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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

607 PM MDT WED JUN 16 2004



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BENT COUNTY UNTIL 

630 PM MDT WEDNESDAY EVENING...



STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED EAST OF BENT COUNTY...AND HAVE LEFT 

HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHERN BENT COUNTY IN THEIR WAKE. RAINFALL 

IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT HOUR. RADAR 

ESTIMATES THAT OVER 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER CADDOA 

CREEK...SNIF CREEK...AND MUD CREEK...OVER THE PAST 5 HOURS. WATCH 

FOR FLASH FLOODING ALONG THESE CREEKS. IN ADDITION...THESE CREEKS 

FEED INTO THE ARKANSAS RIVER BELOW JOHN MARTIN DAM...AND AS THE 

WATER FLOWS INTO THESE AREAS...MAY CAUSE FLOODING THERE AS WELL. 



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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