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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

430 AM MDT WED AUG 22 2007



COC099-221300-

PROWERS CO-

430 AM MDT WED AUG 22 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM MDT FOR EAST

CENTRAL PROWERS COUNTY...



AT 426 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A STORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER EAST CENTRAL PROWERS 

COUNTY...CENTERED NEAR HOLLY.



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

  HOLLY.

  HARTMAN.

  GRANADA.



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAIN TOTALS OF OVER 4 INCHES HAVE 

OCCURRED NEAR AND JUST SOUTH OF HOLLY...AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 

TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THAT AREA.



AT 430 AM MDT...THE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING THE FLASH FLOODING WERE 

LOCATED ALONG HIGHWAY 50 FROM GRANADA TO HOLLY...AND WERE MOVING 

SLOWLY NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. PERSONS TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 50 

BETWEEN HOLLY AND GRANADA...AND ALONG HIGHWAY 89 SOUTH OF HOLLY 

SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF WATER COVERING THE ROAD AND 

FLASH FLOODING OF NORMALLY DRY CREEKS AND ARROYOS...INCLUDING TWO 

BUTTE CREEK.



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

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 3806 10232 3817 10230 3819 10215 3818 10204

      3792 10205 3786 10224 3797 10230

TIME...MOT...LOC 1030Z 180DEG 0KT 3794 10218



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