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WGUS75 KPUB 100254

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COC101-100300-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

851 PM MDT MON AUG 9 2004



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR PUEBLO COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...



THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS PUEBLO COUNTY. ALTHOUGH 

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND MOVE 

ACROSS PORTIONS OF PUEBLO COUNTY THROUGH THE REST OF THE 

EVENING...FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE 

FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.



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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