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WGUS45 KPUB 031137
FLWPUB

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
537 AM MDT Wed Jul 3 2024

...The National Weather Service in Pueblo CO has issued a Flood 
Warning for the following rivers in Colorado...

  Arkansas River At La Junta affecting Otero County.

.Localized heavy rainfall has caused quickly rising water levels 
that will last through the rest of this morning.

For the Lower Arkansas River...including La Junta...Minor flooding 
is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive 
cars through flooded areas.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this afternoon at noon MDT.

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COC089-031800-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FL.W.0006.240703T1138Z-240703T1800Z/
/LXHC2.1.ER.240703T1138Z.240703T1200Z.240703T1236Z.UU/
537 AM MDT Wed Jul 3 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Arkansas River at La Junta.

* WHEN...Until this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Minor Flood. Minor agricultural flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 5:15 AM MDT Wednesday the stage was 10.9 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    early this morning to a crest of 11.1 feet this morning. It
    will then fall below flood stage later this morning.
  - Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    11.1 feet on 08/22/1984.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3804 10356 3808 10341 3812 10321 3805 10321
      3802 10337 3798 10361


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MG