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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

327 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 THUNDERSTORM BROUGHT HEAVY RAIN TO THE HAYMAN BURN 

SCAR...WITH RADAR ESTIMATING RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2 

INCHES.  RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER PORTIONS OF THE HAYMAN BURN 

SCAR THROUGH 430 PM...BUT SHOULD NOT BE AS HEAVY AS IT WAS EARLIER 

THIS AFTERNOON.  



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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