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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

505 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 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 IN AN AREA 

APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 8 MILES NORTH OF FLORRISANT...NEAR THE HEADWATERS 

OF TURKEY CREEK.  AS OF 5 PM...RAINFALL HAS TEMPORARILY DECREASED  

ACROSS THE HAYMAN SCAR.  HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL STORMS...JUST TO THE 

NORTHWEST OF THE HAYMAN SCAR...WERE MOVING IN.  RUNOFF FROM THE 

STORMS EARLIER...COUPLED WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL FROM THE 

APPROACHING STORMS...WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING 

ACROSS THE HAYMAN SCAR THROUGH 630 PM.  



JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF RAINFALL ON A BURN SCAR CAN LEAD TO MINOR 

FLOODING. WATER THAT IS NORMALLY ABSORBED BY VEGETATION...RUNS OFF 

ALMOST INSTANTLY. THIS CAUSES STREAMS...CREEKS AND DRAINAGE AREAS TO 

FILL AT A MUCH FASTER RATER THAN NORMAL. ADDITIONALLY...THE SOILS IN 

A BURN SCAR BECOME VERY UNSTABLE WHEN IT RAINS. ENTIRE HILLSIDES CAN 

BREAK AWAY...CREATING ROCKSLIDES...MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS. 

ROADWAYS CAN BE DESTROYED BY THE FORCE OF RUSHING WATER AND DEBRIS...

ESPECIALLY IF THEY PASS THROUGH A STREAM BED OR OTHER DRAINAGE AREA.



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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