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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

638 PM MDT WED JUL 28 2004



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL 

PROWERS COUNTY UNTIL 745 PM MDT WEDNESDAY EVENING...



THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE REGION.  THERE MAY STILL BE SOME 

RESIDUAL FLOODING FROM THE HEAVY RAIN WHICH FELL DURING THE 

AFTERNOON.  SOME ARROYOS MAY STILL BE RUNNING HIGH...AND SOME WATER 

MAY BE FLOWING ACROSS SOME COUNTY ROADS.  PERSONS TRAVELING IN THE 

REGION...DEFINED BY HOLLY TO 10 MILES SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST OF 

HOLLY...SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SOME WATER ACROSS ROADWAYS AS WELL AS 

SOME ROAD WASHOUTS FROM THE EARLIER HEAVY RAIN.



BE ALERT FOR FAST RISING WATER 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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