THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... * UNTIL 1000 PM MDT * AT 656 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO 1 INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN FROM STORMS QUICKLY DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 900 PM MDT. * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... COLORADO SPRINGS...MIDWAY...FOUNTAIN...MANITOU SPRINGS...PETERSON AFB...SCHRIEVER AFB...SECURITY AND TRUCKTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN! && LAT...LON 3881 10406 3852 10406 3853 10493 3888 10493 -SWC-
Posted on: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 01:00:50 +0000
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