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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

129 PM MDT THU JUN 17 2004



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE HAYMAN BURN 

SCAR IN NORTHWEST TELLER COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM MDT THURSDAY 

AFTERNOON...



THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER THE BURN SCAR ARE PRODUCING MODERATE TO 

HEAVY RAINFALL...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF FOREST ROAD 200. 

RADAR ESTIMATES THAT ONE HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAIN 

HAS FALLEN OVER THE BURN SCAR IN THE PAST HOUR.



BE ALERT FOR ASH AND MUD FLOWS...AS WELL AS 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.



WATCH FOR ROCKSLIDES AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN. WHEN DRIVING...

SLOW DOWN TO AVOID HITTING ROCKS AND MUD ON THE ROADWAY.



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