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WGUS55 KPUB 211953

FFWPUB

COC101-212145-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

148 PM MDT FRI JUL 21 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WEST CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...

  INCLUDING PUEBLO WEST...



* UNTIL 345 PM MDT...



* AT 145 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAINS FROM A        

  STORM OVER THE WARNED AREA...WITH EXCESSIVE RUNOFF OCCURRING

  IN NORMALLY DRY CREEKS AND OVER ROADWAYS.



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES AND SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE THAT RAIN 

TOTALS OF 2 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED IN WESTERN PORTIONS OF PUEBLO WEST 

AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF AN INCH OR MORE IS EXPECTED IN THAT AREA.



FLOOD WATERS ARE COLLECTING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND FLOOD PRONE 

STREETS AND INTERSECTIONS.  



FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN NORMALLY DRY CREEKS...INCLUDING TURKEY 

CREEK...IN THE SWALLOWS AREA OF PUEBLO WEST.



THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION.  DUE NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS OF 

ANY DEPTH OF WATER.



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 3823 10493 3823 10474 3841 10474 3841 10493



$$

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000 

WGUS55 KPUB 211953

FFWPUB

COC101-212145-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

148 PM MDT FRI JUL 21 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WEST CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...

  INCLUDING PUEBLO WEST...



* UNTIL 345 PM MDT...



* AT 145 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAINS FROM A        

  STORM OVER THE WARNED AREA...WITH EXCESSIVE RUNOFF OCCURRING

  IN NORMALLY DRY CREEKS AND OVER ROADWAYS.



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES AND SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE THAT RAIN 

TOTALS OF 2 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED IN WESTERN PORTIONS OF PUEBLO WEST 

AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF AN INCH OR MORE IS EXPECTED IN THAT AREA.



FLOOD WATERS ARE COLLECTING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND FLOOD PRONE 

STREETS AND INTERSECTIONS.  



FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN NORMALLY DRY CREEKS...INCLUDING TURKEY 

CREEK...IN THE SWALLOWS AREA OF PUEBLO WEST.



THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION.  DUE NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS OF 

ANY DEPTH OF WATER.



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 3823 10493 3823 10474 3841 10474 3841 10493



$$

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