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000 

WGUS75 KPUB 260200

FFSPUB



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

755 PM MDT FRI AUG 25 2006



COC027-101-260330-

CUSTER CO-PUEBLO CO-

755 PM MDT FRI AUG 25 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM MDT FOR

EXTREME WEST CENTRAL PUEBLO AND EAST CENTRAL CUSTER COUNTIES...



AT 751 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER A SMALL 

PORTION OF THE MASON GULCH BURN SCAR.



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAIN TOTALS OF AROUND ONE AND A HALF 

INCHES HAVE OCCURRED...MAINLY IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE MASON 

GULCH BURN SCAR...AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH IS 

EXPECTED IN THAT AREA.  RED CREEK DRAINAGE BASINS WILL BE AFFECTED  

AND SOME WASHOUTS WILL PROBABLY OCCUR ON RURAL ROADS. 



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.



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 UNSTABLE WHEN IT RAINS...RESULTING IN MUD FLOWS AND FALLING

ROCK. ROADWAYS CAN BE WASHED OUT BY THE FORCE OF THE RUSHING WATER.



LAT...LON 3810 10506 3811 10497 3820 10499 3820 10510



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000 

WGUS75 KPUB 260200

FFSPUB



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

755 PM MDT FRI AUG 25 2006



COC027-101-260330-

CUSTER CO-PUEBLO CO-

755 PM MDT FRI AUG 25 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM MDT FOR

EXTREME WEST CENTRAL PUEBLO AND EAST CENTRAL CUSTER COUNTIES...



AT 751 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER A SMALL 

PORTION OF THE MASON GULCH BURN SCAR.



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAIN TOTALS OF AROUND ONE AND A HALF 

INCHES HAVE OCCURRED...MAINLY IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE MASON 

GULCH BURN SCAR...AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH IS 

EXPECTED IN THAT AREA.  RED CREEK DRAINAGE BASINS WILL BE AFFECTED  

AND SOME WASHOUTS WILL PROBABLY OCCUR ON RURAL ROADS. 



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.



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 UNSTABLE WHEN IT RAINS...RESULTING IN MUD FLOWS AND FALLING

ROCK. ROADWAYS CAN BE WASHED OUT BY THE FORCE OF THE RUSHING WATER.



LAT...LON 3810 10506 3811 10497 3820 10499 3820 10510



$$

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