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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

743 PM MDT SUN AUG 24 2008



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TELLER CO-

743 PM MDT SUN AUG 24 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM MDT FOR 

NORTHERN TELLER COUNTY INCLUDING THE HAYMAN BURN SCAR...



AT 736 PM MDT...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL CONTINUED OVER THE WARNED 

AREA.



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAIN TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN 

HAVE OCCURRED OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE HAYMAN BURN SCAR ACROSS 

EXTREME NORTHERN TELLER COUNTY...NEAR THE COUNTY LINE.  ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL OF A QUARTER INCH OR MORE IS EXPECTED.



THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLOODING AND ROAD WASHOUTS 

OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE HAYMAN BURN SCAR.



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 3914 10509 3913 10508 3913 10507 3912 10505

      3899 10505 3899 10532 3914 10532



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