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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

658 PM MDT THU AUG 5 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST EL PASO 

COUNTY UNTIL 915 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING...



AT 655 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN WAS CONTINUING OVER 

NORTHEAST EL PASO COUNTY. HOWEVER...RADAR TRENDS INDICATE THE RAIN 

IS DECREASING BOTH IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE. DURING  545 PM AND 645 

PM...RADAR ESTIMATED A LARGE AREA OF 1 TO 2 INCH RAIN FALL AMOUNTS 

OVER NORTHEAST EL PASO COUNTY...WITH 3 TO 4 INCHES OCCURRING BETWEEN 

FALCON AND CALHAN. THIS RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING 

PROBLEMS OVER NORTHEAST EL PASO COUNTY. HIGHWAY 24 IS LIKELY FLOODED 

IN SPOTS...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN FALCON AND RAMAH. RESIDENTS IN 

NORTHEAST EL PASO COUNTY SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION UNTIL THE RAIN 

ENDS.



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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