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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

746 PM MDT FRI SEP 24 2004



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PROWERS COUNTY 

UNTIL 1000 PM MDT FRIDAY EVENING...



STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PRODUCED HEAVY RAIN OVER THE NORTHERN HALF 

OF PROWERS COUNTY. FLOODING WAS REPORTED ALONG HORSE 

CREEK...WEST WILDHORSE CREEK FROM 5 TO 15 MILES NORTH OF HOLLY. 

RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS SUGGEST THAT FLOODING MAY ALSO BE 

OCCURRING ALONG BEAR CREEK. NEW THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER 

THE SAME AREA AND WILL PRODUCE AN ADDITION 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN 

BETWEEN 800 PM AND 1000 PM.  STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALSO DEVELOPED 

OVER LAMAR AND GRANADA AND WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IN EXCESS 

OF 2 INCHES BETWEEN 800 PM AND 1000 PM. STRONG FLOWS AND HIGH WATER 

WILL DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN PROWERS COUNTY IN THE SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS AS WELL AS CANALS AND DRAINAGE DITCHES. STREET 

FLOODING IS LIKELY IN THE LAMAR AREA WITH STANDING WATER ROADS WITH 

HIGH WATER RUNNING IN CANALS AND DRAINAGE DITCHES. 



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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