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COC119-290030-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

358 PM MDT MON JUN 28 2004



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

SCAR IN TELLER COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM MDT MONDAY EVENING...



SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PRODUCED HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE 

HAYMAN BURN SCAR IN TELLER COUNTY BETWEEN 300 PM AND 400 PM.  RAIN 

GAGES IN THE AREA HAVE REPORTED UP TO 1.15 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 

IN AN AREA APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 8 MILES NORTH OF FLORRISANT...NEAR THE 

HEADWATERS OF TURKEY CREEK.  ALTHOUGH RAIN HAS DECREASED SOME SINCE 

345 PM...CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE FLASH 

FLOODING UNTIL 630 PM.  



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.



WATCH FOR MUDSLIDES AND ASH FLOWS IN STEEP TERRAIN. WHEN 

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



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