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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

245 PM MDT WED JUL 14 2004



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

SCAR IN NORTHWEST TELLER COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM MDT WEDNESDAY 

AFTERNOON...



A SLOW MOVING STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRODUCING 

HEAVY RAIN OVER PORTIONS OF THE HAYMAN BURN SCAR IN TELLER 

COUNTY...THROUGH AT LEAST 320 PM.  RADAR WAS ESTIMATING RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES.   



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

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

ALMOST INSTANTLY. THIS CAUSES CREEKS AND DRAINAGE AREAS TO FLOOD AT A

MUCH FASTER RATE THAN NORMAL. ADDITIONALLY...THE SOILS IN A BURN SCAR

BECOME VERY UNSTABLE WHEN IT RAINS. ENTIRE HILLSIDES CAN BREAK 

AWAY...CREATING DEVASTATING ROCK SLIDES...MUDSLIDES...AND DEBRIS 

FLOWS. ROADWAYS ARE OFTEN DESTROYED BY THE POWERFUL FORCE OF THE 

RUSHING WATER AND DEBRIS...ESPECIALLY IF THEY PASS THROUGH A CREEK 

BED OR OTHER DRAINAGE AREA. 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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