Headline: Flash Flood Statement issued July 24 at 4:33PM MDT expiring July 24 at 6:30PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

Event: Flash Flood Statement
Sender Name: NWS Pueblo CO
Issued: 2013-07-24T16:34:04-06:00
Expires: 2013-07-24T18:30:00-06:00
Description: AT 431 PM MDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAD MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA…ALTHOUGH LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE RAIN WAS FALLING OVER
THE AREA. A REPORT OF 0.64 INCHES OF RAIN WAS RECEIVED FROM THE AREA
JUST WEST OF THE BLACK FOREST BURN SCAR AS OF 350 PM MDT.

AT 430 PM…THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IN THE
BLACK FOREST BURN SCAR.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING
INCLUDE…NORTHERN COLORADO SPRINGS AND BLACK FOREST.

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.
Instruction: MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS BRIDGES…DIPS…OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM…EVEN A SMALL ONE…ON
FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.

Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Area Description: El Paso