PAST 2 HOURS. FLASH 

FLOODING OF STREAMS AND TRIBUTARIES OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER IS 

LIKELY...ESPECIALLY BIG SANDY CREEK...COTTONWOOD CREEK AND BUFFALO 

CREEK.   



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.





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