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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

148 AM MDT THU AUG 19 2004



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



RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL OVER MUCH OF OTERO COUNTY BUT RAINFALL RATES 

HAVE DECREASED AND THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING HAS ENDED. THERE MAY 

BE SOME LOW AREAS OR AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE THAT WILL HAVE 

STANDING WATER AND SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY CONTINUE TO RUN FAST 

THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE 

CONSIDERABLY LOWER EARLY THIS MORNING AS THE SHOWERS DIMINISH TO A 

MORE STEADY LIGHT RAIN.



EVEN THOUGH THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING HAS ENDED YOU SHOULD STILL 

BE ALERT FOR POOLING OR STANDING WATER ESPECIALLY IN LOW AREAS. 

NORMALLY DRY CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS MAY HAVE SOME FAST MOVING 

WATER IN THEM THIS MORNING. 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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