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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

423 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...



RAIN HAS CONTINUED TO FALL OVER PORTIONS OF THE HAYMAN BURN SCAR AND FLASH 

FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED...WITH ROAD CLOSURES IN THE TURKEY ROCK 

RANCH ESTATES SUB DIVISION.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL ONLY ADD TO 

THE FLASH FLOODING PROBLEM OVER THE HAYMAN BURN SCAR THIS 

EVENING...SO THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. 



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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