THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... THE BLACK FOREST BURN SCAR AREA OF NORTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... * UNTIL 330 PM MDT * AT 131 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR INDICATES 0.75 TO 1.00 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS PARTS OF THE SCAR...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 1.25 INCHES. AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH OF RAIN COULD FALL ACROSS PARTS OF THE SCAR THROUGH 230 PM MDT. * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... COLORADO SPRINGS AND BLACK FOREST. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES IN AND NEAR THE BLACK FOREST BURN SCAR...EAST CHERRY CREEK...KIOWA CREEK...BLACK SQUIRREL CREEK...SNIPE CREEK...SAND CREEK...COTTONWOOD CREEK...KETTLE CREEK...AND WEST KIOWA CREEK. JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF RAINFALL ON A BURN SCAR CAN LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. WATER THAT IS NORMALLY ABSORBED BY THE SOILS AND VEGETATION...RUNS OFF ALMOST INSTANTLY. THIS CAUSES CREEKS AND DRAINAGE AREAS TO FLOOD AT A MUCH FASTER RATE THAN NORMAL. IN ADDITION...THE SOILS IN A BURN SCAR BECOME UNSTABLE WHEN IT RAINS... SOMETIMES RESULTING IN DEBRIS AND FALLING ROCK. ROADS CAN BE WASHED OUT BY THE FORCE OF THE RUSHING WATER AND DEBRIS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 3910 10462 3905 10459 3901 10458 3899 10461 3899 10469 3901 10476 3906 10477 3907 10471 3909 10467 -SWC-
Posted on: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 19:33:04 +0000
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