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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

855 PM MDT WED JUL 5 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EAST CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO...



* UNTIL 1100 PM MDT...



* AT 852 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED FLASH FLOODING ALONG 

  BEAVER CREEK NORTH OF PENROSE. FLOODING WAS ALSO REPORTED ALONG 

  EIGHT MILE CREEK NORTH OF FLORENCE.  



* THE STORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL REMAIN OVER EASTERN FREMONT

  COUNTY THROUGH 10 PM MDT...WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING

  EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 50 FROM CANON CITY EAST THROUGH PENROSE. 



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAIN TOTALS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES HAVE 

FALLEN ALONG HIGHWAY ONE FOURTEEN TO THE NORTH OF PENROSE. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED. 



FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN BEAVER CREEK AND EIGHT MILE CREEK 

TOWARD THE ARKANSAS RIVER...WITH FLOODING LIKELY IN AND AROUND 

PENROSE AND FLORENCE. 



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN OR CLOSE TO THE WARNED AREA GO TO HIGHER GROUND

IMMEDIATELY. PEOPLE ALONG CREEKS AND DRAINAGE AREAS SHOULD TAKE

IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO

CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER OR STILL WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH ON FOOT

OR BY VEHICLE. 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. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN

IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING.



LAT...LON 3843 10528 3836 10494 3864 10494 3864 10523



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