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COC119-172100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

209 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 WERE PRODUCING MODERATE 

RAINFALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE HAYMAN BURN SCAR.  RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 

UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN MAY HAVE FALLEN WEST OF HACKETT MOUNTAIN IN 

HACKETT GULCH.



BE ALERT FOR FAST RISING WATER AND ASH AND MUD FLOWS. 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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