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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

1226 AM MDT THU AUG 19 2004



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR CHAFFEE COUNTY...



RAINFALL OVER THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS HAS DECREASED IN 

INTENSITY AND THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING HAS ENDED.  ACCORDING TO 

CHAFFEE COUNTY SHERIFF COTTONWOOD PASS ROAD REMAINS CLOSED DUE TO A 

MUD SLIDE THAT OCCURRED WEDNESDAY EVENING. LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE 

TO FALL OVER CHAFFEE COUNTY OVERNIGHT WITH THE COVERAGE AND 

INTENSITY DECREASING.



WHILE THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING HAS ENDED THERE MAY STILL BE SOME 

LOW AREAS AND NARROW PASSES WHERE WATER MAY BE STANDING ON THE ROAD 

WAY OR WHERE SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE RUNNING FAST.



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. WATCH FOR ROCKSLIDES AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP 

TERRAIN. 



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