Flood Advisory

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
623 PM MDT SAT AUG 29 2009

COC055-071-300315-
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HUERFANO CO-LAS ANIMAS CO-
623 PM MDT SAT AUG 29 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
  WEST CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
  THE MAURICIO CANYON BURN SCAR...BETWEEN THE SPANISH PEAKS AND
  AGUILAR...

* UNTIL 915 PM MDT

* AT 612 PM MDT...PUEBLO DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT 1 TO 2 INCHES
  OF RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA.  LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO
  3 INCHES MAY HAVE FALLEN.

THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN MAY CAUSE RAPID RUNOFF...LEADING TO FLOODING
PROBLEMS ACROSS THE MAURICIO CANYON BURN SCAR BETWEEN THE SPANISH
PEAKS AND AGUILAR.  IT COULD ALSO LEAD TO FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS
AND NORMALLY DRY CREEKS AND ARROYOS IN THIS AREA.  RUNNING WATER
OVER ROADWAYS IS POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE IN OR CLOSE TO THE FLOOD ADVISORY AREA BE CAUTIOUS WHEN
APPROACHING WATER... EITHER ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE. IF YOU ARE ALONG
A CREEK OR DRAINAGE AREA...MONITOR WATER LEVELS AND BE PREPARED TO
TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER OR STILL WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH ON FOOT OR BY
VEHICLE. BE CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO DETERMINE THE
DEPTH OF WATER.

RUNOFF CAN BE ESPECIALLY HEAVY ACROSS BURN SCARS...WHERE THERE IS
NOTHING TO HELP ABSORB OR SLOW THE RUNOFF.  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND
AT ONCE AND DO NOT CROSS THROUGH WATER OF ANY DEPTH.  IF MAY BE MUCH
DEEPER THAN YOU THINK AND ANY CURRENT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE YOUR
FOOTING.

&&

LAT...LON 3747 10509 3754 10468 3729 10453 3724 10495

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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
800 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2009

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WALDO ME-KNOX ME-
800 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY MAINE HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  EASTERN WALDO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MAINE...
  KNOX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MAINE...

* UNTIL 1045 PM EDT

* AT 749 PM EDT RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF HEAVY RAIN HEADING TOWARD
  EASTERN PORTIONS OF KNOX AND WALDO COUNTIES...WITH RAINFALL RATES
  OF AROUND A HALF INCH AN HOUR EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THE
  HEAVIEST RAIN WILL FALL BETWEEN 800 PM AND 900 PM. THIS WILL CAUSE
  PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...WITH AREA DITCHES AND STREAMS
  RISING NEAR BANKFULL. RAINFALL WILL TAPER OFF BETWEEN 900 PM AND
  1000 PM...ALLOWING STREAMS TO SUBSIDE SHORTLY AFTERWARD. THE TOWNS
  OF ROCKLAND...LINCOLVILLE...BELFAST...MONROE...AND NEARBY
  LOCATIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ADVISORY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED OR PONDING
OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.

PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 4402 6864 4408 6903 4393 6924 4433 6932
      4465 6917 4471 6883 4446 6880 4442 6898
      4432 6894 4439 6886 4436 6885 4423 6890
      4422 6890 4432 6894 4410 6909 4419 6881
      4405 6878 4410 6865

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APFFEL

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
654 PM CDT SAT AUG 29 2009

TXC479-300200-
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/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WEBB-
654 PM CDT SAT AUG 29 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL WEBB COUNTY IN SOUTH TEXAS...

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT

* AT 654 PM CDT  A THUNDERSTORM MOVING EAST ACROSS RIO BRAVO WAS
PRODUCING ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS NEAR AN INCH. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

&&

LAT...LON 2727 9951 2730 9951 2732 9955 2733 9956
      2735 9952 2742 9951 2742 9936 2729 9935
      2730 9938 2726 9949

$$

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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
618 PM CDT SAT AUG 29 2009

LAC019-300215-
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CALCASIEU LA-
618 PM CDT SAT AUG 29 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  CENTRAL CALCASIEU PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WESTLAKE...SULPHUR...MOSS BLUFF...
  LAKE CHARLES...

* UNTIL 915 PM CDT

* AT 611 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWS AN AREA OF
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL CALCASIEU PARISH MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE ONE TO TWO INCHES ACROSS SULPHUR...WESTLAKE
...AND SOUTHWEST LAKE CHARLES...WITH A FEW ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO
THREE INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORMS EITHER DISSIPATE OR MOVE
EAST OF THE AREA.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS
ON SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS...AND BAYOUS. ADDITIONALLY...PONDING OF
WATER WILL OCCUR ON HIGHWAYS...STREETS...AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS
OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING AREAS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 3006 9352 3041 9338 3041 9313 3039 9312
      3039 9303 3038 9302 3005 9313

$$

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