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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

321 PM MDT FRI JUL 16 2004



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EL PASO COUNTY  

UNTIL 515 PM MDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...



THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCED FLOODING RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN EL PASO 

COUNTY HAVE MOVED INTO PUEBLO COUNTY.  FLOODING OF LOWLYING AREAS 

AND DRAINAGE BASINS WILL BE LIKELY IN RURAL SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY 

THROUGH 415 PM.  REPORTS FROM EMERGENCY OFFICIALS INDICATE THAT 

WATER IS RECEDING IN SOUTHERN COLORADO SPRINGS...SECURITY... 

WIDEFIELD...AND FOUNTAIN.



BE ALERT FOR FAST RISING WATER IN SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY 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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