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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

151 AM MDT THU AUG 2 2007



COC101-020845-

PUEBLO CO-

151 AM MDT THU AUG 2 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM MDT FOR WEST

CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY...



AT 149 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE A STORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA.



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAIN TOTALS OF UP TO 5 INCHES HAVE 

OCCURRED ACROSS THE MASON GULCH BURN SCAR...AND RURAL PORTIONS OF 

WEST CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY. HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE 

AREA...HOWEVER CREEKS STREAMS AND ROADWAYS WILL CONTINUE TO 

EXPERIENCE FLOODING THROUGH 245 AM AS RUNOFF CONTINUES.  AREAS MOST 

LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING WILL BE SOUTH RED CREEK AND 

NORTH CREEK IN AND NEAR THE MASON GULCH BURN SCAR.  



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



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 3790 10504 3787 10500 3789 10467 3814 10467

      3824 10488 3820 10504



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