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<br />Limon, Colorado. !!his facility, lfUh. WBRR-68 (radar facsimile) <br /> <br />remoted to the Weather Service Offi,~"" at Denver and Pueblo, provides <br /> <br />continuous surveillance and information on precipitation intensity, <br /> <br />storm location, and possible fljl.Sh nooding. <br /> <br />b. !!he NOAA Weather l'ierv:lee Offi.ee located at Denver, <br /> <br />Colorado, supplies weather foreCastll three times daily for the area. <br /> <br />!!hese forecasts are disseminate"- to newll media by telephone or <br /> <br />teletype. In addition to the routine forecasts , amendments are <br /> <br />issued as required, supplemente"- by speeial severe weather forecasts. <br /> <br />!!he NOAA Weather Service Office located at Pueblodistributell flood <br /> <br />forecasts and issues flood warn:i-ngs as the occasion requires. <br /> <br />However, as noted above these r:i-ver services would not apply speci- <br /> <br />fieal1;y to Wolf Creek, <br /> <br />c. A community flash flood reporting network of river <br /> <br />and rainfall stations and a flood warning program developed llnd <br /> <br />operated in connection with the 24-hour Weather Service Offi"e at <br /> <br />Pueblo could minimize loss of life ancl movable property in the <br /> <br />event of a major flood. Such an arrangement would require that <br /> <br />local river and rainfall reports be connnunicated promptJor by respon- <br /> <br />sible local officials to the Weather Service Office for evaluation <br /> <br />and analysis. If available, thiS data and analysis would be used <br /> <br />by the Weather Services to more accurately forewarn community repre- <br /> <br />sentatives of potential storm and flood conditions. !!his type of <br /> <br />.network is presentJor in effect in portions of the Arkansas River <br /> <br />Basin and, to an extremely limited d,!gree, in other tributary areas. <br /> <br />App. 3 <br />12 <br />