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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

610 PM MDT MON JUN 20 2005



COC119-210100-

TELLER CO-

610 PM MDT MON JUN 20 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 700 PM MDT FOR THE HAYMAN 

BURN SCAR IN NORTHWESTERN TELLER COUNTY...



AT 605 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A 

THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHWESTERN TELLER COUNTY...OR ABOUT 29 

MILES NORTHWEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH.



THE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING WILL REMAIN OVER RURAL AREAS OF 

NORTHWESTERN TELLER COUNTY THROUGH 645 PM MDT.



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAIN TOTALS OF 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES HAVE 

OCCURRED IN AN AREA STRETCHING FROM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF WOODLAND 

PARK TO 9 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF WOODLAND PARK.  ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL OF ONE-QUARTER TO ONE-HALF INCH IS POSSIBLE IN THAT AREA.



JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF RAINFALL ON A BURN SCAR CAN LEAD TO FLASH

FLOODING. WATER THAT IS NORMALLY ABSORBED BY VEGETATION...RUNS OFF

ALMOST INSTANTLY. THIS CAUSES CREEKS AND DRAINAGE AREAS TO FLOOD AT A

MUCH FASTER RATE THAN NORMAL. ADDITIONALLY...THE SOILS IN A BURN SCAR

BECOME VERY UNSTABLE WHEN IT RAINS. ENTIRE HILLSIDES CAN BREAK

AWAY...CREATING DEVASTATING ROCK SLIDES...MUDSLIDES...AND DEBRIS

FLOWS. ROADWAYS ARE OFTEN DESTROYED BY THE POWERFUL FORCE OF THE

RUSHING WATER AND DEBRIS...ESPECIALLY IF THEY PASS THROUGH A CREEK

BED OR OTHER DRAINAGE AREA.



LAT...LON 3902 10531 3907 10520 3912 10511 3912 10531



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