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WGUS75 KPUB 030327

FFSPUB



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

921 PM MDT THU AUG 2 2007



COC015-030545-

CHAFFEE CO-

921 PM MDT THU AUG 2 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM MDT FOR

CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY...



AT 920 PM 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 AROUND 3 INCHES HAVE 

OCCURRED OVER BROWNS CREEK AND LITTLE BROWNS CREEK SINCE 815 PM AND 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THAT AREA.



HEAVY RAIN HAS ALSO FALLEN OVER CHALK AND EDDY CREEKS.  SOME ROADS 

THAT WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAIN...FLOODING AND 

POSSIBLY MUD SLIDES INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 162...COUNTY ROAD 272 AND 

COUNTY ROAD 273.



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 3861 10627 3861 10609 3879 10612 3878 10624



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000 

WGUS75 KPUB 030327

FFSPUB



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

921 PM MDT THU AUG 2 2007



COC015-030545-

CHAFFEE CO-

921 PM MDT THU AUG 2 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM MDT FOR

CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY...



AT 920 PM 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 AROUND 3 INCHES HAVE 

OCCURRED OVER BROWNS CREEK AND LITTLE BROWNS CREEK SINCE 815 PM AND 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THAT AREA.



HEAVY RAIN HAS ALSO FALLEN OVER CHALK AND EDDY CREEKS.  SOME ROADS 

THAT WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAIN...FLOODING AND 

POSSIBLY MUD SLIDES INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 162...COUNTY ROAD 272 AND 

COUNTY ROAD 273.



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 3861 10627 3861 10609 3879 10612 3878 10624



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