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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

552 PM MDT SAT AUG 21 2004



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EL PASO COUNTY 

UNTIL 615 PM MDT SATURDAY EVENING...



HEAVY RUNOFF FROM EARLIER THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES OVER CENTRAL

AND SOUTHERN COLORADO SPRINGS...SECURITY...WIDEFIELD...FORT CARSON 

AND FOUNTAIN.  AT 449 PM MDT...A FLASH FLOOD HAD CAUSED THE CLOSURE

OF THE B STREET GATE TO FORT CARSON.  CARS WERE STALLED.  WATER WAS 

UP AGAINST DOORS.  THE ROAD ENTERING FORT CARSON WAS CLOSED AND 

TRAFFIC WAS BEING DIVERTED.



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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