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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

440 AM MDT THU AUG 5 2004



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR WESTERN BENT 

COUNTY AND EASTERN OTERO COUNTY...



THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE AREA...AND LAW ENFORCEMENT 

HAS REPORTED THE WATER HAS RECEDED. FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER 

OCCURRING ALONG HIGHWAY 50 IN THE HADLEY AREA.  THUS...THE FLASH 

FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  



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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