Expires:201109161325;Remove:201109161325;800231 WGUS85 KPUB 161255 FLSPUB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 655 AM MDT FRI SEP 16 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN COLORADO... ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE AFFECTING PUEBLO COUNTY. .THE WATER LEVEL IN THE ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE HAS FALLEN BELOW FLOOD STAGE...AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FALLING THROUGH THE DAY. SOME MINOR AGRICULTURAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR AVONDALE THROUGH ABOUT 10 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY AWAY FROM THE BANKS OF RIVERS AND STREAMS. AS SATURATED BANKS CAN EASILY BREAK OFF AND FALL INTO POTENTIALLY DEADLY...FAST FLOWING FLOOD WATER. && COC101-161325- /O.CAN.KPUB.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110917T0057Z/ /ADLC2.2.ER.110916T0314Z.110916T0715Z.110916T1045Z.UU/ 655 AM MDT FRI SEP 16 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE. * AT 6:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 4:45 AM FRIDAY. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 2.3 FEET BY MIDMORNING TOMORROW. * IMPACT...AT 5.0 FEET...THE RIVER IS BANKFULL NEAR AVONDALE. $$