Flash Flood Warning

FFWPUB

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern El Paso County in east central Colorado...

* Until 545 PM MDT.

* At 243 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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... Fountain, Fort Carson, Stratmoor and Security-Widefield.