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Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
404 PM MDT WED AUG 8 2018

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Colfax-
404 PM MDT WED AUG 8 2018

...THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR UTE PARK...

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM MDT FOR
WESTERN COLFAX COUNTY...

At 400 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area.  Flash flooding is expected to begin
shortly or is already occurring.

This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for the area of Ute Park lead into
Turkey Roost Lane and Hummingbird Lane. U.S. Highway 64 has been
closed. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER
GROUND NOW!

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Cimarron, Ute Park and Philmont Scout Ranch.

This will impact the Ute Park fire burn scar including but not
limited to Highway 64 from Ute Park to Cimarron, the Cimarron
River and the Philmont Scout Ranch backcountry as well as Ute Park
including Hummingbird Lane and Cimarron.
Some areas north of Highway 64 that will be impacted include State
Road 204, Bear and Dean Canyons, Ponil Creek, and Turkey
Creek. Some areas south of Highway 64 that will be impacted include
Webster and Cimarroncito Reservoirs, Cimarroncito Creek,
Vaca Pond, Deer Lake, Ute Gulch and Grouse and Sawmill Canyons.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life. This is
an extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do not
attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding
or under an evacuation order.

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

Runoff from rainfall will cause elevated water levels within
vulnerable drainages in and downstream of the Ute Park burn area.

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LAT...LON 3660 10489 3647 10487 3646 10515 3658 10516

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