000 WGUS85 KPUB 291858 FLSPUB COC043-071-105-119-292200- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 100 PM MDT TUE JUL 29 2003 ...A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE HAYMAN...MILLION...IRON MOUNTAIN...AND TRINIDAD COMPLEX BURN AREAS...UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY MORNING... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THESE STORMS ARE PROJECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY TO THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH...AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. RAINFALL RATES COULD BE 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE IF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVE REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME AREA. THE AREAS HAVING THE HIGHEST THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT AND DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING WILL BE THE OLD WILDFIRE BURN SCARS OF THE HAYMAN IN TELLER COUNTY...MILLION IN RIO GRANDE COUNTY...IRON MOUNTAIN IN FREMONT COUNTY...AND TRINIDAD COMPLEX IN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY. THE CONDITIONS FOR HEAVY RAIN ARE IN PLACE...BUT THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY OF THE ACTUAL HEAVY RAIN LOCATION. THUS...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO CONTINUES THE FLOOD WATCH FOR THE OLD WILDFIRE BURN AREAS...ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...FOR THE POTENTIAL OF FLASH FLOODING. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT. IF FLOODING DOES MATERIALIZE...BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS REGARDING THIS FLOOD SITUATION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/PUB $$