Flash Flood Warning

FFWPUB

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Huerfano County in southeastern Colorado... North Central Las Animas County in southeastern Colorado... Southwestern Otero County in southeastern Colorado... Southeastern Pueblo County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 300 AM MDT.

* At 1159 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Tyrone.

This includes the following streams and drainages... Bates Lake Arroyo, Chicosa Creek, Elmore Arroyo, Timpas Creek, Poitrey Arroyo, Big Arroyo, Bustos Canyon, Santa Clara Creek, Twomile Arroyo, Powell Arroyo, Yellowbank Creek, Mustang Creek, Cucharas River, Van Bremer Arroyo, Gordon Arroyo, Rock Spring Arroyo, Doyle Arroyo, Saunders Arroyo, Huerfano River, Taylor Arroyo, Plum Creek, South Chicosa Creek, Luning Arroyo, Buffalo Arroyo, Tejana Arroyo, Tinaja Canyon, Wild Horse Arroyo, Apache Creek, West Dry Creek and Salado Creek.