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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

742 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2007



COC043-101-200300-

FREMONT CO-PUEBLO CO-

742 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR

NORTHWESTERN PUEBLO AND FREMONT COUNTIES...



AT 739 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE A STORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6

MILES SOUTHEAST OF FLORENCE...OR 22 MILES WEST OF PUEBLO...MOVING

NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...

  FLORENCE.

  ROCKVALE.

  CANON CITY.

  ROYAL GORGE.

  PENROSE.



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAIN TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES HAVE 

OCCURRED OVER SECTIONS OF EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY.  ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL OF 1/2 INCH TO 1 INCH IS EXPECTED IN THIS AREA.  LOCALLY 

HEAVIER RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.



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. MAKE THE SMART

CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3827 10479 3851 10479 3850 10493 3865 10494

      3864 10519 3864 10586 3841 10593 3826 10576

      3827 10528



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