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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

913 PM MDT WED AUG 4 2004



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

COUNTY UNTIL 1030 PM MDT WEDNESDAY EVENING...



RAINFALL HAS DIMINISHED IN INTENSITY AND AREAL COVERAGE ACROSS EL 

PASO COUNTY.  THERE MAY STILL BE SOME RESIDUAL FLOODING FROM THE 

HEAVY RAIN WHICH FELL DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  SOME 

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

ACROSS SOME COUNTY ROADS.  PERSONS TRAVELING IN THE REGION... 

SPECIFICALLY COLORADO SPRINGS AND PORTIONS OF EASTERN EL PASO 

COUNTY...SHOULD BE ALERT FOR 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 AND STORM DRAINS...WHICH COULD BECOME DEADLY DURING HIGH WATER.

FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG CREEKS...IN DRAINAGE AREAS...IN

UNDERPASSES...OVER STREETS AND RURAL ROADS...IN NORMALLY DRY WASHES

AND ARROYOS...AND OVER LOW LYING LAND ALONG CREEK BANKS.



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