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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

531 AM MDT WED AUG 22 2007



COC099-221300-

PROWERS CO-

531 AM MDT WED AUG 22 2007



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

CENTRAL PROWERS COUNTY...



AT 525 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A STORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER EAST CENTRAL PROWERS 

COUNTY FROM GRANADA TO HOLLY. 



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

  HOLLY.

  HARTMAN.

  GRANADA.



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAIN TOTALS OF NEARLY 5 INCHES HAVE 

OCCURRED NEAR AND JUST SOUTH OF HOLLY...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF UP TO 

1 INCH IS EXPECTED IN THAT AREA.



AT 540 AM MDT...THE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING THE FLASH FLOODING WERE 

LOCATED JUST NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50 NEAR GRANADA AND JUST SOUTH OF 

HOLLY ALONG HIGHWAY 89. THESE STORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY. 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. FLOODING ALONG TWO BUTTE CREEK SOUTH OF HOLLY IS 

LIKELY. 



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 3806 10232 3817 10230 3819 10215 3818 10204

      3792 10205 3786 10224 3797 10230

TIME...MOT...LOC 1131Z 180DEG 0KT 3794 10218



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