Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Pueblo, CO

Issued

Jun 30, 2003, 3:39 AM MDT (09:39 UTC)

Expired

Jun 30, 2003, 5:45 AM MDT

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS Pueblo, CO

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Otero County, CO

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WGUS55 KPUB 300949
FFWPUB
COC089-301145-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
339 AM MDT MON JUN 30 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  OTERO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO

* UNTIL 545 AM MDT

* THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM FOR 
  ANDERSON ARROYO HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 545 AM.

* DEPUTIES REPORT THAT ANDERSON ARROYO IN LA JUNTA REMAINS JUST OVER 
  BANK FULL  AT 330 PM.  THERE IS SOME MINOR FLOODING OF SOME 
  STREETS ADJACENT TO ANDERSON ARROYO.  WATER LEVELS IN ANDERSON  
  ARROYO WILL REMAIN NEAR THIS LEVEL THROUGH 500 PM...THEN GRADUALLY 
  DECREASE.

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. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS IN WATER
ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND GO TO HIGHER GROUND.

LAT...LON 3799 10349 3792 10350 3793 10360 3799 10360

$$

000 
WGUS75 KPUB 301005
FFSPUB
COC089-301145-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
355 AM MDT MON JUN 30 2003

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM MDT MONDAY 
MORNING FOR OTERO COUNTY...

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ANDERSON ARROYO HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 
545 AM.  DEPUTIES REPORT THAT ANDERSON ARROYO IN LA JUNTA IS JUST 
ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...WITH WATER FLOWING ON SOME STREETS ADJACENT TO 
ANDERSON ARROYO.  THE WATER LEVEL IN ANDERSON ARROYO WILL REMAIN AT 
OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH AROUND 500 AM...THEN START TO 
FALL.  SOME FLOODING OF STREETS AND FIELDS NEXT TO ANDERSON ARROYO 
WILL OCCUR THROUGH 545 AM. 

BE ALERT FOR FAST RISING WATER AND BE READY TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF
NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. 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. KEEP CHILDREN AND OTHERS AWAY FROM FAST FLOWING
WATER AND STORM DRAINS...WHICH COULD BECOME DEADLY DURING HIGH WATER.
FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG CREEKS...IN DRAINAGE AREAS...IN
UNDERPASSES...OVER STREETS AND RURAL ROADS...IN NORMALLY DRY WASHES
AND ARROYOS...AND OVER LOW LYING LAND ALONG CREEK BANKS.

LAT...LON 3799 10349 3781 10348 3780 10363 3798 10363

$$

000 
WGUS75 KPUB 301109
FFSPUB
COC089-301200-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
505 AM MDT MON JUN 30 2003

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR OTERO COUNTY...


HAS BEEN CANCELED.

THE WATER LEVEL IN ANDERSON ARROYO HAS FALLEN TO BELOW BANK 
FULL...AND WATER HAS RECEDED FROM STREETS ADJACENT TO ANDERSON 
ARROYO. AS A RESULT...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.


LAT...LON 3799 10349 3788 10343 3787 10367 3798 10365

$$

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