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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

333 PM MDT THU AUG 5 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE HAYMAN BURN SCAR IN NORTHWEST TELLER COUNTY 



* UNTIL 630 PM MDT



* AT 328 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE HAYMAN BURN SCAR IN    

  NORTHWEST TELLER COUNTY ABOUT 26 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLORADO       

  SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.



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.



LAT...LON 3913 10532 3901 10531 3905 10522 3912 10513



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