Event: Flash Flood Statement
Sender Name: NWS Pueblo CO
Issued: 2013-07-24T16:56:51-06:00
Expires: 2013-07-24T17:09:00-06:00
Description: EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE…ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED…
PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

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