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WGUS75 KPUB 172335

FFSPUB



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

528 PM MDT FRI AUG 17 2007



COC119-180130-

TELLER CO-

528 PM MDT FRI AUG 17 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MDT FOR

NORTHWESTERN TELLER COUNTY...



AT 525 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT HEAVY RAIN HAD MOVED OUT OF THE HAYMAN BURN SCAR AREA IN 

NORTHWEST TELLER COUNTY.



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAIN TOTALS OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES HAVE 

OCCURRED JUST SOUTH OF TURKEY ROCK RANCH ESTATES.  FLASH FLOODING 

WAS STILL LIKELY OCCURRING IN THAT AREA...INCLUDING TRAIL CREEK ROAD.



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 3912 10531 3900 10530 3911 10508 3912 10517



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000 

WGUS75 KPUB 172335

FFSPUB



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

528 PM MDT FRI AUG 17 2007



COC119-180130-

TELLER CO-

528 PM MDT FRI AUG 17 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MDT FOR

NORTHWESTERN TELLER COUNTY...



AT 525 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT HEAVY RAIN HAD MOVED OUT OF THE HAYMAN BURN SCAR AREA IN 

NORTHWEST TELLER COUNTY.



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAIN TOTALS OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES HAVE 

OCCURRED JUST SOUTH OF TURKEY ROCK RANCH ESTATES.  FLASH FLOODING 

WAS STILL LIKELY OCCURRING IN THAT AREA...INCLUDING TRAIL CREEK ROAD.



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 3912 10531 3900 10530 3911 10508 3912 10517



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