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Colorado, Pueblo and Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Ft

Areal Flood Advisory, Flash Flood Watch

Statement as of 5:55 PM MDT on July 31, 2010

Expires 11:00 PM EDT on July 31, 2010


... Small stream Flood Advisory remains in effect for southeastern
Pueblo... north central Las Animas... southwestern bent and southern
Otero counties until 800 PM MDT...

At 554 PM MDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated
thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall continuing to move north
across the advisory area. Doppler radar estimates between 1 and 3
inches of rain has fallen over the past 2 hours.

Runoff from this excessive rainfall will cause minor flooding to
occur. Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Delhi... Higbee... Thatcher... Timpas and Tyrone.

This includes the following streams and drainages... Jack
Canyon... purgatoire river... apishapa river... Mustang creek... Muddy
Creek... Timpas creek... Plum Creek... chacuaco creek and poitrey creek.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Excessive runoff from this storm will cause flooding of small creeks
and streams... highways and underpasses. Additionally... country roads
and farmlands along the banks of creeks... streams and other low lying
areas are also subject to flooding.

In hilly terrain... there are hundreds of low water crossings which
are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to travel
across flooded roads. Find alternate routes. It only takes a few
inches of swiftly flowing water to carry vehicles away.


Lat... Lon 3741 10439 3791 10432 3782 10327 3731 10335





339 PM MDT Sat Jul 31 2010

... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 9 PM MDT this
evening...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* a portion of southeast Colorado... including the following
areas... Bent County... Crowley County... eastern Kiowa County... eastern
Las Animas County... Otero County... Pueblo County and western
Kiowa County.

* Until 9 PM MDT this evening

* abundant monsoon moisture and slow moving storms will bring the
potential for locally heavy rainfall and flash flooding to the
area. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches per hour will be
possible.

* Flash flooding may result in mud or rock slides in hilly terrain.
Any burn scars will be particularly susceptible.





Public Information Statement

Statement as of 4:44 PM MDT on July 31, 2010


Pueblo high today... ... ... ... ... .. 83
                    low this morning... ... ... .. 64
                    pcpn past 24 hrs... ... ... .. 1.41
                    pk wnd gust southest 20 mph at noon.

Colorado sprgs high today... ... ... ... ... .. 80
                    low this morning... ... ... .. 61
                    pcpn past 24 hrs... ... ... .. 0.11
                    pk wnd gust southwest 29 mph at 442 PM.

Alamosa high today... ... ... ... ... .. 78
                    low this morning... ... ... .. 58
                    pcpn past 24 hrs... ... ... .. 0.15
                    pk wnd gust south 28 mph at 421 PM.


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