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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

245 PM MDT FRI JUL 16 2004



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

SCAR IN NORTHWEST TELLER COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM MDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...



A SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORM WILL CONTINUE BRINGING HEAVY RAIN TO THE 

HAYMAN BURN SCAR THROUGH AT LEAST 330 PM.  THIS WILL RESULT IN FLASH 

FLOODING OVER PORTIONS OF THE BURN SCAR...WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO 

CAUSE PROBLEMS THROUGH 530 PM.



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.



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