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WGUS75 KPUB 110322

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COC041-101-110515-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

911 PM MDT TUE AUG 10 2004



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EL PASO AND PUEBLO COUNTIES 

UNTIL 1115 PM MDT TUESDAY EVENING...



THUNDERSTORMS WHICH MOVED THROUGH EL PASO AND PUEBLO COUNTIES HAVE 

PRODUCED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY AND 

NORTHEAST PUEBLO COUNTY SINCE 700 PM.  RADAR ESTIMATES UP TO 3 

INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THIS AREA...WHICH FEEDS INTO 

BLACK SQUIRREL CREEK IN EL PASO COUNTY...AND CHICO CREEK...AND 

HAYNES CREEK IN PUEBLO COUNTY.  FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO 

CONTINUE IN THESE AREAS...WITH WATER IN THESE CREEKS AND ARROYOS 

LIKELY FLOWING OUT OF THEIR BANKS THROUGH 1115 PM.  



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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