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Flash Flood Warning for Custer, CO; Pueblo, CO

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Custer, Pueblo
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What is happening

FFWPUB The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... The Middle Aspen Acres Burn Scar in... East Central Custer County in southeastern Colorado... West Central Pueblo County in southeastern Colorado... * Until 415 PM MDT. * At 112 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms...

What the bulletin says to do

This is a life-threatening situation for in and around the middle Aspen Acres Burn Scar. Move away and to higher ground immediately.

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Bulletin details

FFWPUB The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... The Middle Aspen Acres Burn Scar in... East Central Custer County in southeastern Colorado... West Central Pueblo County in southeastern Colorado... * Until 415 PM MDT. * At 112 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Middle Aspen Acres Burn Scar. Up to 0.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow moving through the North Saint Charles, South Creek, Squirrel Creek, Middle Creek, and North Creek Drainages. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding in and around the Middle Aspen Acres Burn Scar. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the Middle Aspen Acres Burn Scar. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... San Isabel, Highway 165, Beulah, Highway 78, stream crossings, and county roads within and immediately downstream of the burn scar. This includes the following high risk locations... Beulah Water Intake, Northcreek Road county line to Red Mountain Camp and Northcreek Road from Red Mountain Camp to Beulah.

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    Flash Flood Warning issued August 16 at 1:12PM MDT until August 16 at 4:15PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Pueblo CO. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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